Tagged As: Wisconsin Geospatial News

Wisconsin geospatial news published by the Wisconsin State Cartographer’s office, Madison, WI.

Course in UAV thermal imagery happening June 28th in Washburn

May 24, 2018

The Bayfield County Land Records Department is organizing an Introduction to Thermography course using UAV thermal imaging.  The $150 training course is planned for 12:00 – 4:00 p.m. on Thursday June 28th at the Bayfield County Courthouse in Washburn, WI.

Update to State Plane Coordinate System planned for transition to 2022 Terrestrial Reference Frames

April 27, 2018

As part of the transition to the new 2022 Terrestrial Reference Frames the National Geodetic Survey will update the nation’s State Plane Coordinate System.

Power of Data (POD) project seeking secondary school teachers

April 26, 2018

Opportunity for secondary-school teachers seeking to incorporate GIS/mapping in the classroom.

Upper Midwest Geospatial Conference program announced

April 18, 2018

The planning committee for the Upper Midwest Geospatial Conference (UMGEOCON) is pleased to announce the release of its 2018 program, happening May 23-24 in La Crosse, WI.

PLSS Forum has been RESCHEDULED to April 25th!

April 2, 2018

The PLSS Forum, “Meet me at the Corner” has been RESCHEDULED to Wednesday, April 25th due to the heavy snow predictions in the Wausau area. However, if the original date didn’t work for you and …

Register Today for the PLSS Forum

March 20, 2018

There is still time to register for the Public Land Survey System (PLSS) Forum “Meet me at the Corner” scheduled for Wednesday, April 4th at the Grand Lodge Waterpark Resort in Rothschild, WI. So far, …

Seats still available for March 2018 “Basics of LiDAR Data” workshop in Milwaukee

February 21, 2018

Several seats are still available for our “Basics of LiDAR Data” workshop, to be held on March 21-22, 2018, at UW-Milwaukee.

2017 county datasets now available on GeoData@Wisconsin

February 19, 2018

In 2017 a total of 457 unique Wisconsin county datasets — all available for public download — were added to the GeoData@Wisconsin geoportal.

Next steps for Unmanned Aerial Systems advocacy

February 12, 2018

How do we ensure that the Unmanned Aerial Systems industry evolves in a way that makes use of our special knowledge in mapping, remote sensing, and GIS?

Statewide PLSS database to be developed

February 7, 2018

The V4 Parcel Project will include the collection and aggregation of local Public Land Survey System corner data, culminating in an initial statewide PLSS database.