Tagged As: Land Surveying

Federal Register Notice Announces New Timeline for NSRS Modernization

The modernized National Spatial Reference System is expected to be approved in 2025 or 2026.

Jackson County Adjusted County Coordinate System

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 Solution

A solution to the reader challenge is presented.

Which Way Is East? A Reader Challenge

Which way is east? The answer may be more complicated than it seems.

Timeline for Rollout of Modernized National Spatial Reference System

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?

The Wisconsin-Illinois boundary should be a straight line. But it is not. Find out why.

GPS on Bench Marks Initiative Winding Down

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?

Smartphones have become an essential part of our daily lives, providing convenience and accessibility to numerous tasks.

A Final Farewell to the US Survey Foot?

Ring out the old, ring in the new! As midnight approaches this New Year’s Eve, don’t forget to say farewell to the US survey foot. Or maybe hold off for a year or two.

Remembering Frank Thousand

We are deeply saddened to learn of the November 3rd, 2022 death of Francis “Frank” Thousand. Frank served as Executive Director of the Wisconsin Society of Land Surveyors (WSLS) from 2007 until June of 2022 …