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.
Tagged As: Wisconsin Geospatial News
Wisconsin geospatial news published by the Wisconsin State Cartographer’s office, Madison, WI.
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.
Statewide 2020 Block-Level Census Data Now Available on Geodata@Wisconsin
December 2, 2021
A statewide layer of 2020 census redistricting data for over 200,000 blocks is now available on Geodata@Wisconsin.
E3 Statewide PLSS Database Now Available
November 30, 2021
The State Cartographer’s Office (SCO) and Wisconsin Department of Administration (DOA) are pleased to announce the release of the statewide E3 PLSS database, which was created as a sub-project of the greater Version 7 Statewide …
National Geodetic Survey extends GPS on Bench Marks Deadline to December 31, 2022
November 19, 2021
NGS is officially extending the GPS on Bench Marks Campaign for an additional year to collect even more data to improve the quality of the Modernized National Spatial Reference System.
Al Miller leaves behind a legacy of service
November 18, 2021
Our community recently lost another land information pioneer, Mr. Allen H. Miller. Al passed away on November 11th at Agrace HospiceCare in the Madison area.
History of Cartography recognized in Wisconsin News
October 29, 2021
How long does it take to tell the story of maps and mappers from prehistoric times to the present? As it turns out, approximately forty years. Inside UW recently published a celebratory article documenting the …
The Wisconsin Shoreline Inventory and Oblique Photo Viewer: An Effort Born from Collaboration
October 15, 2021
The Wisconsin Shoreline Inventory and Oblique Photo Viewer was developed through collaborations between multiple project partners. Recent updates to the Viewer add more content and functionality to this unique coastal data resource.
SCO Has Public Layers in the Cloud and Here’s How to Use Them
October 13, 2021
A little known fact is that SCO has layers such as Wisconsin townships and county boundaries publicly available in the cloud via CARTO. In this post we look at how they can be used.