Czechanski set to retire

Friends and colleagues of  Mike Czechanski will gather on September 5th to honor his many years of service to the Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey.

Great Lakes Regional Height Modernization Forum coming to Madison

The Wisconsin DOT in cooperation with the National Geodetic Survey is hosting a gathering of experts to discuss regional height modernization issues on September 24-25.

Feds announce free Landsat for all

The U.S. Geological Survey is set to make their entire Landsat satellite imagery archive available for free by February 2009.

Dittmar discusses beginnings of national committee

In January of 2008, Wisconsin’s own Don Dittmar was appointed to serve on the newly-created National Geospatial Advisory Committee (NGAC). What has he learned so far?

Shanley joins the SCO

Lea Shanley brings her talents to the State Cartographer’s Office to assist with the statewide geographic information coordination council initiative.

EWUG set for October 29-30

Mark your calendar, the 2008 ESRI Wisconsin User Group Conference will be held at the Paper Valley Hotel in Appleton on October 29-30. Presenters should submit their abstracts by July 30.

Free online metadata courses coming soon

Need a little extra help understanding FGDC-compliant metadata? UPDATE: new details available for the workshop.

Coordination council almost a reality

Stakeholder groups from around the state are in the final stages of identifying representatives for an interim Wisconsin Geographic Information Coordination Council. If all goes as planned, the first meeting of the Council should happen in late summer of 2008.

Wisconsin congressional representatives support federal lands bill

Three members of Wisconsin’s congressional delegation have put their names behind a proposal to reform the way the federal government inventories and tracks federal lands.

Mickelson changing roles at DOA

Erik Mickelson has accepted a position as a GIS Services Architect working with Geographic Information Officer Curtis Pulford at the Wisconsin Department of Administration.