Tagged As: Wisconsin Geospatial News

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

Book chronicles the adventures and challenges of the land surveying profession

December 27, 2007

“Lasting Impressions: A Glimpse into the Legacy of Surveying” is a compilation of stories and photos from surveyors, geocachers, history buffs and enthusiasts from across the country.

WIGICC working group releases report

A new report from the Wisconsin Geographic Information Coordination Council (WIGICC) Working Group outlines progress on the effort to establish a GIS council in Wisconsin.

Q and A: Where can I find snowmobile trail maps to load on my GPS receiver?

Many riders have gone high-tech in recent years, and now carry GPS receivers with them on the trail. Unfortunately, snowmobile trails can be difficult to map, and digital data are very limited. What are some options?

Chicago museum hosts impressive mapping exhibition

December 13, 2007

In November, State Cartographer Ted Koch had the opportunity to walk through one of the most remarkable displays of historic maps to occur in this country for quite some time. The exhibit runs through January 27, 2008.

Pulford named GIO

December 12, 2007

Curtis Pulford will take the reigns as Wisconsin’s new Geographic Information Officer effective December 23. 

USGS and FGDC announce 2008 NSDI funding program

October 18, 2007

The longstanding Cooperative Agreement Program aims to improve infrastructure necessary to effectively discover, access, share, manage and use digital geographic data.

Chipman off to Dartmouth

October 16, 2007

Longtime UW-Madison remote sensing scientist Jonathon Chipman recently accepted a position at Dartmouth University.

Halbrook heads east to VELOCITIE

Lee Halbrook, formerly with the City of Wausau, is now a Senior Consultant with VELOCITIE Integration, Inc. of Green Bay.

NAIP telecon October 30th

October 15, 2007

Larry Cutforth with the U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service agency in Madison is hosting a teleconference to discuss next steps in a potential 2008 National Agriculture Imagery Program orthoimagery project in Wisconsin.

Former Wyoming governor to speak in Madison

Jim Geringer, former governor of Wyoming from 1995 to 2003 and the current Director of policy and public sector strategy for ESRI, will speak October 24th on the role of geographically-referenced information in making better decisions.