Tagged As: Wisconsin Geospatial News

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

“Maps Matter” at upcoming state agency GIS open house

February 7, 2013

The State Agency GIS Coordination (SAGIC) team is sponsoring an event on Friday February 22nd to show off the latest and greatest GIS projects happening in state government.

NGS Releases GEOCON & GEOCON11 for Beta Testing

February 5, 2013

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

Landsat 8 to launch February 11, 2013

January 28, 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

January 22, 2013

The 2013-14 Official Wisconsin Highway Map is now available 

FOSS4G North America coming to Minneapolis in May

January 17, 2013

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

January 14, 2013

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

Evolution of a campus map

January 11, 2013

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”

December 14, 2012

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