NGS appoints Ellingson as new state advisor
January 15, 2007
John Ellingson of Black River Falls, WI has been named the new Wisconsin State Geodetic Advisor. The appointment was made in early December by the National Geodetic Survey (NGS).
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Licht retires from Dane County
January 12, 2007
Early on in her 18-year career as Dane County Register-of-Deeds, Jane Licht was instrumental in the establishment of the Wisconsin Land Information Program.
A new Wisconsin Coordinate Reference Systems handbook
An updated and expanded handbook on Wisconsin coordinate reference systems is coming your way! The publication will replace the SCO’s popular Wisconsin Coordinate Systems handbook published in 1995.
National Agriculture Imagery Program (NAIP) update
January 11, 2007
2005 NAIP DOQQ tiles and 2006 NAIP county mosaics now available.
WI-DOT Surveying and Mapping Section on the move
The Department of Transportation’s Surveying and Mapping Section recently moved from the Hill Farms State Office Building in Madison to the northeast side of the city near the Dane County Regional Airport.
Changes to WLIP Administrative Rule approved
Both houses of the Wisconsin State Legislature have approved changes to the existing administrative rule that details the process for awarding grants-in-aid to local government under the WI Land Information Program (WLIP).
Deadline approaching for 2007 NSDI funding
Applications for the 2007 National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NDSI) Cooperative Agreements Program must be submitted by January 26. Wisconsin applicants have been very successful in recent years.
Census data made easy with Wisconsin GetFacts
January 10, 2007
A new online mapping application developed by the UW-Madison Applied Population Lab is a great tool for interactively visualizing and downloading TIGER and U.S. Census Bureau population data for Wisconsin.
Staffing news from around the state
January 9, 2007
Read more about the accomplishments of your Wisconsin colleagues.
New State Geodetic Advisor Appointed
December 13, 2006
Former Jackson County Surveyor moves to new role