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New ArcGIS online tutorial available from SCO

Discover new ways to create and share web-based maps.

Free ESRI Seminar on How to Improve Access to GIS

ESRI is offering a free GIS seminar in Madison on October 13, 2011.  “Extend the Reach of Your GIS” is intended to teach GIS professionals how to expand the access to their authoritative maps and geospatial information.

SCO conducting pilot project to develop a more accurate statewide Public Land Survey System dataset

The SCO is conducting a pilot study during 2011 – 2012 which will develop and test data integration methods for statewide production of contemporary PLSS data.  This project will consolidate local data into a single dataset using more accurate local data where available.  

The National Map Users Conference: The Question, What is a Map? Is More Relevant than Ever

Frederick Reuss, renowned author of several books, was a plenary speaker at the recent National Map Users Conference in Golden, Colorado.

SCO proposes development of a statewide digital basemap

The SCO is proposing to develop a statewide cartographic database for small- and mid-scale mapping.

Will 2007 be the birth year for the WI Geographic Information Council?

It’s the New Year, always a good time to take a few moments to anticipate what the next twelve months may bring. For several reasons I am very excited about the potential prospect of good things happening in 2007.

NGS appoints Ellingson as new state advisor

John Ellingson of Black River Falls, WI has been named the new Wisconsin State Geodetic Advisor. The appointment was made in early December by the National Geodetic Survey (NGS).

Licht retires from Dane County

Early on in her 18-year career as Dane County Register-of-Deeds, Jane Licht was instrumental in the establishment of the Wisconsin Land Information Program.

A new Wisconsin Coordinate Reference Systems handbook

An updated and expanded handbook on Wisconsin coordinate reference systems is coming your way! The publication will replace the SCO’s popular Wisconsin Coordinate Systems handbook published in 1995.

Changes to WLIP Administrative Rule approved

Both houses of the Wisconsin State Legislature have approved changes to the existing administrative rule that details the process for awarding grants-in-aid to local government under the WI Land Information Program (WLIP).