2018 WLIA Map Contest Winners

Fifty map entries were submitted and judged in the annual WLIA Map & Poster Contest. These maps were displayed for hundreds for GIS professionals to see at the 2018 WLIA Annual Conference in Elkhart Lake. Of these, fifteen were submitted by students, making for an exciting showing by both new and familiar faces for the Association. Much thanks to all the participants, judges, and volunteers who made this year’s contest a success!

Special Awards

Peoples’ Choice: 3D Map of Lake Waubesa, Wisconsin, Jim Lacy
President’s Choice: Ecological Atlas of the Bering, Chukchi, and Beaufort Seas, Daniel Huffman, somethingaboutmaps
Best Student Map: Cabin in the Woods: An Analysis of Tourism and Second-Home Ownership in Wisconsin’s Northwoods, Andrew Moen, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
Best Public Sector Map: Pierce County Highway Map, Kevin Etherton, Pierce County
Best Private Sector Map: Catholic Diocese of Madison, Wisconsin, Colter Sikora, Colterrific Maps!

Check out the award winning maps below! Click on each map to view it in greater detail.

Base / Reference Map

First Place: Pierce County Highway Map, Kevin Etherton, Pierce County
Runner-Up: Catholic Diocese of Madison, Wisconsin, Colter Sikora, Colterrific Maps!

Thematic Map

First Place: Interstate 41 Crashes, Mike Zuege, East Central Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission
Runner-Up: Path of Destruction Tornado Tracks 1950 – 2015, Grant Haynes, Western Michigan University

Map Poster

First Place: Oshkosh – Public Boating Facility Map, Adam Dorn, City of Oshkosh
Runner-Up: U.S. National Kubb Championship, Rachel Roth, University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire

Black & White

First Place: Round Islands & Îles Rondes of the United States and Canada, Daniel Huffman, somethingaboutmaps
Runner-Up: Soils, Andy Faust, North Central Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission

Brochure / Small Format

First Place: Outdoor Recreation Langlade County, Andy Faust, North Central Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission
Runner-Up: Watersheds of Africa, Dave Huwe, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Map Books & Atlases

First Place: Ecological Atlas of the Bering, Chukchi, and Beaufort Seas, Daniel Huffman, somethingaboutmaps

Most Unique

First Place: 3D Map of Lake Waubesa, Wisconsin, Jim Lacy
Runner-Up: A 6-Year Old Mental Map Deconstructed, Anna & Christine Koeller, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point

Interactive – ESRI Templates & Tools

First Place: East Central Wisconsin Regional Crash Analysis Application, Mike Zuege, East Central Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission
Runner-Up:  Cabin in the Woods: An Analysis of Tourism and Second-Home Ownership in Wisconsin’s Northwoods, Andrew Moen, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire

Interactive – Custom Tools

First Place: Door County Web Map, Tom Haight, Door County