UW-Madison implements drone policy
July 29, 2015
Details of UW-Madison’s new policy on aerial drone (unmanned aircraft) use on UW-Madison property or where university-affiliated activities occur.
Tagged As: Wisconsin Geospatial News
Wisconsin geospatial news published by the Wisconsin State Cartographer’s office, Madison, WI.
USGS now accepting proposals for FY15/16 3D Elevation Program
July 23, 2015
The U.S. Geological Survey recently issued the FY15/FY16 Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) for their 3D Elevation Program (3DEP). The BAA provides detailed information on how to partner with the USGS and other Federal agencies to acquire high-quality 3D Elevation data.
Giglierano takes over as Geographic Information Officer
July 20, 2015
Jim previously worked at the Iowa Geological and Water Survey, and most recently at Iowa State University Extension and Outreach.
Version 1 Interim Report – Webinar
July 16, 2015
Thanks to all who attended the V1 Interim Report Webinar. We had a great turn-out with a total of 72 attendees and we received about 22 different questions from the audience.
New feature on SCO site aims to help Wisconsin data seekers
July 15, 2015
Check out the new “Find Data” tab if you are looking for commonly-requested Wisconsin geospatial datasets.
Wisconsin Aerial Photography: Oddities and Interesting Sights
Sometimes the stuff you can find out there never ceases to amaze!
V1 Parcels Interim Report Webinar
July 13, 2015
The DOA and SCO will host a joint webinar discussing the Version 1 Statewide Parcel Map Interim Report on July 16th. The webinar will provide a brief overview of the interim report, the searchable format for parcel data, and the benchmark recommendations for future parcel dataset development and improvement.
Field collection underway for Wiscland 2 project
July 3, 2015
The fieldwork season has begun to complete the samples database for the Wiscland-2 land cover mapping project! To round out the training/validation dataset of over 500,000 samples, ten Field Technicians have been brought on for the summer and are traveling the state to identify and collect GPS locations and ecological information with the aid of a DNR field mentor stationed in their collection region.
New Wisconsin Land Information Council formed
July 2, 2015
A new advisory council is being formed to advise on matters related to the Wisconsin Land Information Program.