There is no authoritative central location for the public to access trail locations online. Many independently owned websites offer this information, but it is often crowd-sourced and therefor may not be accurate. If the State of New Jersey hosted and maintained the NJ Statewide Trails GIS data, then the general public, landowners, land managers, and first responders would have a reliable place to look for this information. Data can be used for planning new trails, advocating for use, search and rescue, and more.