Curtis Pulford took over as the new state Geographic Information Officer in late December 2007 after working for the Wisconsin DOT for the past ten years. Curt talks about his new role in state government, and where he thinks things are headed in the future.
Don Dittmar, Waukesha County Land Information Systems Coordinator, has been selected to serve on the new National Geospatial Advisory Committee (NGAC).
Cristina Pearson, formerly with the Iowa County Department of Planning & Development, recently moved to Ozaukee County to serve as their GIS Coordinator and Land Information Officer.
Doug Avoles recently left Applied Data Consultants in Eau Claire to join the Vernon County Land and Water Conservation Department.
Longtime Rock County Lister/LIO Paul Clayton is set to retire January 31st. Join him on January 29th for a farewell bash!
The National Geospatial Intelligence Agency wants your data for homeland security applications. What’s next on their list?
An article by the La Crosse Tribune on a new spatial dataset yields some very interesting reader comments.
New high-resolution imagery for the Madison area, and Racine and Kenosha counties is now available for free from WisconsinView.org.
Mark your calendar for the premier gathering of Wisconsin geospatial professionals on February 27-29 at the Grand Geneva Resort in Lake Geneva.
UW-Madison has an unparalleled collection of historic aerial photographs including a very rare and nearly-complete collection of the oldest aerial photos of the state, acquired by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) from 1937-1941. A new project at UW-Madison will digitally scan and archive the entire collection, and make the photographs available to the general public via a web portal.
