On the afternoon of Friday, March 6, staff members from the State Cartographer’s Office and the State Geographic Information Office will host a 90-minute “live” web-based broadcast on a range of issues relevant to geospatial professionals around the state.
The State Agency Geographic Information Coordination Team is sponsoring the event called “Maps Matter: Working Together for Wisconsin.” The goal is to educate legislators and agency managers on the role and importance of GIS in serving our citizens.
Doug Miskowiak, formerly with the UW-Stevens Point Center for Land Use Education, recently took a new job at UWSP to kick-start their Professional GIS Certificate Program.
New SCO publication looks at the potential impacts of a 2008 Wisconsin Supreme Court case on the Wisconsin geospatial community.
Over the past several weeks at least three different proposals have been put forth making the case for the importance of GIS in rebuilding of the national economy. How do they compare?
The State of Wisconsin contracting system will soon be updated to better reflect GIS service needs.
A familiar fixture in the Wisconsin geospatial community is heading east to work with Senator Bill Nelson in Washington, D.C.
Members of the Wisconsin Geographic Information Coordination Council handled several important business items at their December 17th meeting in Green Bay, in addition to developing criteria for identifying high-impact projects to tackle in the coming months.
The Great Lakes Forum brings together federal, state, local, and private-sector representatives to discuss the federal program to improve elevation data throughout the region.
The interim Wisconsin Geographic Information Coordination Council hosted a kick-off meeting of a dynamic, statewide stakeholder meeting at the end of October.
