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US Survey Foot to be deprecated on December 31, 2022

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

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

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.

Two new PLSS corner numbering documents published by SCO

The SCO has recently published two documents detailing the implementation of a PLSS corner numbering system for the state.

Brenda Hemstead celebrates 40 years at the State Cartographer’s Office

Brenda Hemstead’s first day at the SCO was July 16, 1979.

US Survey Foot to be phased out in 2022

The National Geodetic Survey plans to phase out the US Survey Foot by 2022.

New publication: Proposed statewide PLSS corner numbering system

A new publication offers a proposal for implementing the Romportl System to number corners in the statewide Public Land Survey System (PLSS) database.

SCO bids farewell to Codie See

After six years at the SCO, Codie See is departing to begin a new phase of his life and career.

New WLIC Members Selected

The Wisconsin Land Information Program at the Department of Administration has announced the appointment of new Wisconsin Land Information Council members.

2019 PLSS Forum presentations and final report now available

Presentation slides and a final report are now available for the 2019 Public Land Survey System Forum held in Darlington on April 18, 2019.