Wisconsin activities highlighted in national surveying publication
February 15, 2011
Point of Beginning magazine recently highlighted the efforts of the Wisconsin Department of Transportation’s Geodetic Surveys Unit.
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Wisconsin geospatial news published by the Wisconsin State Cartographer’s office, Madison, WI.
SCO receives FGDC funding for statewide orthophotography planning
February 11, 2011
A new project planned to begin in the fall of 2011 will identify lessons learned in past Wisconsin orthophotography projects, and then develop a blueprint for a sustainable program that further simplifies imagery acquisitions in Wisconsin.
State agency GIS users meeting on January 13th
December 14, 2010
SAGIC changes their format to encourage broader participation by all state agency GIS users.
2010 NAIP imagery now available from WisconsinView
December 7, 2010
MrSID-format mosaics are now available as a free download for all 72 Wisconsin counties.
National Spatial Data Infrastructure Cooperative Agreements Program seeks proposals
November 11, 2010
The $800,000 NSDI CAP provides seed funding across six categories related to geospatial collaboration, standards development, metadata, and return on investment (ROI) methodology and business case development.
Select NAIP imagery available through NRCS, images need tweaking
Imagery for 12 Wisconsin counties is now available through the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service Geospatial Data Gateway. On first glance, the images may need a bit of enhancement to improve their appearance.
When was the last time you gave a conference presentation?
The Wisconsin Land Information Association Annual Conference call for participation is out, so now is the time to start thinking about submitting an abstract. That raises a different question though: what’s holding you back from giving a presentation of your own?
Second Geospatial Revolution video hits the web
November 5, 2010
Second video in the Geospatial Revolution series focuses on applications of geospatial information technologies.
UW-Milwaukee hosting GIS Day event
November 4, 2010
The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Geographic Information System Council celebrates GIS Day on November 17, 2010, with a series of free educational seminars on how to use geographic information systems to improve our community and our world.
NAIP imagery begins trickling into state, program continues to evolve
October 22, 2010
The 2010 flying season for the National Agriculture Imagery Program (NAIP) is complete, and some data are already beginning to flow into the state Farm Service Agency (FSA) office in Madison.