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Spring Regional Bowling Event
Spring Regional Bowling Event

Reminder, we have a competition to plan and games to win! Thursday, May 18th there will be a throw down between WLIA and WRPLA! Duckpin bowling is the game and Reboot Social is the place! Please join us Thursday night at Reboot Social for our Networking event at the Spring Regional Meeting. ... Continue Reading

Postedby Kimberly Christman
Date posted04/28/2023


Spring Regional Spotlight: Next Level GIS - Making Z-axis 911 Location Technology Meaningful
Spring Regional Spotlight: Next Level GIS - Making Z-axis 911 Location Technology Meaningful

Every second counts... Continue Reading

Postedby Kimberly Christman
Date posted04/26/2023


Spring Regional Spotlight: Legislative Update
Spring Regional Spotlight: Legislative Update

Learn what the hot topics are in Madison right now! Continue Reading

Postedby Kimberly Christman
Date posted04/24/2023


Spring Regional Spotlight: Special Interest Groups
Spring Regional Spotlight: Special Interest Groups

NG911, WRPLA and DEI Special Interest Groups to meet at the Spring Regional. Continue Reading

Postedby Jennifer Borlick
Date posted04/24/2023


Spring Regional Spotlight: Whose School District Boundary Data is "Correct?"
Spring Regional Spotlight: Whose School District Boundary Data is "Correct?"

How the seemingly simple question of “What are the correct boundaries for ____ school district?” hasn’t had a straightforward nor definitive answer over the years. Continue Reading

Postedby Shelley Witte
Date posted04/19/2023


Spring Regional Spotlight: Using Historical Land Records to Understand the Cutover Period
Spring Regional Spotlight: Using Historical Land Records to Understand the Cutover Period

A look at a key moment in Wisconsin's landscape Continue Reading

Postedby Kimberly Christman
Date posted04/17/2023


Spring Regional Spotlight: "Shiny" things!
Spring Regional Spotlight: "Shiny" things!

A creative approach using cutting edge technology Continue Reading

Postedby Kim Meinert
Date posted04/12/2023


Look for changes on the website
Look for changes on the website

Watch for Changes in the Navigation of the website! Continue Reading

Postedby Jennifer Borlick
Date posted04/11/2023


Accepting Applications for the Damon Anderson Memorial Scholarship
Accepting Applications for the Damon Anderson Memorial Scholarship

Do you know a student in Geography, GIS, or a related field? Please encourage them to apply for the Damon Anderson Memorial Scholarship. Continue Reading

Postedby Zach Nienow
Date posted04/4/2023


It's Time for a Road Trip, and I Call Shotgun!
It's Time for a Road Trip, and I Call Shotgun!

Come on a road trip to see what Wisconsin’s official state highway map can teach us about road safety, highway expansion, attracting visitors, Wisconsin Governors, travel, and more in Christine Koeller’s presentation at the WLIA Spring Regional on Friday, May 19th. First printed in... Continue Reading

Postedby Kimberly Christman
Date posted03/31/2023


Board of Directors appoints 2023-2024 Committee Chairs and Vice-Chairs
Board of Directors appoints 2023-2024 Committee Chairs and Vice-Chairs

The 2023-2024 WLIA Board of Directors met March 15th-17th to appoint Chairs and Vice-Chairs to the WLIA Committees and begin the work on the activities for 2023-2024. Continue Reading

Postedby Jennifer Borlick
Date posted03/29/2023


Spring Regional Spotlight: A Boundary Survey Becomes a Land Survey
Spring Regional Spotlight: A Boundary Survey Becomes a Land Survey

Imagine, if you will, a “parcel” of land with 20 separate legal descriptions. Throw in some gaps, overlaps, encroachments, vanishing streams, ponds, floodways, possibly the kitchen sink... Now add an exterior line defined by a long-abandoned rail corridor having no track remaining... Continue Reading

Postedby Kimberly Christman
Date posted03/29/2023