New national elevation inventory now available

The cooperative effort by USGS, FEMA, and NOAA seeks to track the existence and availability of high-resolution elevation data over both land and coastal areas in the U.S.

July 2012 Wisconsin LiDAR Inventory Map

Wisconsin county LiDAR projects as of July 2012.

National Enhanced Elevation Assessment (NEEA) study complete

The National Enhanced Elevation Assessment (NEEA) has just been completed.

New SCO infosheet looks at Elevation

The State Cartographer’s Office recently published a new “Understanding Elevation” infosheet aimed at educating geospatial professionals on the often-misunderstood topic of elevation measurements.

Wisconsin Department of Commerce LiDAR grants announced

$3 million offered to counties in southern Wisconsin for LiDAR data acquisitions in 2010.

More LiDAR coming to Wisconsin in 2010?

Two grant opportunities could fund a significant amount of LiDAR acquisitions in Wisconsin next year.

Wisconsin hosts regional meeting on elevation data improvement

The Great Lakes Forum brings together federal, state, local, and private-sector representatives to discuss the federal program to improve elevation data throughout the region.

LIDAR unveiled

specs for techies

U.S. Topography Data from Shuttle Mission Unveiled

Release of high-resolution topographic data of the continental U.S.

State map highlights relief, elevations

Shows terrain by shading