NGS delays implementation of reference system modernization plans
June 23, 2020
The National Geodetic Survey has announced that it is delaying implementation of the modernized National Spatial Reference System.
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David Vogel to serve as liaison to surveying and geodetic communities
April 15, 2020
With Brenda Hemstead’s retirement, David Vogel will become the SCO’s liaison to Wisconsin’s surveying and geodetic communities.
WSRS2022 Task Force looking for additional volunteers
March 25, 2020
The Wisconsin Spatial Reference System 2022 Task Force (or WSRS2022) is looking for volunteers to fill vacancies on two of its focus groups. Read on if you would like to volunteer or have a recommendation …
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?
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.