New Bill Proposes Changes to WLIP Funding

Assembly Bill 915 would increase Wisconsin Land Information Program grants to counties.

Wisconsin Land Information Program 2023 Report Published

The Department of Administration has published the 2023 Wisconsin Land Information Program Report.

New Land Information Council Members Appointed

Several new members have been appointed to the Wisconsin Land Information Council by the Secretary of the Department of Administration.

Forest County Seeks Land Surveying Services

The Forest County Land Information Department is seeking proposals from surveyors or surveying firms for surveying services.

Wisconsin to achieve statewide publicly available LiDAR coverage in 2023

By this fall, all 72 Wisconsin counties will have QL1 or QL2 LiDAR obtained through the US Geological Survey’s 3DEP LiDAR program.

Al Miller leaves behind a legacy of service

Our community recently lost another land information pioneer, Mr. Allen H. Miller.  Al passed away on November 11th at Agrace HospiceCare in the Madison area.

New WLIC Members Selected

The Wisconsin Land Information Program at the Department of Administration has announced the appointment of new Wisconsin Land Information Council members.

A Concept for a State Geospatial Data Portal

The State Cartographer’s Office drafted a position paper presenting a concept for a state geospatial data portal that goes beyond immediate needs and attempts to address some of the critical issues related to user requirements for geospatial data access in Wisconsin. This paper tries to consider how the state of Wisconsin should invest in geospatial infrastructure for the future, in order to maximize the return on the investment made over the last three decades through the Land Information Program.

The WIREdata case and its implications for Wisconsin geospatial data

On June 25, 2008, the Wisconsin Supreme Court issued an opinion in WIREdata Inc. v. Village of Sussex (2008 WI 69), after nearly seven years of litigation between WIREdata, Inc. and the villages of Sussex and Thiensville, and the city of Port Washington. The litigation touches on Wisconsin state public records law and its application to electronic databases. This publication summarizes the WIREdata case, and highlights the potential impact of the decision on access to geospatial data maintained by government agencies.

2009 Wisconsin GIS Inventory Report

This report provides a structured view of county-based GIS capacity in Wisconsin through an inventory of GIS data assets, technical capacity, and management practices. The report is based on self-reported statistics for 2008-2009 using the Wisconsin GIS Inventory tool with answers provided by representatives of Land Information Offices (LIOs) in each county.