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Statewide airphoto project highlighted on WPR

Earlier today Wisconsin Public Radio aired a story on the statewide aerial photography project led by the Wisconsin Regional Orthophoto Consortium.

New SCO infosheet looks at Elevation

The State Cartographer’s Office recently published a new “Understanding Elevation” infosheet aimed at educating geospatial professionals on the often-misunderstood topic of elevation measurements.

Minnesota GIS-LIS Association publishes salary survey

The Minnesota GIS/LIS Association recently published the results of a statewide salary survey of GIS professionals conducted in the Fall of 2009.

OJA profiles statewide aerial photography effort

The Wisconsin Office of Justice Assistance (OJA) recently posted a short news blurb on their Web site about the statewide aerial photography project happening in Wisconsin during 2010.

A statewide GPS land survey for the record books?

The Wisconsin Society of Land Surveyors will kick off National Surveyor’s Week with a potentially record-setting GPS survey project on March 20th.

Wisconsin Department of Commerce LiDAR grants announced

$3 million offered to counties in southern Wisconsin for LiDAR data acquisitions in 2010.

Mockert joins GeoDecisions

Former Wisconsin GIO takes on new role as a senior business development manager with GeoDecisions in Madison.

U.S. National Grid expert to speak at WLIA

Talbot Brooks, the country’s foremost expert on the U.S. National Grid "geoaddressing" system, is conducting a day-long workshop at the WLIA Annual Conference in Appleton, WI on February 24,  2010.

New UW project will develop a Wisconsin Coastal Atlas

The University of Wisconsin Sea Grant College Program is sponsoring a new project at UW-Madison that will develop a geospatial data portal for coastal areas in Wisconsin.

Halfen honored by UW-Eau Claire

Fred Halfen, Vice President of Ayres Associates and a longtime advocate for the Wisconsin geospatial community, receives a Lifetime Excellence Award from his alma mater.