New Land Information Council Members Appointed

Several new members have been appointed to the Wisconsin Land Information Council by the Secretary of the Department of Administration.

Student Travel Grants Announced for Geo Week 2024

The Western Great Lakes Region of the American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing has announced its student travel grants for the 2024 Geo Week conference in Denver. 

SCO Annual Report Published for 2022-23

Our 2022-2023 Annual Report has been published and is available on our publications page.

GPS on Bench Marks Initiative Winding Down

The GPS on Bench Marks campaign is coming to and end soon, with a deadline of Sept. 30, 2023.

Dr. Sue Swanson appointed Wisconsin State Geologist

Dr. Sue Swanson was recently appointed Wisconsin State Geologist and Director of the Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey.

Research Team from Wisconsin and Minnesota to Create Habitat Map of St. Louis River Estuary

A team of researchers from Wisconsin and Minnesota has been awarded a NOAA grant to complete a habitat map of the St. Louis River estuary.

Heard about NATRF2022 and NAPGD2022? What about IGLD (2020) and the LWD?

A possible redefinition of the Low Water Datum for the Great Lakes will have impacts that go beyond just updating maps and charts.

Wisconsin to achieve statewide publicly available LiDAR coverage in 2023

By this fall, all 72 Wisconsin counties will have QL1 or QL2 LiDAR obtained through the US Geological Survey’s 3DEP LiDAR program.

Esri’s Joseph Kerski to Address Students, Staff and Faculty at UW-Madison

Dr. Joseph Kerski, Education Manager and Geographer at Esri, will visit UW-Madison on Feb. 21, 2023, to do a presentation and meet with students.

A Final Farewell to the US Survey Foot?

Ring out the old, ring in the new! As midnight approaches this New Year’s Eve, don’t forget to say farewell to the US survey foot. Or maybe hold off for a year or two.