Tagged As: Wisconsin Geospatial News

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

Free ESRI Seminar on How to Improve Access to GIS

August 4, 2011

ESRI is offering a free GIS seminar in Madison on October 13, 2011.  “Extend the Reach of Your GIS” is intended to teach GIS professionals how to expand the access to their authoritative maps and geospatial information.

SCO conducting pilot project to develop a more accurate statewide Public Land Survey System dataset

August 3, 2011

The SCO is conducting a pilot study during 2011 – 2012 which will develop and test data integration methods for statewide production of contemporary PLSS data.  This project will consolidate local data into a single dataset using more accurate local data where available.  

City of Appleton receives Esri award

The City of Appleton has received an Esri SAG (Special Achievement in GIS) award.

A note to Bulletin RSS users…

July 27, 2011

Some of you may need to update the address you use for the Mapping Bulletin web feed.

New SCO Web site now live!

July 22, 2011

On Friday July 15th we unveiled our first major Web overhaul since 2003. Check it out!

New statewide imagery now available from WisconsinView

July 21, 2011

Two much-anticipated statewide imagery datasets are now available from the WisconsinView.org data portal.

Baruth retires from American Geographical Society Library (AGSL)

July 18, 2011

Christopher Baruth has retired as Curator of the American Geographical Society Library (AGSL) at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM) Libraries, where he worked for 31 years.

WHAIFinder project receives Governor’s award for innovation

July 13, 2011

The “Changing Landscapes of Wisconsin” project, under which the Wisconsin Historic Aerial Image Finder was developed, has been awarded the 2011 Governor’s Award for Archival Innovation.

The National Map Users Conference: The Question, What is a Map? Is More Relevant than Ever

July 11, 2011

Frederick Reuss, renowned author of several books, was a plenary speaker at the recent National Map Users Conference in Golden, Colorado.

Wisconsin Historical Society publishes historic map collection online

July 6, 2011

Find historic maps online through the Wisconsin Historical Society’s new digital collection.