Congratulations to 2014 WLIA Award Winners

Belated congratulations are due to the winners of our map and presentation contests at our Annual Conference.  Many thanks to everyone who participated!  Browse the award-winning maps from 2014.

Best Presentation

Dr. Ian Muehlenhaus, UW-LaCrosse: “Map Design for Maximum Impact”

Map Contest

President’s Choice

Christine Koeller, UW-Stevens Point: “Lake Wausau Bathymetry”

People’s Choice

Joe Martell, UW-Stevens Point: “Menominee Clan Story”

Best Student Map

Joe Martell, UW-Stevens Point: “Menominee Clan Story”

Base Map

First Place – Map Guptail, North Central RPC: “Wisconsin River Headwaters Reservoir System – Wisconsin Valley Improvement Company”
Second Place – Adam Pfefferle, East Central RPC: “Wisconsin Ledge AVA (Exhibit 10)”

Small Format Map

First Place – Andy Hess, Calumet County: “Adventure Calumet” (30 MB)
Second Place – Map Guptail, North Central RPC: “Map 4 – STH 64 – Pine Ridge Avenue Access Safety Study – Environmental Issues”

Thematic Map

First Place – Joe Martell, UW-Stevens Point: “Menominee Clan Story”
Second Place – Christine Koeller, UW-Stevens Point: “Lake Wausau Bathymetry”

Map Poster

First Place – Dan Seidensticker, Madison Area Transportation Planning Board: “Analysis and Visualization of NPMRDS and HERE Traffic Data”
Second Place – Heath Anderson, City of Appleton: “Knowing Appleton…”

Black and White Map

First Place – Tyler DeBruin, East Central RPC: “City of Kaukauna Wisconsin – National Register of Historic Places”
Second Place – Matt Guptail, North Central RPC: “Map 3 – Potential Projects – Village of Rothschild”

Map Books and Atlases

First Place -Rebecca Nordine, Vilas County: “Boulder Junction Address Atlas”
Second Place – Carrie Morrell, Clark County: “Clark County General Plat and Highway Directory” (35 MB)

Interactive Web-Based Mapping Site (“Kitchen Sink” category – sites that do it all)

First Place – Tim Hennig, Village of Bellevue: “Village of Bellevue Interactive Mapping System”
Second Place – Andy Erdman, Jefferson County: “Jefferson County Wisconsin Public GIS Viewer”

Interactive Web-Based Mapping Site (“Map App” category – sites focused on a single problem or application)

First Place – Jim Beaudoin, UW-Madison Applied Population Lab: “Net Migration Rates for US Counties: 1950-2010”
Second Place – Jeremy DuChateau, Brown County: “Packers Heritage Trail”