Preserving the Integrity of Statewide Parcel Data under the New Judicial Privacy Law (Part I)
December 12, 2024
Protecting the inherent value of owner name information and the public’s right to know.
Tagged As: WLIP
Wisconsin Land Information Program: A deed-recording fee use to develop and maintain land information systems at the county level in Wisconsin.
New Bill Proposes Changes to WLIP Funding
January 17, 2024
Assembly Bill 915 would increase Wisconsin Land Information Program grants to counties.
Wisconsin Land Information Program 2023 Report Published
October 12, 2023
The Department of Administration has published the 2023 Wisconsin Land Information Program Report.
New Land Information Council Members Appointed
October 5, 2023
Several new members have been appointed to the Wisconsin Land Information Council by the Secretary of the Department of Administration.
Forest County Seeks Land Surveying Services
May 9, 2023
The Forest County Land Information Department is seeking proposals from surveyors or surveying firms for surveying services.
Wisconsin to achieve statewide publicly available LiDAR coverage in 2023
April 21, 2023
By this fall, all 72 Wisconsin counties will have QL1 or QL2 LiDAR obtained through the US Geological Survey’s 3DEP LiDAR program.
Al Miller leaves behind a legacy of service
November 18, 2021
Our community recently lost another land information pioneer, Mr. Allen H. Miller. Al passed away on November 11th at Agrace HospiceCare in the Madison area.
New WLIC Members Selected
May 23, 2019
The Wisconsin Land Information Program at the Department of Administration has announced the appointment of new Wisconsin Land Information Council members.
A Concept for a State Geospatial Data Portal
August 1, 2017
The State Cartographer’s Office drafted a position paper presenting a concept for a state geospatial data portal that goes beyond immediate needs and attempts to address some of the critical issues related to user requirements for geospatial data access in Wisconsin. This paper tries to consider how the state of Wisconsin should invest in geospatial infrastructure for the future, in order to maximize the return on the investment made over the last three decades through the Land Information Program.
The WIREdata case and its implications for Wisconsin geospatial data
On June 25, 2008, the Wisconsin Supreme Court issued an opinion in WIREdata Inc. v. Village of Sussex (2008 WI 69), after nearly seven years of litigation between WIREdata, Inc. and the villages of Sussex and Thiensville, and the city of Port Washington. The litigation touches on Wisconsin state public records law and its application to electronic databases. This publication summarizes the WIREdata case, and highlights the potential impact of the decision on access to geospatial data maintained by government agencies.