Map titles are extremely important

Choosing a clear title and giving it prominence in the layout may be the most critical descision you make each time you set out to create a map.

Map Design workshop scheduled again

We are happy to announce another opportunity for you to take part in our Map Design Workshop.

First map of “America” belongs to the U.S.

The only known copy of the map believed to have first designated the New World as "America" now belongs to the Library of Congress.

Green Bay lobe details revealed

No, this story isn’t about a collective brain scan of this year’s Packers team.

USGS ends “map separate” as standard product

In a move that reflects the grwoing dominance of the digital environment in mapping, the U.S. Geological Survey has removed copies of map separates as a routine product.

State Highway Map arrives for summer season

The state’s newly revisted highway map is now avaliable.

Lewis & Clark maps popping up

Two hundred years ago President Thomas Jefferson was orchestrating the organization of the expedition to explore the lands that had just been added to the public domain through the Louisiana Purchase.

The stories you may have missed

Since our previous issue was published we have posted a number of short news stories via our website.

Krauskopf retires from DOA

Tom Krauskopf, an employee of the Wis. Dept. of Administration, retired in late August.

WAAS increases GPS capabilities

In July of 2003, the Federal Aviation Administration commissioned the Wide Area Augmentation System for instrument flight use in the U.S.