Tagged As: Wisconsin Geospatial News

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

Press Release: Updated US Topo maps for Wisconsin add Census Bureau road data

December 30, 2015

The USGS National Geospatial Program is excited to announce the inclusion of U.S. Census Bureau’s Topologically Integrated Geographic Encoding and Referencing (TIGER) roads data for the new US Topo maps, starting with the state of Wisconsin.

WLIA seeks award nominations

December 16, 2015

Each year the Wisconsin Land Information Association (WLIA) solicits nominations for individuals, organizations, local governments that have made significant contributions to the modernization of land records in Wisconsin.

WISCRS now included in international coordinate systems database

December 11, 2015

Inclusion in IOGP Geodetic Parameter Dataset makes implementing Wisconsin local coordinate systems easier for software developers and open source software users.

WisDOT holds stakeholder meeting for user fees

December 10, 2015

WisDOT seeks input on a user access fee.

Exciting New Upper Midwest Geospatial Conference Announced

December 7, 2015

May 25-26, 2016 event in La Crosse expected to bring together participants from a multi-state region.

Happy GIS Day!

November 18, 2015

Today is GIS Day.

Federal Aviation Administration planning to require registration of recreational drones

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is planning to require registration of recreational drones (also known as UAS or Unmanned Aerial Systems) to mitigate safety concerns.

Study of Washington Island settlement history now available online

November 13, 2015

A study of the settlement history of Washington Island, Wisconsin, by Will Craig and colleagues is now available as an SCO publication.

2015 NAIP imagery coming soon

Imagery data from the National Agriculture Imagery Program are expected to be available from the NRCS Geospatial Data Gateway within the next month.

Inaugural Meeting of Wisconsin Land Information Council Held in Oshkosh

November 3, 2015

Details of the first meeting of the the newly created Wisconsin Land Information Council.