A 90-day extension has been announced on the final determination of the decision to deprecate the US Survey Foot.
NIST and NGS delay final determination on deprecation of US Survey Foot
July 14, 2020
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NGS delays implementation of reference system modernization plans
June 23, 2020
The National Geodetic Survey has announced that it is delaying implementation of the modernized National Spatial Reference System.
David Vogel to serve as liaison to surveying and geodetic communities
April 15, 2020
With Brenda Hemstead’s retirement, David Vogel will become the SCO’s liaison to Wisconsin’s surveying and geodetic communities.
WSRS2022 Task Force looking for additional volunteers
March 25, 2020
The Wisconsin Spatial Reference System 2022 Task Force (or WSRS2022) is looking for volunteers to fill vacancies on two of its focus groups. Read on if you would like to volunteer or have a recommendation …
WSRS2022 and NGS reach compromise on plans for Wisconsin Coordinate Systems
January 31, 2020
A compromise has been reached with the National Geodetic Survey regarding plans for the Wisconsin’s multi-layer State Plane Coordinate System.
Conservation completed for Science Hall’s oldest relief model
November 26, 2019
The oldest relief model in Science Hall, Edwin Howell’s 1875 “Grand Canyon of the Colorado and Southern Cliffs of Utah,” has been restored using conservation techniques.
National Geodetic Survey responds to WSRS2022 request for exceptions
October 23, 2019
The National Geodetic Survey has responded to WSRS2022’s August letter requesting exceptions to accommodate WISCRS.
US Survey Foot to be deprecated on December 31, 2022
October 18, 2019
A recent Federal Register Notice announces the deprecation of the US Survey Foot by the National Institute of Standards and Technology and the National Geodetic Survey.
WGNHS map sales office to close on December 30, 2019
September 17, 2019
The Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey (WGNHS) plans to close its map sales office on December 30, 2019. Users of USGS topographic maps should use this as an opportunity to switch to the newer “US Topos” that have replaced the USGS’s legacy paper topographic maps.
WSRS2022 submits letter to NGS requesting policy exceptions
August 16, 2019
The Wisconsin Spatial Reference System 2022 Task Force has submitted a letter to the National Geodetic Survey requesting exceptions to NGS’s policy regarding the modernization of the State Plane Coordinate System.