WLIA 2025 Annual Conference Appleton: Full Schedule

11:00am CST

Streamlining Hydrography: A GIS Methodology for Converting a Large-scale Dataset for the Official Wisconsin State Highway Map

Friday February 28, 2025 11:00am - 11:30am CST

Bond/Crown

Join us for our presentation on breaking down a 24k dataset to a 800k dataset for the 2025 Wisconsin DOT Highway Map! Students and Staff from the State Cartographer's Office present new methods for rule-based selection and generalization of 24k Hydro Waterbodies and Flowlines layers. We developed a predominantly automated process to reduce data complexity and enhance map readability through ArcGIS Pro tools. In collaboration with DOT Cartographic Specialist, Katie Ginther, we created hydro layers for the 2025 highway map that serve as a foundation for future projects.

Speakers

Jean Traudt

GIS Intern, Wisconsin State Cartographer's Office

Undergraduate student at UW-Madison majoring in Cartography/GIS and Conservation Biology

Howard Veregin

State Cartographer, Wisconsin State Cartographer's Office

Forty years of experience in digital cartography and GIS (Geographic Information Systems). PhD in Geography from UC Santa Barbara. Nearly 10 years of experience as a university professor, with teaching and research interests in cartography and GIS. Nearly 10 years of experience directing... Read More →

Ray Weigand

GIS Intern, Wisconsin State Cartographer's Office

Undergraduate student at Augustana College majoring in Geography and Finance with a GIS Minor

Jack DiPaolo

Graduate Student, Wisconsin State Cartographer's Office

Graduate student at UW-Madison in Cartography and GIS

Friday February 28, 2025 11:00am - 11:30am CST
Bond/Crown

Hydro, Beginner