Awards for UW-Madison staff and students

Multiple UW Geography map/app awards at WLIA conference

Access fee for WISCORS

WisDOT charging a user fee for WISCORS.

Parcel Mapping and the Public Land Survey in Wisconsin: Public Forum

Participate in this forum and help set the agenda for the state’s next generation of parcel mapping efforts.

Dr. Joseph Kerski to deliver keynote at 2016 UW-Madison Geospatial Summit

Keynote speaker for the 2016 Geospatial Summit announced!

Bills affect address confidentiality and adverse possession

Two bills being considered by the Wisconsin Legislature affect current regulations about the confidentiality of addresses and adverse possession requirements.

New bills of interest to geospatial community

A roundup of some recent bills introduced in the Wisconsin Legislature that are of interest to the geospatial community.

EPSG codes now available for GDAL, PROJ, and QGIS

Users of several popular open source packages can now utilize the WISCRS EPSG codes by downloading new parameter files.

New drone regulations introduced

The use of drones (Unmanned Aerial Systems) is becoming regulated across all levels of government.

First draft of statewide land cover product delivered to DNR

There is still a lot of work to be done before the final product is finished in the summer of 2016, but initial accuracy results show overall accuracy exceeds 90 percent for this draft product.

Save the date for the 2016 UW-Madison Geospatial Summit

The 2016 UW-Madison Geospatial Summit will be held on Tuesday, April 19, 2016 in Gordon Commons on the UW-Madison campus.