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Latest draft of WLIP Plan now available

Stakeholders have until Friday July 22nd to submit comments.

One week left to comment on the draft WLIP Program Plan

The Wisconsin Department of Administration and the Wisconsin Land Information Council (WLIC) are developing a plan designed to guide the Wisconsin Land Information Program from 2016-2020.

WLIA Regional Meeting coming up June 9-10

The Wisconsin Land Information Association is testing out a new format at their upcoming meeting in Wisconsin Rapids.

Wiscland 2 project moves on to more detailed maps

The Wiscland 2 project is moving forward with more detailed maps after receiving positive feedback on the initial Level 1 product delivery in January.  As the maps get more complex there are new challenges, but the initial results are very promising.

Updates to Coordinate Reference Systems handbook in the works

First published in 1995, we are beginning the process to develop the 3rd edition of the popular reference handbook.

Upper Midwest Geospatial Conference 2016 Registration Open, Program Announced

Scheduled to take place May 25-26, 2016 at the University of Wisconsin – La Crosse, UMGEOCON is a collaborative endeavor of six geospatial nonprofits with a total active membership of over 2,500.

EPSG codes now available for GDAL, PROJ, and QGIS

Users of several popular open source packages can now utilize the WISCRS EPSG codes by downloading new parameter files.

First draft of statewide land cover product delivered to DNR

There is still a lot of work to be done before the final product is finished in the summer of 2016, but initial accuracy results show overall accuracy exceeds 90 percent for this draft product.

Press Release: Updated US Topo maps for Wisconsin add Census Bureau road data

The USGS National Geospatial Program is excited to announce the inclusion of U.S. Census Bureau’s Topologically Integrated Geographic Encoding and Referencing (TIGER) roads data for the new US Topo maps, starting with the state of Wisconsin.

WLIA seeks award nominations

Each year the Wisconsin Land Information Association (WLIA) solicits nominations for individuals, organizations, local governments that have made significant contributions to the modernization of land records in Wisconsin.