EWUG 2005 draws users statewide – and a wide range of needs
December 29, 2005
User group meeting attracts hundreds, shows diversity of activity in Wisconsin.
Tagged As: Wisconsin Geospatial News
Wisconsin geospatial news published by the Wisconsin State Cartographer’s office, Madison, WI.
GIS Day Expo 2005 at UW-Madison
On November 16th the UW-Madison Department of Geography sponsored the third-annual GIS Day Expo at the UW Memorial Union.
WLIA nominations, membership renewals due soon
The Wisconsin Land Information Association is looking for board members, and individuals/organizations worthy of special recognition.
Statewide 1-meter color imagery now available
Working in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency, 2005 interim NAIP imagery is now available for free from the WisconsinView.org website.
‘Tis the season for… strategic planning
Come on, admit it, do you groan when you hear the phrase “strategic planning?” At least four geospatial strategic planning efforts are happening in Wisconsin in 2006.
Orthorectified Landsat digital data now available from USGS
Select orthorectified Landsat data are available for free download from the Global Visualization Viewer (GloVis) and EarthExplorer websites.
Local geographic data funding receives boost
Thanks to a recent decision from the state’s Public Service Commission (PSC), funding for local geographic data creation will receive a boost of nearly $7 million over the next three years.
Walworth County finishes PLSS remonumentation project
A project started in 1991 by Walworth county officials to relocate and mark all 2,679 section corners is capped off with a ceremony in September.
Mockert up for the challenge as new Geographic Information Officer
December 28, 2005
Sheboygan native returns to Wisconsin to help coordinate state GIS activities.
First Statewide Downloadable 1-meter Imagery
December 20, 2005
WisconsinView.org has published the USDA’s Wisconsin Farm Service Agency 2005 National Agriculture Imagery Program (NAIP). The data are available free as 1-meter true-color aerial photography in couty-wide MrSID mosaics covering the entire state of Wisconsin. …