Workshop “New Reference Frames, Datums, Measurement Units and Map Projection & Design”
February 10, 2020
Are you ready to meet the challenges of the new horizontal and vertical datums in 2022?
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WSRS2022 and NGS reach compromise on plans for Wisconsin Coordinate Systems
January 31, 2020
A compromise has been reached with the National Geodetic Survey regarding plans for the Wisconsin’s multi-layer State Plane Coordinate System.
National Geodetic Survey responds to WSRS2022 request for exceptions
October 23, 2019
The National Geodetic Survey has responded to WSRS2022’s August letter requesting exceptions to accommodate WISCRS.
US Survey Foot to be deprecated on December 31, 2022
October 18, 2019
A recent Federal Register Notice announces the deprecation of the US Survey Foot by the National Institute of Standards and Technology and the National Geodetic Survey.
WSRS2022 submits letter to NGS requesting policy exceptions
August 16, 2019
The Wisconsin Spatial Reference System 2022 Task Force has submitted a letter to the National Geodetic Survey requesting exceptions to NGS’s policy regarding the modernization of the State Plane Coordinate System.
Two new PLSS corner numbering documents published by SCO
July 24, 2019
The SCO has recently published two documents detailing the implementation of a PLSS corner numbering system for the state.
US Survey Foot to be phased out in 2022
July 15, 2019
The National Geodetic Survey plans to phase out the US Survey Foot by 2022.
Public Land Survey System Work Group Receives Community-University Partnership Award
July 11, 2019
The Public Land Survey System Work Group was recently acknowledged by UW-Madison for outstanding community-engaged collaboration in embodiment of the Wisconsin Idea.
New publication: Proposed statewide PLSS corner numbering system
June 10, 2019
A new publication offers a proposal for implementing the Romportl System to number corners in the statewide Public Land Survey System (PLSS) database.
2019 PLSS Forum presentations and final report now available
May 20, 2019
Presentation slides and a final report are now available for the 2019 Public Land Survey System Forum held in Darlington on April 18, 2019.