Tagged As: Wisconsin Geospatial News

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

WI-DOT Surveying and Mapping Section on the move

January 11, 2007

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

“Mapping the Imagination” on WPR

November 30, 2006

Program broadcast is Sunday at Noon

Looking for geodetic control? Check out ControlFinder

November 22, 2006

Several new features have been added to the SCO’s online web application for locating geodetic control.

Sullivan and Danielsen join the SCO

Some familiar faces have recently joined the SCO on short-term appointments to assist with two of our projects.

Survey station RON RIPP dedicated

The National Spatial Reference System now has a permanent station named RON RIPP GPS. The station, set in a very attractively built and landscaped area in Indian Lake County Park near Madison, was officially dedicated on November 1, 2006.