Former student’s maps highlighted in congressional research report

Matt Bloch, a former Geography student at UW-Madison and student assistant in the State Cartographer’s Office, recently had his interactive mapping application highlighted in a report by the Congressional Research Service.

Wisconsin welcomes new crop of GIS/cartography professors

Several new professors with expertise in GIS and cartography have recently joined Wisconsin’s university community.

2011 NACIS conference to be held in Madison in October

NACIS (the North American Cartographic Information Society) will hold its annual conference in Madison on October 12-14, 2011.

Cartography-inspired art exhibit opens in Madison

A new exhibit at the James Watrous Gallery in Madison features unique map-inspired art.  

Madison firm to market geo-enabled health technology

 A Madison firm is scheduled to release a GPS-enabled asthma inhaler that promises to improve understanding of disease triggers.

Iowa Geographic Information Council hosts 2011 conference

Over 150 geospatial professionals gathered in Dubuque, Iowa, last week for the Tenth Biennial Iowa Geographic Information Council conference.

2011 UW-Madison geospatial summit

Faculty, staff, and students at UW-Madison are coming together on April 28th to discuss state-of-the-art geospatial projects happening on campus.

Wisconsin historic aerial photographs now available online

The Wisconsin Historic Aerial Image Finder was officially rolled out at the Wisconsin Land Information Association conference in Madison last week.

NSGIC conference provides outreach opportunity for WIGICC

Wisconsin representatives learn more about other statewide GIS coordination councils and get feedback about WIGICC’s path to permanency.

WIGICC report recommends council permanency

The recently finalized report documents the progress, actions, and accomplishments of WIGICC since its inception in September 2008, and identifies recommendations for ongoing activities and for permanent establishment of the Council.