WI-DOT Surveying and Mapping Section on the move

The Department of Transportation’s Surveying and Mapping Section recently moved from the Hill Farms State Office Building in Madison to the northeast side of the city near the Dane County Regional Airport.

Deadline approaching for 2007 NSDI funding

Applications for the 2007 National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NDSI) Cooperative Agreements Program must be submitted by January 26. Wisconsin applicants have been very successful in recent years.

Staffing news from around the state

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Sullivan and Danielsen join the SCO

Some familiar faces have recently joined the SCO on short-term appointments to assist with two of our projects.

Wide range of topics at WLIA regional conference

Attendance was relatively light at the most recent Wisconsin Land Information Association (WLIA) regional meeting in Sturgeon Bay, but the WLIA Education Committee did a great job as usual pulling together a nice agenda.

Imagery for the Nation initiative gains support

At its October 20 meeting, the WLIA Board of Directors approved an endorsement of the Imagery for the Nation (IFTN) initiative as proposed by the National States Geographic Information Council (NSGIC).

Paul Wolf honored in Professional Surveyor Magazine

Professional Surveyor Magazine recently celebrated its silver anniversary by assembling a list of the top 25 most influential people in surveying over the last 25 years.

Staffing news from around the state

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Bay-Lake RPC on the move

The Bay-Lake Regional Planning Commission will be moving its offices effective December 1, 2006 to 441 South Jackson Street, Green Bay, WI 54301.

Cartographic Society to gather in Madison Oct 18-21

The North American Cartographic Information Society (NACIS) is holding their annual meeting on October 18-21, 2006 at the Inn on the Park hotel in Madison. The meeting kicks-off with “practical cartography day” on the 18th …