A recent Morning Edition story on National Public Radio discussed the efforts of the USDA to collect aerial photographs spanning the nation through the National Agriculture Imagery Program (NAIP). NAIP imagery is taken yearly during …
The WI Dept. of Administration (DOA) has set the date for receiving public comments on proposed changes to the administrative rule that governs the opperation of the state’s Land Information Program. The hearing is scheduled …
In June, WLIA held a regional workshop to discuss land records privacy, copyright, data distribution and GIS law.
No doubt you’ve heard the terms ‘open’ or ‘interoperable’ thrown around lately in the GIS arena, but why is this important?
Thanks to an ongoing evolution of technology, geospatial information is becoming more accessible to the public for a wider-range of interesting uses.
The core planning team’s primary goal is to identify critical statewide GIS challenges that will occur over the next 3-5 years, and propose recommendations to meet those challenges.
Nineteen of the state’s 72 counties have undergone revised floodplain mapping, with preliminary maps to be unveiled to the public this fall.
Documents outline planned activities over the next 5 years
In an attempt to make federal agencies operate more efficiently, a new geospatial ”Line-of Business” initiative was announced in March 2006.
