Study of Washington Island settlement history now available online

A study of the settlement history of Washington Island, Wisconsin, by Will Craig and colleagues is now available as an SCO publication.

Inaugural Meeting of Wisconsin Land Information Council Held in Oshkosh

Details of the first meeting of the the newly created Wisconsin Land Information Council.

Application period now open for the first series of GISP exams

The first “Geospatial Core Technical Knowledge Exams” now required for GISP certification will be offered November 12-17, 2015.

Wisconsin Land Information Council members appointed

The Secretary of the Department of Administration has appointed members to the Wisconsin Land Information Council.

WIGICC dissolves

Today WIGICC passed a resolution to dissolve the Council.

New Wisconsin State Geologist named

Dr. Ken Bradbury has been named as the new State Geologist.

SCO Annual Report now available for 2014-15

The SCO has published its 2014-15 Annual Report.

Reduction to State Cartographer’s Office budget anticipated

Information about an anticipated cut in funding to the State Cartographer’s Office, and possible implications.

Report on plans for a new national spatial reference system now available

The National Geodetic Survey has announce that the final “Report from the 2015 Geospatial Summit on Improving the National Spatial Reference System” is now available.

Statewide parcel database of Wisconsin now available online

The Version 1 Statewide Parcel Database, the state’s first publically available statewide digital parcel map, is now available online.