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City of West Allis receives Esri SAG award

Esri recognized more than 170 domestic and international organizations at their annual Special Achievement in GIS awards ceremony during the week of July 23, 2012.

Deadline approaching for U.S. Census C-BAS program

The U.S. Census Bureau is encouraging Wisconsin counties to consider participating in their County Consolidated Boundary and Annexation Survey (C-BAS).  The deadline to participate is August 1.

Ayres receives award for WROC

A belated congratulations is due to Ayres Associates for taking home a “Best of State” Engineering Excellence award from the American Council of Engineering Companies of Wisconsin.

Deer Trustee report highlights geospatial needs in Wisconsin

A recently-published report commissioned by Governor Scott Walker suggests Wisconsin has fallen behind as an innovator in geospatial information services, and offers specific recommendations to address this problem.

Is the Google Map Partners program in your future?

Program allows geospatial content providers to send their data to Google.

WIGICC seeks nominations

The Wisconsin Geographic Information Coordination Council is looking for representatives in seven different sectors.

Project to develop Wisconsin orthophotography business plan moving forward

New SCO-led project seeks to gather input from the Wisconsin geospatial community on past orthoimagery projects, and develop a business plan that makes incremental improvements to the current situation.

UWSP offers new training opportunities

The GIS Center at UW-Stevens Point recently unveiled two new training courses, with more on the way.

WLIA Foundation announces scholarship opportunities for students

The Wisconsin Land Information Association Foundation is now accepting applications for their 2012 Damon Anderson Memorial Scholarship Awards.

Huxhold to be awarded 2012 UCGIS Education Award

William E. Huxhold, professor of urban planning at UW-Milwaukee, will be awarded the 2012 Education Award from the University Consortium for Geographic Information Science at its upcoming annual symposium to be held in Washington DC.