Mapping the American Landscape
February 9, 2006
Lecture by former UW-Madison cartography professor
Tagged As: Wisconsin Geospatial News
Wisconsin geospatial news published by the Wisconsin State Cartographer’s office, Madison, WI.
Landsat 5 Resumes Operations
January 31, 2006
Landsat 5 imaging operations were suspended in November of 2005 as a result of difficulties with power delivered by the solar array drive. These technical difficulties have been resolved and imaging has resumed. While USGS …
NACIS meets, looks to the future of mapping
January 10, 2006
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
January 3, 2006
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
December 29, 2005
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.