Tagged As: Wisconsin Geospatial News

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

LTSB supporting improved boundaries in Wisconsin

August 8, 2012

The technical services branch of the Wisconsin Legislature recently began a project aimed at improving the flow of geospatial data between local governments and the U.S. Census Bureau.

July 2012 Wisconsin LiDAR Inventory Map

July 30, 2012

Wisconsin county LiDAR projects as of July 2012.

Dates set for FOSS4G North America in Minneapolis

Mark your calendar for May 22-24, 2013 for the largest North American gathering of Free and Open Source Software for Geospatial enthusiasts.

City of West Allis receives Esri SAG award

Esri recognized more than 170 domestic and international organizations at their annual Special Achievement in GIS awards ceremony during the week of July 23, 2012.

WIGICC voting opens

Voting has opened for several open positions on the Wisconsin Geographic Information Coordination Council.

Deadline approaching for U.S. Census C-BAS program

July 26, 2012

The U.S. Census Bureau is encouraging Wisconsin counties to consider participating in their County Consolidated Boundary and Annexation Survey (C-BAS).  The deadline to participate is August 1.

Ayres receives award for WROC

July 24, 2012

A belated congratulations is due to Ayres Associates for taking home a “Best of State” Engineering Excellence award from the American Council of Engineering Companies of Wisconsin.

SCO annual report now available for 2011-12

July 23, 2012

Check out our accomplishments for our last fiscal year (July 2011 to June 2012), and our plans for the upcoming year.

Deer Trustee report highlights geospatial needs in Wisconsin

July 13, 2012

A recently-published report commissioned by Governor Scott Walker suggests Wisconsin has fallen behind as an innovator in geospatial information services, and offers specific recommendations to address this problem.

New export option in SCO Finder applications

July 12, 2012

GPX format now available in ControlFinder and PLSSFinder.