New poster shows dramatic changes to UW–Madison since the 1930s
December 13, 2012
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).
Tagged As: Wisconsin Geospatial News
Wisconsin geospatial news published by the Wisconsin State Cartographer’s office, Madison, WI.
SCO releases Pronounce Wisconsin, an online pronouncing gazetteer of Wisconsin
Learn how to pronounce Weyauwega, Winneboujou, Nanaweyah Ominihekan, and hundreds of other Wisconsin place names.
Geospatial Cloud Computing Webinar recording now available
December 10, 2012
Check out this recording of a December 6th Webinar aimed at de-mystifying common cloud computing terminology in a geospatial context.
New report highlights current status of WLIP
November 29, 2012
Wisconsin’s longstanding Land Information Program has generated $175 million in funding to support land information modernization throughout the state.
Partly Cloudy: Real World Tales of Geo Migration to Amazon AWS
Join us online on December 6th for a free presentation on geospatial cloud computing.
ASPRS Western Great Lakes offering travel scholarships to students
November 1, 2012
The ASPRS Western Great Lakes Region recently announced the availability of two travel scholarships to help graduate and undergraduate students attend national conferences.
DNR Releases Statewide Mapping Application to Address Open Lands Question
October 31, 2012
Yesterday, in a press release, Governor Scott Walker announced the availability of a new statewide mapping application to help outdoor enthusiasts locate over a million acres of private land that is potentially available for public access under Wisconsin’s Managed Forest Law (MFL) tax status.
The 2012 Atlas of Design Completed
October 15, 2012
The North American Cartographic Information Society (NACIS) has recently published The Atlas of Design, edited by recent alumni Daniel Huffman and current graduate student Tim Wallace in the Geography Department at UW-Madison.
Esri Dev Meet Up at EWUG 2012
In association with the 2012 Esri Wisconsin User Group Conference in Appleton, Esri is hosting a Esri Dev Meet Up on Wednesday evening, October 24th. The Esri Dev Meet Up is a social gathering for developers to discuss geospatial technologies, complementary third-party tools, and development platforms that are supported by Esri.
SCO update on PLSS Layer Pilot Project
October 11, 2012
In 2011 the State Cartographer’s Office (SCO) announced a new pilot project to develop an updated and more accurate Public Land Survey System (PLSS) digital dataset for the state of Wisconsin. The intent of this project is to develop and test methods to aggregate accurate local data to update the statewide Landnet dataset produced by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources in the 1990’s.