Tagged As: Coordination

Items related to the cooperative development of geographic and land information systems, and geospatial data.

Coordination council almost a reality

June 26, 2008

Stakeholder groups from around the state are in the final stages of identifying representatives for an interim Wisconsin Geographic Information Coordination Council. If all goes as planned, the first meeting of the Council should happen in late summer of 2008.

Wisconsin Regional Orthoimagery Consortium selection workshop set for May 15th

May 6, 2008

Everyone is invited to attend presentations by two finalists for the 2010 orthoimagery quality-based selection process.

New GIO hits the ground running

February 18, 2008

Curtis Pulford took over as the new state Geographic Information Officer in late December 2007 after working for the Wisconsin DOT for the past ten years. Curt talks about his new role in state government, and where he thinks things are headed in the future.

Dittmar named to national advisory panel

January 30, 2008

Don Dittmar, Waukesha County Land Information Systems Coordinator, has been selected to serve on the new National Geospatial Advisory Committee (NGAC).

WIGICC working group releases report

December 27, 2007

A new report from the Wisconsin Geographic Information Coordination Council (WIGICC) Working Group outlines progress on the effort to establish a GIS council in Wisconsin.

Former Wyoming governor to speak in Madison

October 15, 2007

Jim Geringer, former governor of Wyoming from 1995 to 2003 and the current Director of policy and public sector strategy for ESRI, will speak October 24th on the role of geographically-referenced information in making better decisions.

WIGICC summit coming soon

August 22, 2007

Mark your calendar for the Wisconsin Geographic Information Coordination Council summit meeting on September 6th in Stevens Point. 

Mockert steps down as GIO

July 10, 2007

Dave Mockert announces his plans to leave state government effective August 3 for a job in the private sector.

Statewide orthophoto task force underway

July 9, 2007

With the goal of making orthoimagery acquisition more efficient and cost-effective through a proposed statewide program in 2010, the Wisconsin Land Information Association Orthoimagery Task Force (WOTF) recently held their first meeting in conjunction with the WLIA regional conference in Stevens Point.

GIS Council planning poised for next phase

July 5, 2007

The planning work associated with creating a new Wisconsin Geographic Information Coordination Council (WIGICC) has moved along nicely during the past two months.  What’s next?