NGS Releases GEOCON & GEOCON11 for Beta Testing

The National Geodetic Survey (NGS) announces the release of GEOCON and GEOCON11 for Beta testing and evaluation.

Landsat 8 to launch February 11, 2013

The Landsat era that began in 1972 will continue with the launch of Landsat 8 next month.

WROC announces service providers for 2015

The team of AeroMetric and Ayres Associates is once again selected to provide services for the 2015 Wisconsin Regional Orthophotography Consortium.

New 2013-14 Wisconsin highway map available

The 2013-14 Official Wisconsin Highway Map is now available 

FOSS4G North America coming to Minneapolis in May

Registration is now open for the largest North American gathering of Free and Open Source Software for Geospatial enthusiasts.

Register now for 2013 WLIA Annual Conference

Register for the 26th Annual WLIA Conference in Lake Geneva on February 13th – 15th, 2013.

Evolution of a campus map

Online, interactive campus maps are sometimes characterized in online press as a bellwether of progressive mapping practice, balancing an artistic aesthetic in presenting the campus with a demonstration of innovative approaches to mapping geared toward a decidedly younger, more mobile and often technically-savvy target audience.  So when we heard that work was progressing on a new version of the University of Wisconsin – Madison campus map, we were curious to find out more.

Roundup of Upper Midwest GIS conferences for spring of 2013

Several states in the Upper Midwest are hosting GIS conferences in the spring of 2103.

New 2013 Calendar “Wisconsin Waters”

“Wisconsin Waters” calendar for 2013 is now available from the Wisconsin Geological & Natural History Survey.

New poster shows dramatic changes to UW–Madison since the 1930s

A new poster produced by the SCO uses historic aerial photography to show how the UW–Madison campus has changed over time (cost $10 – makes a great gift).