At the recent Wisconsin Land Information Association Annual Conference in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, we presented an update to our PLSS Layer Pilot Project. Launched in 2011, this pilot project was designed to develop and test data integration methods for a comprehensive statewide digital network of more accurate survey data provided by individual counties.

Wisconsin's longstanding Land Information Program has generated $175 million in funding to support land information modernization throughout the state.

"Just Do It" is the new mantra of the Wisconsin Land Information Association. A statewide parcel pilot project, a statewide data integration plan, and a new look at geospatial legislation top the list of goals for 2012.

Plat books make use of the Public Land Survey System to represent land ownership patterns on a county-by-county basis. They are a convenient reference for local governments, private realty, surveying companies, and the general public. Commercial plat books for Wisconsin are generally prepared by private map publishing companies in conjunction with county governments. However, many Wisconsin counties have begun to produce and update the...

Wisconsin Dept. of Regulation & Licensing Information on laws, rules, policies, licensing, services, and resources Wisconsin Organizations: WSLS (Wisconsin Society of Land Surveyors) WCSA (Wisconsin County Surveyors Association): contact Kathy Swingle, WCSA Secretary MASC (Madison Area...

Wisconsin GIO Curtis Pulford sheds some light on recent and upcoming efforts to assemble a statewide parcel database from local government data.