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Data-driven maps take cartography a step forward

It’s time to acknowledge the advantages of GIS-based data-driven mapmaking.

New poster shows dramatic changes to UW–Madison since the 1930s

A new poster produced by the SCO uses historic aerial photography to show how the UW–Madison campus has changed over time (cost $10 – makes a great gift).

SCO releases Pronounce Wisconsin, an online pronouncing gazetteer of Wisconsin

Learn how to pronounce Weyauwega, Winneboujou, Nanaweyah Ominihekan, and hundreds of other Wisconsin place names.

SCO annual report now available for 2011-12

Check out our accomplishments for our last fiscal year (July 2011 to June 2012), and our plans for the upcoming year.

New export option in SCO Finder applications

GPX format now available in ControlFinder and PLSSFinder.

New ArcGIS online tutorial available from SCO

Discover new ways to create and share web-based maps.

SCO print publications now contain QR codes

You’ve probably seen these two-dimensional barcodes in magazine ads, newspapers, signs, even on T-shirts, but what are they, and how do they work?

Updated version of Google Fusion Tables tutorial now available

We’ve updated and expanded our “Quick and Easy Web Maps with Google Fusion Tables” to incorporate some new features and methods.

UW collaborators to be honored for online air photo archive

Please join us for a ceremony honoring The Changing Landscapes of Wisconsin, A Digital Archive of Historic Aerial Photographs, a UW-sponsored project picked for the Governor’s Award for Archival Innovation.

SCO annual report now available

Check out our accomplishments for our last fiscal year (July 2010 to June 2011), and our plans for the upcoming year.