Mapping Bulletin - Wisconsin Geospatial News

WLIA Foundation announces scholarship opportunities for students

Thu, 24 May 2012 14:34:06 +0100

The Wisconsin Land Information Association Foundation is now accepting applications for their 2012 Damon Anderson Memorial Scholarship Awards.

Huxhold to be awarded 2012 UCGIS Education Award

Tue, 22 May 2012 19:25:00 +0100

William E. Huxhold, professor of urban planning at UW-Milwaukee, will be awarded the 2012 Education Award from the University Consortium for Geographic Information Science at its upcoming annual symposium to be held in Washington DC.

Landsat 5 update

Fri, 18 May 2012 15:30:29 +0100

Landsat 5 continues to suffer from technical problems limiting image acquisition capabilities.

SCO and UW-Eau Claire launch "virtual data integration" research project

Fri, 04 May 2012 16:58:55 +0100

The State Cartographer's Office and UW-Eau Claire have launched a research project to examine the feasibility of producing an online multi-county parcel map viewer.

WLIA outlines new initiatives

Tue, 01 May 2012 19:23:02 +0100

"Just Do It" is the new mantra of the Wisconsin Land Information Association. A statewide parcel pilot project, a statewide data integration plan, and a new look at geospatial legislation top the list of goals for 2012.

133 map categories! How the US Department of Agriculture solved a complex cartographic design ...

Wed, 25 Apr 2012 06:00:00 +0100

How to design a color palette for a map with 133 categories.

Managing information overload with Web feeds

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 15:32:21 +0100

Looking for a slick way to stay current on your favorite Web content? Give feeds a try.

FOSS4G North America headed to Minneapolis in 2013

Thu, 19 Apr 2012 15:38:46 +0100

Conference will highlight the latest and greatest projects from the Open Source Geospatial foundation.

Final program published for Geospatial Summit at UW-Madison

Fri, 13 Apr 2012 06:00:00 +0100

The final program is available for the Geospatial Summit at UW-Madison on April 26, 2012.

National Enhanced Elevation Assessment (NEEA) study complete

Wed, 28 Mar 2012 21:34:32 +0100

The National Enhanced Elevation Assessment (NEEA) has just been completed.

Preliminary program available for Geospatial Summit at UW-Madison

Wed, 14 Mar 2012 06:00:00 +0100

The preliminary program is available for the Geospatial Summit at UW-Madison on April 26, 2012.

UW-Milwaukee offering online GIS in Transit course

Mon, 05 Mar 2012 15:52:58 +0100

The course is primarily aimed at public transportation professionals, but it is also open to anyone interested in expanding their knowledge of GIS applications. Sign up now, it begins on March 12th!

Bluske retires from La Crosse County after 36 years

Fri, 02 Mar 2012 16:06:51 +0100

The Wisconsin land information pioneer reflects on his time working in county government.

New ArcGIS online tutorial available from SCO

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 17:16:00 +0100

Discover new ways to create and share web-based maps.

Fill out the WLIA conference survey

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 15:54:45 +0100

Do it now before you forget!

WI-HMP and WISCORS updates

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 15:17:58 +0100

Progress continues, despite some setbacks, towards the completion of the WI-HMP and WISCORS networks.

MAPPS urges governors to review state geospatial activities

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 13:43:33 +0100

The Management Association for Private Photogrammetric Surveyors recently sent letters to all 50 state governors asking them to "conduct a review of [the state's] activities in the geospatial field."

UW-Madison to host Geospatial Summit

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 17:38:26 +0100

University of Wisconsin faculty, staff, and students are to coming together for a "Geospatial Summit" on April 26, 2012, to discuss geospatial projects and initiatives.

Looking for Wisconsin geodetic control?

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:02:45 +0100

ControlFinder continues to grow as an integrated, online catalog of Wisconsin's geodetic control data.

Land surveying bill introduced to Senate

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:35:32 +0100

The Land Surveying Modernization bill was officially introduced to the Wisconsin State Senate on February 8th as SB-444.

New land surveying modernization bill in the works

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 21:01:23 +0100

The Wisconsin Society of Land Surveyors (WSLS) is working closely with Senator Dale Schultz (R, District 17) and Representative Roger Rivard (R, District 75) to introduce companion bills aimed at updating the statutes that govern the land surveying profession in Wisconsin.

SCO print publications now contain QR codes

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:00:37 +0100

You’ve probably seen these two-dimensional barcodes in magazine ads, newspapers, signs, even on T-shirts, but what are they, and how do they work?

WIGICC seeks assistance

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 14:33:29 +0100

The Wisconsin Geographic Information Coordination Council is conducting a short survey to get your feedback.

History of Cartography now available online

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 21:12:17 +0100

Volumes One and Two of The History of Cartography are now freely available online.

Niemann presents unique approach at Esri GeoDesign Summit

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 19:08:21 +0100

The widely-known pioneer in land information described his experiences with a grassroots approach to planning.

New county image mosaics available from WisconsinView

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 14:21:39 +0100

The National Park Service recently completed work on generating 72 individual county mosaics from a statewide set of 18-inch imagery produced by the 2010 Wisconsin Regional Orthoimagery Consortium project.

Geocortex users meeting in Milwaukee

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 21:01:51 +0100

The Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District is hosting a meeting for Latitude Geographics Geocortex users on January 31.

Registration now open for 2012 WLIA Annual Conference

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 06:00:00 +0100

ASPRS Western Great Lakes meeting on February 2nd

Wed, 28 Dec 2011 16:15:36 +0100

The annual gathering of the American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS) Western Great Lakes Region will feature Mr. James Ferguson, an international expert in LiDAR systems. Everyone is invited!

ASPRS travel assistance offered to students

Thu, 22 Dec 2011 21:19:04 +0100

A new travel program will help university students participate in the annual meeting of the American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS).

Updated version of Google Fusion Tables tutorial now available

Wed, 21 Dec 2011 06:00:00 +0100

We've updated and expanded our "Quick and Easy Web Maps with Google Fusion Tables" to incorporate some new features and methods.

Dave Fodroczi leaves St. Croix County

Mon, 05 Dec 2011 06:00:00 +0100

Now the Executive Director of the Kinnickinnic River Land Trust, Dave Fodroczi retires as Planning & Zoning Director for St. Croix County.

Looking for a geospatial job?

Fri, 02 Dec 2011 15:23:39 +0100

Whether you are a seasoned veteran looking for the next step in your career, or a recent college graduate just starting out, the SCO geospatial jobs page is great place to find a Wisconsin GIS job.

Esri phasing out Certified Trainer Program

Fri, 02 Dec 2011 13:56:15 +0100

Support for the "train the trainer" program will end with ArcGIS version 10.1.

Wisconsin County Surveyor's Association: supporting Wisconsin's county surveying community

Fri, 02 Dec 2011 13:54:29 +0100

The Wisconsin County Surveyor’s Association quarterly meetings provide a great way to network and share solutions for new and ongoing issues concerning the surveying community, especially those affecting County Surveyors.

Landsat 5 satellite on brink of failure

Mon, 21 Nov 2011 15:47:59 +0100

According to a US Geological Survey news release, the Landsat 5 satellite could be nearing the end of its life.

Wisconsin counties contribute to Esri’s Community Maps program

Thu, 17 Nov 2011 19:04:39 +0100

Several Wisconsin counties are contributing geospatial data to Esri's online Community Maps program.

Wisconsin GIS pioneer profiled in ESRI's ArcNews

Thu, 10 Nov 2011 17:00:57 +0100

Paul Tessar, a former employee of Wisconsin's Department of Natural Resources, continues his legacy in harnessing GIS capabilities for planning and cooperation to new organizations.

Surveying Wisconsin in a day

Thu, 10 Nov 2011 16:42:37 +0100

The results are in from surveying Wisconsin in a day.

WLIA Conference Focuses on GIS and Economic Development

Fri, 04 Nov 2011 15:59:37 +0100

A report on the recent Wisconsin Land Information Association conference on GIS and economic development.

Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery to host Saturday Science GIS Day

Thu, 03 Nov 2011 14:07:34 +0100

The Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery at UW-Madison is hosting a Saturday Science GIS Day on Nov. 5, 2011, at 10 a.m.

Update on WLIP funding legislation

Tue, 18 Oct 2011 16:19:14 +0100

New amendment to Assembly Bill 303 would reduce state share of a deed recording fee to $1.00 starting on July 1, 2015.

ASPRS Western Great Lakes hosting event in Madison

Tue, 18 Oct 2011 15:49:25 +0100

Mark your calendar for a networking event at the Edgewater Hotel on October 26th.

Mobile apps hot at Minnesota GIS/LIS conference

Thu, 13 Oct 2011 19:57:50 +0100

As if there was any doubt, mobile GIS is here to stay.

New version of DNR Garmin in the works

Thu, 13 Oct 2011 17:03:01 +0100

Developers hope to unveil version 6.0 in early 2012.

Microsoft imagery acquisitions complete in Wisconsin

Wed, 12 Oct 2011 16:26:47 +0100

An ambitious national program funded by Microsoft and Digital Globe recently wrapped up flights over Wisconsin.

Legislative proposals affect Land Information Program funding

Mon, 10 Oct 2011 14:41:35 +0100

Proposed changes to Wisconsin's comprehensive planning law would permanently divert $2 million away from the long-standing funding program used by counties to support local land information activities.

Mark your calendar for the 2012 WLIA Annual Conference

Mon, 03 Oct 2011 15:20:23 +0100

The 25th edition of the largest statewide geospatial conference is headed to Stevens Point on February 15th - 17th.

UW collaborators to be honored for online air photo archive

Mon, 03 Oct 2011 14:52:15 +0100

Please join us for a ceremony honoring The Changing Landscapes of Wisconsin, A Digital Archive of Historic Aerial Photographs, a UW-sponsored project picked for the Governor's Award for Archival Innovation.

USGS historic map scanning project has strong Wisconsin ties

Tue, 27 Sep 2011 14:13:36 +0100

Project Manager Greg Allord highlights some interesting Wisconsin connections to a major USGS initiative.

GIS & Economic Development highlight WLIA's Fall Meeting

Mon, 19 Sep 2011 23:12:08 +0100

The Wisconsin Land Information Association (WLIA) will be hosting its fall meeting in Neenah, WI on October 27 & 28.

Thousands of historic topographic maps now available from USGS

Fri, 16 Sep 2011 16:04:06 +0100

Over 2,800 historic maps of Wisconsin available in GeoPDF format for free.

UW Geography staff featured during “Wednesday Nite at The Lab”

Fri, 09 Sep 2011 16:41:54 +0100

Tanya Buckingham (Assistant Director of the UW Cartography lab) and Jim Lacy (Associate State Cartographer) both spoke this summer during a weekly series at UW-Madison.

SCO annual report now available

Tue, 06 Sep 2011 17:49:05 +0100

Check out our accomplishments for our last fiscal year (July 2010 to June 2011), and our plans for the upcoming year.

Bill Huxhold inducted into URISA's GIS Hall of Fame

Thu, 01 Sep 2011 18:23:57 +0100

Bill Huxhold, Professor and Chair of Urban Planning at UW-Milwaukee, has been inducted into URISA's GIS Hall of Fame.

New technical paper on Web cartography now available

Mon, 29 Aug 2011 06:00:00 +0100

Stuggling with the design and logic of your online maps? Check out our new technical paper called "Concepts and Methods for Rule-Based Web Cartography."

NACIS coming to Madison

Thu, 25 Aug 2011 13:03:10 +0100

The annual gathering of cartographers and design experts lands in Madison October 12-14th.

UW-Madison cartography celebration set for October 15th

Thu, 25 Aug 2011 12:31:45 +0100

Save the date for a gathering of UW Cartography alumni, clients, and partners.

CORRECTION: State Agency GIS User meeting

Mon, 22 Aug 2011 17:58:22 +0100

A previous article on the subject said the date of the next Wisconsin State Agency GIS users group is September 17th. The meeting is actually on September 7th. Sorry for the mistake! The original posting has been corrected.

EWUG tackles Green Bay in 2011

Mon, 22 Aug 2011 17:48:52 +0100

Registration is now open for the popular fall GIS conference.

Wisconsin State Agency GIS Users meeting on September 7

Fri, 12 Aug 2011 17:29:35 +0100

If you are interested in state agency GIS issues in Wisconsin, consider checking out the upcoming meeting of the WI State Government GIS Users Group.

New tutorial on Google Fusion Tables now available

Thu, 11 Aug 2011 15:06:24 +0100

Check out our new tutorial called "Quick and Easy Web Maps with Google Fusion Tables." We hope to produce additional technical papers like this, and would love to hear your feedback!

Illinois GIS Association conference planned for October

Thu, 04 Aug 2011 21:13:05 +0100

The ILGISA fall 2011 conference will be held in Naperville on October 18-19, 2011.

Registration open for Minnesota GIS/LIS conference

Thu, 04 Aug 2011 15:06:30 +0100

Check out what our neighbors to the west are up to during their annual state GIS conference on October 5-7.

Free ESRI Seminar on How to Improve Access to GIS

Thu, 04 Aug 2011 13:46:04 +0100

ESRI is offering a free GIS seminar in Madison on October 13, 2011. "Extend the Reach of Your GIS" is intended to teach GIS professionals how to expand the access to their authoritative maps and geospatial information.

SCO conducting pilot project to develop a more accurate statewide Public Land Survey System dataset

Wed, 03 Aug 2011 18:18:51 +0100

The SCO is conducting a pilot study during 2011 - 2012 which will develop and test data integration methods for statewide production of contemporary PLSS data. This project will consolidate local data into a single dataset using more accurate local data where available.

City of Appleton receives Esri award

Wed, 03 Aug 2011 06:00:00 +0100

The City of Appleton has received an Esri SAG (Special Achievement in GIS) award.

A note to Bulletin RSS users...

Wed, 27 Jul 2011 17:22:37 +0100

Some of you may need to update the address you use for the Mapping Bulletin web feed.

New SCO Web site now live!

Fri, 22 Jul 2011 12:38:19 +0100

On Friday July 15th we unveiled our first major Web overhaul since 2003. Check it out!

New statewide imagery now available from WisconsinView

Thu, 21 Jul 2011 19:23:08 +0100

Two much-anticipated statewide imagery datasets are now available from the WisconsinView.org data portal.

Baruth retires from American Geographical Society Library (AGSL)

Mon, 18 Jul 2011 15:20:16 +0100

Christopher Baruth has retired as Curator of the American Geographical Society Library (AGSL) at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM) Libraries, where he worked for 31 years.

WHAIFinder project receives Governor's award for innovation

Wed, 13 Jul 2011 06:00:00 +0100

The "Changing Landscapes of Wisconsin" project, under which the Wisconsin Historic Aerial Image Finder was developed, has been awarded the 2011 Governor's Award for Archival Innovation.

The National Map Users Conference: The Question, What is a Map? Is More Relevant than Ever

Mon, 11 Jul 2011 15:27:28 +0100

Frederick Reuss, renowned author of several books, was a plenary speaker at the recent National Map Users Conference in Golden, Colorado.

Wisconsin Historical Society publishes historic map collection online

Wed, 06 Jul 2011 10:24:23 +0100

Find historic maps online through the Wisconsin Historical Society's new digital collection.

SCO launches new versions of Finder applications

Thu, 30 Jun 2011 11:41:14 +0100

The Wisconsin State Cartographer's Office recently launched new versions of its popular ControlFinder and PLSSFinder applications.

WIGICC working groups formed

Fri, 17 Jun 2011 12:56:24 +0100

WIGICC (Wisconsin Geographic Information Coordination Council) has formed several new working groups.

Former student's maps highlighted in congressional research report

Fri, 17 Jun 2011 12:15:37 +0100

Matt Bloch, a former Geography student at UW-Madison and student assistant in the State Cartographer's Office, recently had his interactive mapping application highlighted in a report by the Congressional Research Service.

GIS Center opens at UW-Whitewater

Thu, 02 Jun 2011 07:41:02 +0100

A new GIS Center on the UW-Whitewater campus will provide businesses and organizations with new ways to reach customers and strengthen their operations.

Wisconsin welcomes new crop of GIS/cartography professors

Wed, 25 May 2011 17:13:15 +0100

Several new professors with expertise in GIS and cartography have recently joined Wisconsin’s university community.

USGS hosts inaugural National Map Users Conference

Tue, 24 May 2011 10:52:26 +0100

The U.S. Geological Survey put on an impressive show for 400+ attendees at their conference designed to connect with users of The National Map.

Statewide 18-inch imagery available this summer

Fri, 20 May 2011 09:00:43 +0100

New imagery dataset developed from 2010 WROC flights expected to be online by mid to late July.

New Geospatial Revolution video now available

Fri, 20 May 2011 01:00:00 +0100

Latest video in the Geospatial Revolution series focuses on monitoring global climate change, preventing famine, tracking disease and mapping communities never before seen on a map.

2011 NACIS conference to be held in Madison in October

Wed, 27 Apr 2011 15:39:04 +0100

NACIS (the North American Cartographic Information Society) will hold its annual conference in Madison on October 12-14, 2011.

Cartography-inspired art exhibit opens in Madison

Wed, 27 Apr 2011 15:33:24 +0100

A new exhibit at the James Watrous Gallery in Madison features unique map-inspired art.

Madison firm to market geo-enabled health technology

Thu, 21 Apr 2011 13:35:16 +0100

A Madison firm is scheduled to release a GPS-enabled asthma inhaler that promises to improve understanding of disease triggers.

Iowa Geographic Information Council hosts 2011 conference

Mon, 18 Apr 2011 15:10:01 +0100

Over 150 geospatial professionals gathered in Dubuque, Iowa, last week for the Tenth Biennial Iowa Geographic Information Council conference.

Census TIGER attempts to tame school districts

Fri, 08 Apr 2011 14:23:10 +0100

One of the more common questions we get at the SCO is “Where do I find ‘the’ school district map of Wisconsin?” The answer is more complicated than you might think.

Cohen joins city of Madison

Fri, 01 Apr 2011 09:07:22 +0100

Longtime Wisconsinite tapped to lead City of Madison GIS operations.

2011 UW-Madison geospatial summit

Fri, 01 Apr 2011 08:37:25 +0100

Faculty, staff, and students at UW-Madison are coming together on April 28th to discuss state-of-the-art geospatial projects happening on campus.

Upcoming workshops showcase new redistricting tool

Fri, 04 Mar 2011 12:45:25 +0100

Six workshops scheduled during the first two weeks of April will introduce attendees to the new "WISE-LR" online web mapping application for local redistricting.

Third installment of Geospatial Revolution now online

Fri, 04 Mar 2011 01:00:00 +0100

Latest video in the Geospatial Revolution series focuses on military and public safety applications of geospatial information technologies.

ASPRS conference coming to Milwaukee

Thu, 03 Mar 2011 15:41:20 +0100

The national meeting of the American Society for Photogrammetry & Remote Sensing is expected to draw over 1,200 geospatial professionals to our region during the first week of May 2011.

Wisconsin historic aerial photographs now available online

Wed, 23 Feb 2011 11:56:42 +0100

The Wisconsin Historic Aerial Image Finder was officially rolled out at the Wisconsin Land Information Association conference in Madison last week.

SCO proposes development of a statewide digital basemap

Wed, 23 Feb 2011 09:42:58 +0100

The SCO is proposing to develop a statewide cartographic database for small- and mid-scale mapping.

Problems with Wisconsin NAIP leads to reprocessing

Mon, 21 Feb 2011 15:09:38 +0100

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Aerial Photography Field Office is currently in the process of correcting some color issues with the statewide National Agriculture Imagery Program data collected over Wisconsin in 2010.

Wisconsin activities highlighted in national surveying publication

Tue, 15 Feb 2011 08:56:43 +0100

Point of Beginning magazine recently highlighted the efforts of the Wisconsin Department of Transportation’s Geodetic Surveys Unit.

SCO receives FGDC funding for statewide orthophotography planning

Fri, 11 Feb 2011 08:25:28 +0100

A new project planned to begin in the fall of 2011 will identify lessons learned in past Wisconsin orthophotography projects, and then develop a blueprint for a sustainable program that further simplifies imagery acquisitions in Wisconsin.

State agency GIS users meeting on January 13th

Tue, 14 Dec 2010 08:06:32 +0100

SAGIC changes their format to encourage broader participation by all state agency GIS users.

2010 NAIP imagery now available from WisconsinView

Tue, 07 Dec 2010 12:36:59 +0100

MrSID-format mosaics are now available as a free download for all 72 Wisconsin counties.

National Spatial Data Infrastructure Cooperative Agreements Program seeks proposals

Thu, 11 Nov 2010 15:06:40 +0100

The $800,000 NSDI CAP provides seed funding across six categories related to geospatial collaboration, standards development, metadata, and return on investment (ROI) methodology and business case development.