Euler Poles and Hinge Lines: How Plate Tectonics and Isostatic Adjustment Affect Geographic Coordinates
May 28, 2021
More details on the National Geodetic Survey’s models of crustal motion for the new National Spatial Reference System.
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Wisconsin geospatial news published by the Wisconsin State Cartographer’s office, Madison, WI.
Update on National Spatial Reference System Modernization Plans
May 17, 2021
The National Geodetic Survey has updated its plans and schedule for modernization of the National Spatial Reference System.
Using Google’s My Maps Tool To Make a Simple Web Map
May 13, 2021
Google’s My Maps tool is an easy way to make a simple web map. In this posting, My Maps is used to make a web map of unincorporated communities in Kewaunee county.
How Wisconsin’s Counties Got Their Shapes
May 4, 2021
Wisconsin’s county boundaries have attained their current shapes as a result of numerous boundary changes that date back to the formation of Wisconsin Territory in 1836.
Time Travel on your Smartphone
April 29, 2021
You can use historic maps and a simple app to explore the past using your smartphone.
NGS Offers Solutions for Data Transformations to Modernized Reference System
April 21, 2021
Coordinate transformations will be the prevalent method used to update legacy geospatial data for the modernized National Spatial Reference System.
History of Cartography Project Launches New Video Series
April 12, 2021
The History of Cartography Project has launched a new online video series to celebrate publication of “Cartography in the European Enlightenment” (Volume 4 of the “History of Cartography”).
Learning to Live with Five Different Kinds of Coordinates
April 9, 2021
Users of the modernized National Spatial Reference System will need to understand the differences between five different types of coordinates.
SCO Presentations from 2021 WLIA Annual Conference Now Available
March 19, 2021
Thanks to the pandemic, the 2021 Wisconsin Land Information Association conference was forced to “go virtual,” like so many other events over the last 12 months. One upshot of this fact is we pre-recorded all of our presentations for submission to WLIA.
Madison, Wisconsin: A View from the Eighteen Nineties
December 16, 2020
View an interactive photographic panorama of Madison from the late 1890s taken from the Capitol dome.