Tagged As: Jim Lacy

Amendment made to comprehensive planning bill

Update to Senate bill eliminates language that implies $2 million could be removed from the Wisconsin Land Information Program.

Legislation targeting comprehensive planning may have unintended consequences for the WLIP

Politics associated with the longstanding and sometimes controversial “smart growth” initiative in Wisconsin may once again threaten to remove $2 million from the Wisconsin Land Information Program (WLIP).

Wiscland 2 project moves on to map creation

The fieldwork season has wrapped up and the Wiscland 2 team is now making maps!  Between the beginning of June and end of August, DNR field crews gathered over 16,000 additional sample points representing the current land cover of our state.

WLIA starts municipal GIS discussion group

New online/e-mail group seeks to improve communications between municipal GIS stakeholders in Wisconsin.

UAVs, LiDAR and ash tree detection on tap for meeting in Madison

The American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS) Western Great Lakes Region is sponsoring a gathering of geospatial professionals on the afternoon of September 22nd.

Esri Wisconsin User Group headed to Milwaukee

The annual EWUG conference is scheduled for December 3rd and 4th at the Hilton Milwaukee City Center.

New book explores UW relief models

The University of Wisconsin has 29 historic relief models at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater and in Madison at Science Hall and the UW Geology Museum.

USGS now accepting proposals for FY15/16 3D Elevation Program

The U.S. Geological Survey recently issued the FY15/FY16 Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) for their 3D Elevation Program (3DEP). The BAA provides detailed information on how to partner with the USGS and other Federal agencies to acquire high-quality 3D Elevation data.

Giglierano takes over as Geographic Information Officer

Jim previously worked at the Iowa Geological and Water Survey, and most recently at Iowa State University Extension and Outreach.

New feature on SCO site aims to help Wisconsin data seekers

Check out the new “Find Data” tab if you are looking for commonly-requested Wisconsin geospatial datasets.