Tagged As: USGS

USGS historic map scanning project has strong Wisconsin ties

Project Manager Greg Allord highlights some interesting Wisconsin connections to a major USGS initiative.

Thousands of historic topographic maps now available from USGS

Over 2,800 historic maps of Wisconsin available in GeoPDF format for free.

The National Map Users Conference: The Question, What is a Map? Is More Relevant than Ever

Frederick Reuss, renowned author of several books, was a plenary speaker at the recent National Map Users Conference in Golden, Colorado.

USGS hosts inaugural National Map Users Conference

The U.S. Geological Survey put on an impressive show for 400+ attendees at their conference designed to connect with users of The National Map.

New USGS topographic maps now available for Wisconsin

In response to the need for updated topographic maps, the U.S. Geological Survey has developed a national map series called the US Topo.

3-D Wisconsin map now available

Check out a cool new map recently published by the Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey.

WIGICC speaks out on USGS budget cuts

Cuts proposed would eliminate USGS Partnership funds used to leverage local and state efforts to acquire new geospatial data.  Wisconsin has benefited significantly from USGS partnership funds in the past.

New topo maps in the works for Wisconsin

The U.S. Geological Survey will release the next generation of digital topographic maps for Wisconsin in the summer of 2010 as part of their new “US Topo” product line.

Wisconsin hosts regional meeting on elevation data improvement

The Great Lakes Forum brings together federal, state, local, and private-sector representatives to discuss the federal program to improve elevation data throughout the region.

Feds announce free Landsat for all

The U.S. Geological Survey is set to make their entire Landsat satellite imagery archive available for free by February 2009.