How Big is a Degree?
January 21, 2022
Deconstructing a recent Apple Watch ad.
Tagged As: Wisconsin Geospatial News
Wisconsin geospatial news published by the Wisconsin State Cartographer’s office, Madison, WI.
WEDC Seeks Proposals for Wisconsin Environmental Equity Tool Development
“WEET” will analyze and visualize data online specific to Wisconsin so government, tribal entities, community-based organizations, and the public can pinpoint our most impacted communities and better understand the environmental and health equity challenges they face.
Converting and Transforming Coordinates in the Modernized National Spatial Reference System
January 14, 2022
Converting coordinates in the new NSRS will require the use of several models, one to change the epoch and one to change the reference frame. In a recent publication, the National Geodetic Survey suggests this process could be achieved in one step.
Krueger Promoted to Vice President of Ayres Geospatial Division
January 6, 2022
Krueger is a certified photogrammetrist and GIS professional who joined Ayres in 2007 as a project manager.
Registration now open for Esri Midwest User Conference
January 4, 2022
Early-bird registration for the March event in Chicago runs through January 21.
Press Release: Continental Mapping is now Axim Geospatial
The Sun Prairie, WI company rebrands after acquiring TSG Solutions and GISinc.
Federal Government Takes Action to Eliminate Derogatory Toponyms
December 30, 2021
The US Department of the Interior has established new administrative bodies to replace derogatory geographic feature names.
Using Kinetic Energy to Place Satellites in Orbit
December 22, 2021
A new startup, SpinLaunch, hopes to catapult satellites in orbit by 2025 using a kinetic energy launch system.
New GIS User Group forming in Southwestern Wisconsin
December 10, 2021
A new GIS community of practice called the “Driftless Area GIS User Group” met for the first time in Viroqua on October 8th, 2021. Moving forward, the group plans to meet 2-4 times per year …
National Geodetic Survey Provides Update for Completing State Plane Coordinate System 2022 Redesign
December 9, 2021
The National Geodetic Survey has provided another update for completing the design of the State Plane Coordinate System 2022.