Land records projects are bubbling
April 1, 2003
Modernization of land records continues to move forward in Wisconsin.
Tagged As: Wisconsin Geospatial News
Wisconsin geospatial news published by the Wisconsin State Cartographer’s office, Madison, WI.
Legislative committee amends WLIP budget
The Wisconsin Legislature’s budget rewriting committee has approved substantial changes to the Wisconsin Land Information Program’s proposed budget for the next two years.
Paper Bulletin about to end
Our plans for converting to web-based publication of this newsletter have started to take some form.
Map Librarian search to begin
As we go to print, we have been informed that the UW-Madison has agreed to seek a replacement for the soon-to-be vacant position of map librarian at UW-Madison.
GIS Certificate Program Manager Hired
Karen Tuerk has been selected by the Geography Department at UW-Madison to be the manager of its GIS Certificate Program. The program, begun in 2000, provides a post-graduate certificate for students from diverse academic backgrounds. …
New faces at the SCO
As the academic year draws to a close, we perform our annual custom of bidding adieu to recent graduates among the SCO student staff and introducing new faces to our ever-changing team.
Plant hardiness zones creep northward
Serious gardeners know to consider a perennial plant’s hardiness zone rating before expecting blooms year after year.
Address Content Data Standard drafted
The Federal Geographic Data Committee has been at work on another in a series of standards, this time dealing with the data contents for address databases.
10, 25 years ago…
From our archives we have gleaned the following highlights of what was happening in the state’s mapping history.
Haverberg retires from DOT
After almost 34 years at the Wis. Dept. of Transportation, John Haverberg has decided to retire from state service.