Tagged As: Wisconsin Geospatial News

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

Waukesha County envisions new strategic outcomes

November 21, 2006

Waukesha County recently adopted a new approach toward land information planning, and in the process has chosen to create a five-year land information plan that in concept departs significantly from previous plans.

Inspired by his father, Lillesand’s interest in remote sensing began early

Dr. Tom Lillesand, a Madison native and internationally renowed professor, reflects back on his UW career.

Bay-Lake RPC on the move

November 15, 2006

The Bay-Lake Regional Planning Commission will be moving its offices effective December 1, 2006 to 441 South Jackson Street, Green Bay, WI 54301.

Cartographic Society to gather in Madison Oct 18-21

October 12, 2006

The North American Cartographic Information Society (NACIS) is holding their annual meeting on October 18-21, 2006 at the Inn on the Park hotel in Madison. The meeting kicks-off with “practical cartography day” on the 18th …

WLIA headed to Sturgeon Bay

The next Wisconsin Land Information Association (WLIA) regional meeting will be held at the Stone Harbor Resort in Sturgeon Bay on October 19-20, 2006. Presentations scheduled include: Explore Autodesk Map 3D 2007 Linear Mapping Applications …

Science Hall Open House

October 9, 2006

The UW-Madison Department of Geography and the Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies are hosting an open house to showcase the stately structure at the corner of Park Street and Observatory Drive in Madison, and the …

Earth Observations Day

September 19, 2006

The importance of using Remote Sensing to monitor the Earth and its environments will be recognized with an official ‘Earth Observations Day’ named by the USGS and AmericaView on September 21st, 2006. Earth Observations Day …

Aerial Photography Program on National Radio

September 1, 2006

A recent Morning Edition story on National Public Radio discussed the efforts of the USDA to collect aerial photographs spanning the nation through the National Agriculture Imagery Program (NAIP). NAIP imagery is taken yearly during …

Public Hearing Date Set on WLIP Admin Rule

July 27, 2006

The WI Dept. of Administration (DOA) has set the date for receiving public comments on proposed changes to the administrative rule that governs the opperation of the state’s Land Information Program. The hearing is scheduled …

2006 ESRI Wisconsin User Group call for presentations

July 17, 2006

The annual gathering of Wisconsin ESRI users set is for November 1-2 in Appleton.