NACIS meets, looks to the future of mapping

Annual meeting of the North American Cartographic Information Society showcases the latest trends in cartographic innovation. The Society will hold its 2006 meeting in Madison.

State Cartographer’s commentary

Wisconsin Public Service Commission deserves praise for including land information provisions in recent wireless 911 grant awards.

EWUG 2005 draws users statewide – and a wide range of needs

User group meeting attracts hundreds, shows diversity of activity in Wisconsin.

GIS Day Expo 2005 at UW-Madison

On November 16th the UW-Madison Department of Geography sponsored the third-annual GIS Day Expo at the UW Memorial Union.

WLIA nominations, membership renewals due soon

The Wisconsin Land Information Association is looking for board members, and individuals/organizations worthy of special recognition.

Statewide 1-meter color imagery now available

Working in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency, 2005 interim NAIP imagery is now available for free from the WisconsinView.org website.

‘Tis the season for… strategic planning

Come on, admit it, do you groan when you hear the phrase “strategic planning?” At least four geospatial strategic planning efforts are happening in Wisconsin in 2006.

Orthorectified Landsat digital data now available from USGS

Select orthorectified Landsat data are available for free download from the Global Visualization Viewer (GloVis) and EarthExplorer websites.

Local geographic data funding receives boost

Thanks to a recent decision from the state’s Public Service Commission (PSC), funding for local geographic data creation will receive a boost of nearly $7 million over the next three years.

Walworth County finishes PLSS remonumentation project

A project started in 1991 by Walworth county officials to relocate and mark all 2,679 section corners is capped off with a ceremony in September.