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2008 NAIP flights complete

Imagery from the 2008 Wisconsin National Agriculture Imagery Program is now becoming available for download from the USDA Geospatial Data Gateway.

WisconsinView makes hi-res imagery available for free

One-foot resolution color imagery acquired in 2007 of the Milwaukee area is now available from the WisconsinView.org Web site.

Ortho consortium announces new Web site

The Wisconsin Regional Orthophotography Consortium is reaching out to gain widespread participation in a 2010 regional orthoimagery project. Check out their new Web site.

WIGICC network meeting agenda now available

The next major event for the Wisconsin Geographic Information Coordination Council is a “Network” meeting scheduled for October 28th in Appleton.

DMA ortho proposal misses the cut

An $800,000 request by the Wisconsin Dept. of Military Affairs to partially support a statewide orthoimagery project was not funded, despite scoring highly during the review process.

Koch receives national award

State Cartographer Ted Koch was honored with a Lifetime Service Award at the 2008 NSGIC annual conference in Keystone, Colorado on September 9th.

Posters from Fond du Lac help users understand ortho resolutions

Check out this side-by-side comparison of 1-foot, 6-inch, 3-inch, and one-meter resolution orthophotography.

Coordination council members named, network meeting planned

The process to identify members of the interim Wisconsin Geographic Information Coordination Council (WIGICC) is nearly complete, with 14 of the 15 members now named. The first council meeting is scheduled for September 23rd in Madison, followed by a “Network” meeting on October 28th in Appleton.

WLIA looking for presentations at annual conference

Have a story to share? Consider presenting at the 2009 WLIA Conference in Wisconsin Dells.

Satellite imagery aids flood response effort

To quickly understand the magnitude of this year’s flooding, the Wisconsin Department of Military Affairs turned to several unique mapping sources as tools to improve its coordination and information roles.