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.
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Wisconsin geospatial news published by the Wisconsin State Cartographer’s office, Madison, WI.
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.
Version 1 statewide parcel database completed
The Version 1 statewide parcel database — containing over 3 million parcels with their attributes — has been completed. The database is accompanied by an interim report that summarizes the “V1” project and makes recommendations for strategic funding of improvements to the parcel layer.
Take the Wisconsin Historic Landscape project online survey
June 23, 2015
An online survey is now available for the Wisconsin Historic Landscape project.
2015-16 has been designated as International Map Year
June 2, 2015
Details about International Map Year, 2015-2016.
Check out the Wisconsin Geospatial Events Calendar
If you are looking for Wisconsin events, meetings, and conferences, this is the place to start.