2015 Wisconsin County Health Rankings maps and statistics released
April 14, 2015
The sixth annual County Health Rankings have been released.
Tagged As: Maps
Items related to maps of all types, both paper and online.
Help celebrate the history of cartography on April 25th
April 10, 2015
Join the University of Wisconsin and Friends of the Libraries as they honor the award-winning History of Cartography project and the forthcoming release of Cartography in the Twentieth Century.
University of Wisconsin teams to collaborate on historic Wisconsin map database project
April 3, 2015
Three teams from the University of Wisconsin are collaborating on a project to explore user needs for a digital map database of Wisconsin derived from General Land Office (GLO) surveyors’ notes made between 1830 and 1865.
More than just a big map: Modernizing the 1964 Wisconsin Landscape Resource Inventory
February 2, 2015
Staff at the Center for Land Use Education recently published an online interactive map of Phil Lewis’ 1964 Land Resource Inventory.
Interactive Menominee Place Names Map now accessible online
December 18, 2014
The Interactive Menominee Place Names Map introduces a visual and audio indigenous representation of the area we know as Wisconsin, revealing the connection between current Wisconsin place names and their ancient Menominee origins.
History of Cartography Project receives NSF grant for continued work
August 13, 2014
The University of Wisconsin’s History of Cartography Project has been awarded a five-year grant from the National Science Foundation to study the origins and development of modern cartography. The research will facilitate preparation of Cartography in the Nineteenth Century, Volume Five of the groundbreaking History of Cartography series.
Wisconsin Historical Museum unveils map exhibit
May 22, 2013
The Wisconsin Historical Museum is hosting a map exhibit through November 9, 2013.
Data-driven maps take cartography a step forward: Part II
April 3, 2013
Are we seeing a convergence of GIS and vector graphics toolsets?
New 2013-14 Wisconsin highway map available
January 22, 2013
The 2013-14 Official Wisconsin Highway Map is now available
Evolution of a campus map
January 11, 2013
Online, interactive campus maps are sometimes characterized in online press as a bellwether of progressive mapping practice, balancing an artistic aesthetic in presenting the campus with a demonstration of innovative approaches to mapping geared toward a decidedly younger, more mobile and often technically-savvy target audience. So when we heard that work was progressing on a new version of the University of Wisconsin – Madison campus map, we were curious to find out more.