Posted on August 31, 2018
The summer is winding down and it is hard for me to believe I’ve already reached the halfway point of my term as WLIA president. It was a busy few months. I’d like to take this opportunity to… Read More
Category: News Tags: Fall Regional Meeting, NG911, president's message, statewide initiatives
Posted on August 16, 2018
The WLIA Board recently went on record supporting DPI’s efforts to create the first-ever accurate statewide school district boundary map layer and encouraged DPI to establish a regular collection cycle of county school district data to keep that… Read More
Category: News Tags: president's message, school districts, statewide initiatives
Posted on May 12, 2015
Submitted by: Jason R. Houle, PLS & Rock County Surveyor Date: May 5, 2015 Recently, I served on a committee comprised of members of the Wisconsin County Surveyors Association, (WCSA), to define Survey Grade, (SG), coordinates as they… Read More
Category: News Tags: parcel mapping, Parcels, PLSS, statewide initiatives, Surveyors
Posted on January 29, 2015
The Wisconsin Geospatial Strategy Working Group recently published the first public draft of A Geospatial Vision for Wisconsin(pdf). This document is a high-level summary of important statewide applications of geospatial data and near-term needs in Wisconsin, as determined… Read More
Category: News Tags: statewide initiatives, Strategic Plan, WLIP
Posted on January 29, 2015
The State Cartographer’s Office is hard at work on the Version 1 Statewide Parcel Map Project. They recently posted a project update (http://www.sco.wisc.edu/wisconsin-geospatial-news/version-1-statewide-parcel-map-project-update.html). As of January 23rd here’s what we know. 69 counties submitted data with the other 3 anticipated… Read More
Category: News Tags: annual conference, Parcels, statewide initiatives
Posted on April 4, 2014
A joint event with the Wisconsin Register of Deeds Association (WRDA) could not come at a better time. Significant changes to the Wisconsin Land Information Program and recent announcements of new projects (Statewide Parcel Map Initiative and DOA Repository/Geoportal Project) have… Read More
Category: News Tags: meetings, Parcels, spring regional, statewide initiatives
Posted on April 2, 2014
DOA memo re-posted with permission. Links added by editor. April 2, 2014 Dear Land Information Officers, I am glad to be writing you today with announcements on the progress at the Department of Administration on the Statewide Parcel… Read More
Category: News Tags: DOA Memo, Parcels, statewide initiatives
Posted on January 7, 2014
A day-long geospatial strategy summit has been planned for January 14, 2014, in Madison. The summit is being organized by the Wisconsin Land Information Association (WLIA), the Wisconsin Geographic Information Coordination Council (WIGICC) and the Land Information Officers… Read More
Category: News Tags: 2014, Act 20, statewide initiatives, strategy summit
Posted on June 27, 2013
After 25 years Wisconsin has one of the best Land Information Programs in the nation, yielding economic benefits and providing citizens better services. But, for all our efforts we essentially have 72 county systems. To realize the full… Read More
Category: News Tags: Parcels, statewide initiatives
Founded in 1987, WLIA is a grassroots organization representing a collection of concerned professionals working to develop, maintain, and apply a network of statewide land information systems.
We are united by an interest in land records modernization, GIS, and related technologies, and by the need for government policies and programs that support their efficient and effective application.