The monthly NGS/HMP station updates for September 2012 are reflected in ControlFinder
New stations published in the WISCORS and WI-HMP networks
GPX format now available in ControlFinder and PLSSFinder.
Quick Links HMP Brochure Active Network ControlFinder
Quick Links WisDOT WISCORS Access Passive Network (HMP) Contact ControlFinder The WisDOT Geodetic Survey Unit has developed a Wisconsin Continuously Operating Reference Stations (WISCORS) Network...
Progress continues, despite some setbacks, towards the completion of the WI-HMP and WISCORS networks.
ControlFinder continues to grow as an integrated, online catalog of Wisconsin's geodetic control data.
Our office has been the key point of contact for federal (USGS and NGS) control for over 30 years. In our continuing effort to make this information more accessible as a central point of access, we developed ControlFinder. Our newest version of Control Finder is builton a robust open-source software stack enabling better...
The NGS/WI-HMP update for December 2011 is in progress.
Quick Links ControlFinder Data Dictionary PLSSFinder Data Dictionary How to add your data Adding data to ControlFinder or PLSSFinder is easy: simply provide, at minimum, the point name/id, coordinates, heights, units, datums, accuracy (if available), and metadata (if possible). The preferred formats are GeoDatabase, ArcInfo shapefile (.shp), Microsoft Excel (.xls), dBASE (.dbf), MS Access (.mdb), or Comma Separated Volumes (.csv) are also acceptable. The data should be...
Marathon County's control added July 2011.
The Wisconsin State Cartographer's Office recently launched new versions of its popular ControlFinder and PLSSFinder applications.
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...
Quick Links SCO PLSS Finder WI DNR Landnet PLSS Explained This page contains an introduction and overview of the Public Land Survey System (PLSS) in Wisconsin. Championed by Thomas Jefferson and spurring onward the westward expansion of our young country in 1785, the PLSS is the primary land...
Quick Links ControlFinder PLSSFinder Survey Station Condition Report Form Wis. County Surveyor's Assoc. This section provides information on surveying in Wisconsin primarily as...
(Completed April 2011) The Wisconsin State Cartographer's Office recently launched new versions of ControlFinder and PLSSFinder. The new applications are built on open source software, including GeoMoose, OpenLayers, JQuery, MapServer, and PostGIS/Postgresql. The apps also make use of the Google Maps API for base map display. Control and corner point information for these applications comes from county, state and federal contributors, including the National Geodetic Survey (NGS), the US...
Released in 2003 and containing over 24,000 control points, this robust free application is designed as a central point of access for locating Wisconsin control data displaying control points for federal, state, and various county control with access to related attribute information and metadata. Most appealing is the direct linkage, in many cases, to the custodian’s website for their control tie sheets. Through our continued interaction and long-term relationships with contributing source agencies, we are working to create a state network of WFS geodetic control services that feed county, state, and federal...
Step 1: Navigate to your location of interest in the Search Tab. Type an address, place name, or geographic name, or -Select a County from the pull-down box, or -Enter a Township/Range/Section Search, or -Search for a specific known station. Step 2: Identify your points of interest. Click the "identify" icon and drag a box around points of interest. Step 3: View Records and Attributes. Select "view record" to open...
Several new features have been added to the SCO's online web application for locating geodetic control.
