Tagged As: Wisconsin Geospatial News

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

Updated infosheets now online

February 19, 2008

Grab a SCO “infosheet” for a quick rundown on digital orthophotography in Wisconsin, finding PLSS and geodetic control monuments, or the proposed Wisconsin geographic information coordination council.

One more hurdle for 2008 NAIP in WI

February 18, 2008

Wisconsin is one of 16 states identified by USDA as a “top priority” for imagery acquisition in 2008. 

 

New GIO hits the ground running

Curtis Pulford took over as the new state Geographic Information Officer in late December 2007 after working for the Wisconsin DOT for the past ten years. Curt talks about his new role in state government, and where he thinks things are headed in the future.

Dittmar named to national advisory panel

January 30, 2008

Don Dittmar, Waukesha County Land Information Systems Coordinator, has been selected to serve on the new National Geospatial Advisory Committee (NGAC).

Pearson moves to Ozaukee

January 24, 2008

Cristina Pearson, formerly with the Iowa County Department of Planning & Development, recently moved to Ozaukee County to serve as their GIS Coordinator and Land Information Officer.

Avoles is new Vernon County LIO

January 18, 2008

Doug Avoles recently left Applied Data Consultants in Eau Claire to join the Vernon County Land and Water Conservation Department.

Rock County honoring Paul Clayton’s retirement

January 16, 2008

Longtime Rock County Lister/LIO Paul Clayton is set to retire January 31st.  Join him on January 29th for a farewell bash!

Critical infrastructure data collection continues in Wisconsin

The National Geospatial Intelligence Agency wants your data for homeland security applications.  What’s next on their list?

La Crosse County aerial photography in the news

January 15, 2008

An article by the La Crosse Tribune on a new spatial dataset yields some very interesting reader comments. 

New imagery available from WisconsinView

January 10, 2008

New high-resolution imagery for the Madison area, and Racine and Kenosha counties is now available for free from WisconsinView.org.