UW-Madison has an unparalleled collection of historic aerial photographs including a very rare and nearly-complete collection of the oldest aerial photos of the state, acquired by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) from 1937-1941. A new project at UW-Madison will digitally scan and archive the entire collection, and make the photographs available to the general public via a web portal.
Longtime UW-Madison remote sensing scientist Jonathon Chipman recently accepted a position at Dartmouth University.
Dr. Mark Harrower, Assistant Professor of Geography/Cartography at UW-Madison, was recently awarded the Chancellor’s Distinguished Teaching Award.
A new online mapping application developed by the UW-Madison Applied Population Lab is a great tool for interactively visualizing and downloading TIGER and U.S. Census Bureau population data for Wisconsin.
On October 11th over three hundred visitors representing more than 50 campus units and 25 outside companies, agencies, and nonprofits made their way through the halls of Science Hall on the UW-Madison campus.
Dr. Tom Lillesand, a Madison native and internationally renowed professor, reflects back on his UW career.
The UW-Madison Department of Geography and the Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies are hosting an open house to showcase the stately structure at the corner of Park Street and Observatory Drive in Madison, and the …
A summer job grew into a lifelong career for the retiring UW-Madison professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering. Watching students learn and grow was his greatest reward for the past 27 years.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison will honor Drs. Thomas Lillesand, Frank Scarpace and Alan Vonderohe for their nearly 90 years of combined service.
The longtime civil engineering professor is retiring after over 30 years of service. How have photogrammetry, remote sensing, and the UW changed over his career?
