SCO 2023-24 Annual Report Now Available

See what we’ve been up to over the last year!

The SCO Turns Fifty!

The driving force behind the creation of the SCO was Professor Arthur H. Robinson, a faculty member in the Department of Geography.

State Cartographer’s Office Completes New Strategic Framework

The new Framework is a chart to guide our path forward, by helping ensure that activities align to our strategic priorities.

SCO Strategic Framework 2024

This 2024 Strategic Framework was developed by the staff of the State Cartographer’s Office from 2023-24. It is used as a guide to help ensure that activities of the office align to identified strategic priorities.

SCO Students Present Their Research about the Lake Superior National Estuarine Research Reserve

Four current and former students at the State Cartographer’s Office presented their research at the 14th Annual St. Louis River Summit in Superior, Wisconsin, this week.

SCO Annual Report Published for 2022-23

Our 2022-2023 Annual Report has been published and is available on our publications page.

Research Team from Wisconsin and Minnesota to Create Habitat Map of St. Louis River Estuary

A team of researchers from Wisconsin and Minnesota has been awarded a NOAA grant to complete a habitat map of the St. Louis River estuary.

David Vogel to serve as liaison to surveying and geodetic communities

With Brenda Hemstead’s retirement, David Vogel will become the SCO’s liaison to Wisconsin’s surveying and geodetic communities.

Bye-Bye Brenda: Hemstead to retire April Tenth

Brenda Hemstead, who has worked at the SCO since 1979, is retiring on April tenth.

Brenda Hemstead celebrates 40 years at the State Cartographer’s Office

Brenda Hemstead’s first day at the SCO was July 16, 1979.