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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.

WISCRS now included in international coordinate systems database

Inclusion in IOGP Geodetic Parameter Dataset makes implementing Wisconsin local coordinate systems easier for software developers and open source software users.

Exciting New Upper Midwest Geospatial Conference Announced

May 25-26, 2016 event in La Crosse expected to bring together participants from a multi-state region.

2015 NAIP imagery coming soon

Imagery data from the National Agriculture Imagery Program are expected to be available from the NRCS Geospatial Data Gateway within the next month.

Amendment made to comprehensive planning bill

Update to Senate bill eliminates language that implies $2 million could be removed from the Wisconsin Land Information Program.

Legislation targeting comprehensive planning may have unintended consequences for the WLIP

Politics associated with the longstanding and sometimes controversial “smart growth” initiative in Wisconsin may once again threaten to remove $2 million from the Wisconsin Land Information Program (WLIP).

Wiscland 2 project moves on to map creation

The fieldwork season has wrapped up and the Wiscland 2 team is now making maps!  Between the beginning of June and end of August, DNR field crews gathered over 16,000 additional sample points representing the current land cover of our state.