Tagged As: Wisconsin Geospatial News

Wisconsin geospatial news published by the Wisconsin State Cartographer’s office, Madison, WI.

Nicaragua and Wisconsin share a common language: GIS

May 6, 2005

Chris Diller, GIS Manager for the Wisconsin Department of Military Affairs, describes his experiences in a recent trip to learn about Nicaraguan GIS and emergency management. He found a surprising number of similarities to issues in Wisconsin.

Original Wisconsin plat maps now available online

May 5, 2005

The Board of Commissioners of Public Lands in cooperation with the University of Wisconsin library system now provides online access to the original notebooks and plat maps from the first land survey of Wisconsin.

Google Maps: The next generation of online maps

The new online mapping service from Google is quickly stealing market share from MapQuest.

Consumer “Geoviz” software brings digital Earth to the masses

Two 3-D geovisualization software packages are worth a look, and you can’t beat the price.

David Woodward receives Earle J. Fennel Award from ACSM

The late David Woodward was posthumously awarded the American Congress on Surveying and Mapping (ACSM) Earle J. Fennel award for 2005.

A year of many challenges and opportunities

Alissa Bails talks about her experience as President of the Wisconsin Land Information Association.

NSGIC hosts mid-year event

“Fifty States Initiative” unveiled at mid-year conference in Annapolis, Maryland in mid-March. Madison will host the NSGIC annual conference in 2007.

Update on digital orthophoto QA/QC workshop

Digital orthophoto quality assessment workshop is tentatively scheduled for October in La Crosse.

WLIA Coordinate Systems Task Force update

Effort to redesign county coordinate systems moving forward with endorsements from WSLS and WLIA; funding provided through WLIP strategic initiative grant.

WLIA announces new scholarship

A great opportunity for students studying land information and geospatial technologies at tech colleges and universities in Wisconsin.