Registration open for 2025 PLSS Forum
April 14, 2025
The 2025 PLSS Forum will be held in Richland Center on Thursday, May 15.
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Preparing Your Esri Data for the New National Spatial Reference System
November 14, 2024
Get ready for the new NSRS in 2026 by properly transforming your Esri data.
Federal Register Notice Announces New Timeline for NSRS Modernization
October 10, 2024
The modernized National Spatial Reference System is expected to be approved in 2025 or 2026.
Jackson County Adjusted County Coordinate System
August 5, 2024
Jackson County has an adjusted version of the WISCRS projection that has been in use since 2011. The definitions for the adjusted WISCRS projection and the official WISCRS projection (published in SCO’s “Wisconsin Coordinate Reference Systems” handbook) are very similar. Differences are highlighted in red. Adjusted Projection [1] Official Projection [2] Base Reference System NAD…
Which Way Is East? A Reader Challenge
May 2, 2024
Which way is east? The answer may be more complicated than it seems.
Timeline for Rollout of Modernized National Spatial Reference System
April 24, 2024
A quick explanation of the timeline for the rollout of the modernized National Spatial Reference System by the National Geodetic Survey.
Is the Wisconsin-Illinois Boundary a Straight Line?
December 21, 2023
The Wisconsin-Illinois boundary should be a straight line. But it is not. Find out why.
GPS on Bench Marks Initiative Winding Down
September 7, 2023
The GPS on Bench Marks campaign is coming to and end soon, with a deadline of Sept. 30, 2023.
Can I survey my property with my smartphone?
June 13, 2023
Smartphones have become an essential part of our daily lives, providing convenience and accessibility to numerous tasks.