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Curious about Wisconsin Toponyms? Start Here!

How often are place names changed or new place names added?

Wisconsin to achieve statewide publicly available LiDAR coverage in 2023

By this fall, all 72 Wisconsin counties will have QL1 or QL2 LiDAR obtained through the US Geological Survey’s 3DEP LiDAR program.

Identifying Wisconsin’s Cartographic Phantoms

Your input is needed on a proposal to reclassify 31 “cartographic phantoms” found on maps of Wisconsin.

Public Comments Invited on Proposed Replacements for Derogatory Place Names

The U.S. Geological Survey is requesting public comment on candidate replacements for geographic feature names recently declared derogatory by the Department of Interior Secretary.

Federal Government Takes Action to Eliminate Derogatory Toponyms

The US Department of the Interior has established new administrative bodies to replace derogatory geographic feature names.

Customizing Layer Content in Geospatial PDFs

How to create customized geospatial PDFs with layer controls.

There’s No There There! (Part 2)

Don’t visit these Dane County locations if you’re hoping to fill up your tank or get a cappuccino.

There’s No There There! (Part 1)

Don’t visit these Dane County locations if you’re hoping to fill up your tank or get a cappuccino.

Time Travel on your Smartphone

You can use historic maps and a simple app to explore the past using your smartphone.

WGNHS map sales office to close on December 30, 2019

The Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey (WGNHS) plans to close its map sales office on December 30, 2019. Users of USGS topographic maps should use this as an opportunity to switch to the newer “US Topos” that have replaced the USGS’s legacy paper topographic maps.