1 Welcome to WLIA: An Introduction to the Association Al Miller Emeritus Professor, UW Madison D. David Moyer Acting State Advisor Land Information and.

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Welcome to WLIA:Welcome to WLIA:An Introduction to the AssociationAn Introduction to the Association

Al MillerEmeritus Professor, UW Madison

D. David MoyerActing State Advisor

Land Information and Geodetic Systems

National Geodetic Survey

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OutlineOutline

• GIS in Wisconsin• The Cost of Land Records• Wisconsin Land Information Association• Act 31/Act 339-WI Land Information Program• WLIA Goals• WLIA Organization• WLIA Accomplishments • Getting Involved

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Who Are You?Who Are You?

What is your job?What brought you to WLIA?How are you involved and/or how do you

WANT to be involved with WLIA?Please fill out the attendance sheet

– Especially important is Committee or Task Force activity in which you have an interest

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BackgroundBackground

150 years of building & maintaining land records

Strong involvement by citizens politically– Requires extra time to reach agreement– Helps build strong support, once agreement is

reached

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Private Land Ownership in Private Land Ownership in WisconsinWisconsin

Began in 1850sPLSS surveys were well underway,

completed in much of southern portion of State

Government Land Office (GLO) began to issues patents (original title) to individuals

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1848 to 1950’s1848 to 1950’s

1848 – Wisconsin became a state– State became responsible for collection and

management of land records in the state– Land record patents began

1836- 1865 PLSS process 1848 to 1950’s - Land record system remained

virtually unchanged for the next 100 years

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Technology Introduced in Wisconsin Technology Introduced in Wisconsin – The 1960’s– The 1960’s

UW-Madison Study of Highway Corridor Location: I-57

Transmission CorridorsCity Planning

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Land Use – Land Records -Land Use – Land Records -The 1970’sThe 1970’s

UW Madison Land Use seminarState Planning Office Study on LIS

Requirements: Barton-Ashman ReportState Cartographers Office establishedThe Cost of Land Records – Larsen et al,

DOA Report

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Cost of Wisconsin Land Cost of Wisconsin Land Records - 1976Records - 1976

Local Government $ 41.0 million

(County, City, Village, Town)

Federal Government $ 15.3 millionState Government $ 11.6 millionUtilities $ 10.7 million

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Land Record Problems Land Record Problems Identified in Larsen Study:Identified in Larsen Study:

Lack of accessibility– Proprietary records limit public access

Not available comprehensivelyCannot be duplicatedCannot be aggregatedCannot be combined’Institutional reluctance to share

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The Land Records Community The Land Records Community – The 1980’s– The 1980’s

Wisconsin Land Records Committee (WLRC) 1985-1987

13 Subcommittees, 103 people Academics, business people, local/state

government information users

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Wisconsin Land Information Program

Land Information BoardOffice

Grants-in-Aid Program(WLIB)

Land Information Producers and Users

Governor/Legislature

CountyUnits(LIO)

LandInformationAssociation

(WLIA)

LRC Recommendation: Establish the WLIP as the means to reach this goal

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What Can you do without Government? – Governor Tony Earl

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WLIA Established 1987WLIA Established 1987

An Independent Voluntary Association (academics, business people, local/state land information users)

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WLIA MembershipWLIA Membership

Towns 0.6% Cities/Villages 9.9 Counties 43.2 RPCs 2.8 State Agencies 6.1 Federal Agencies 1.4 Academics 6.1 Students 2.8 Businesses 25.7

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Wisconsin Land Information Program Wisconsin Land Information Program (WLIP)(WLIP)

1989 – Act 31 passed enabling legislation developed and supported by WLIA enacted.– Act 31 established the Wisconsin Land Information

Program (WLIP) and set up the Wisconsin Land Information Board (WLIB) as the policy board to oversee the land record modernization program

1990 – WLIA found political acceptable funding source, using the recording fee as basis for funding the WLIP (Act 339 passed with bi-partisan support of legislators Joe Wineke and Robert Welch)

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WLIA OrganizationWLIA Organization

Mission Statement/Guiding PrinciplesBoardCommitteesTask Forces

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Guiding PrinciplesGuiding Principles

A Professional Perspective – Advocate the “right thing”

An Open Technical Forum – Support policies and practices that enhance resource sharing, oppose policies that inhibit it

Statewide Foundational Elements – Focus on the foundational elements of the Wisconsin Land Information Program

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Guiding Principles (cont.)Guiding Principles (cont.)

A Land Information Network – Promote the most effective ways to build and maintain a land information network

Equitable Benefits – Promote the sharing of land information resources to foster the development of land information systems at all levels of government

An Independent Voluntary Association – Expand and diversify our membership

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Mission StatementMission Statement

Policy– To actively promote modern land information

development– To provide a unified professional voice on land

information issues– To review and respond to legislative activities

Liaison/Networks- To promote interaction and cooperation among WLIA

members, other professional associations, and public and private sector groups

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Mission Statement (cont.)Mission Statement (cont.)

Technical Research– To establish task forces to resolve land information issues– To provide a forum for examining new ideas and methods– To provide resources for research and evaluation of land

information development, implementation, and maintenance Education/Public Relations

– To develop, and help others develop, a variety of educational programs and materials related to land information and land information systems

– To promote public understanding of WLIA, it members and its activities through a variety of media

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WLIA StructureWLIA Structure

Board Membership- 15 members – president, past-president, and

president elect, plus 12 directors

- Terms – president serves 3 year term, board members elected to 2 year terms (6 each year)

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WLIA Board of DirectorsWLIA Board of Directors

Ken Pablich, GIS Manager, Calumet County - President

Kristen Anderson, Dir of Land Information, Columbia County

Alissa Bails, GIS Division Manager, RA Smith & Assoc.

Bret Davies, GIS/LIO Coordinator, Juneau County Jeff DuMez, LIO Coordinator, Brown County

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WLIA Board of Directors (cont.)WLIA Board of Directors (cont.)

Scott Galetka, GIS Coordinator, Lincoln County Marge Geissler, Register of Deeds, Chippewa

County Fred Halfen, Vice President of Photogrammetry,

Ayres Associates David Hart, Coastal GIS Specialist, UW Sea Grant Jodi Helgeson, Register of Deeds, Adams County

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WLIA Board of Directors (cont.)WLIA Board of Directors (cont.)

Brian McGee, Team Leader, GIS Services, Am Transmission Co.

Cristina Pearson, IS Coordinator, Iowa County Jay Shambeau, Zoning Administrator, Clark County Jerry Sullivan, GIS Data Specialist, WI DOA Chris Vanderheyden, VP of Business Development,

Double Digit Sales Growth A.J. Wortley, Outreach Specialist, State

Cartographer’s Office

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WLIA CommitteesWLIA Committees

Communications – Marge Geissler Legislative – Jay Shambeau Education – Scott Galetka Membership – Cristina Pearson Technical –Jerry Sullivan Nominations – Chair is past president

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Activities of WLIA CommitteesActivities of WLIA Committees

Membership – identifies and encourages new members (e.g., through student scholarships)

Education – help organize annual and regional conference programs and workshops, partner with other associations by providing speakers and exhibits (e.g., flood hazard mapping, GIS and Emergency partnerships, Wisconsin Counties Association, Wisconsin Society of Land Surveyors)

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Committee Activities (cont.)Committee Activities (cont.)

Communications – Web site, conference exhibit display boards, newsletter

Technical – establishes and oversees activities of various WLIA Task Forces

Legislative – provide guidance and support to legislative proposals that are compatible with WLIA mission and goals

Nominations – prepare slates for elections, seek nominations for various awards of WLIA

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WLIA Structure (cont.)WLIA Structure (cont.)

Task Forces– Serve under the general direction of the

Technical Committee

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Current WLIA Task ForcesCurrent WLIA Task Forces

GIS Certification– Chair Mike Koutnik

Wisconsin Coordinate Systems– Chair Ted Koch

Homeland Security– Chair Chris Diller

Information Policy– TBA

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Task Force MissionsTask Force Missions

GIS Certification – Study the issue of GIS certification from the perspective of WLIA members

Wisconsin Coordinate System (WCS) – explore the issues and solutions concerning errors and inconsistencies in data conversions to and from the Wisconsin County Coordinate System

Homeland Security – identify the need and scope of a statewide homeland security geospatial strategy

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WLIA AccomplishmentsWLIA Accomplishments

WLIP– Program funding, foundational elements

statewide, protection of fundingStandards for Land Records Modernization

– 8 Standards developed by WLIA (see web site)– (e.g., Parcel Geo-Locator Standard, 1995)Education

(Conferences, Workshops, Web site)

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WLIA Accomplishments (cont.)WLIA Accomplishments (cont.)

Professional Interaction– Brought diverse group of professionals together– Government officials, private sector companies,

academia

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WLIP Foundational ElementsWLIP Foundational Elements(Original)(Original)

Geographic Reference Frameworks Parcels Wetland mapping Soils mapping Zoning mapping Institutional arrangements Communications, education, and training Public access

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WLIP FundingWLIP Funding

Since 1989, over $110 million in retained fees and grants have supported WLIP activities

Additionally, many counties have supplemented WLIP funds with their own local dollars to accelerate the WLIP program

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Foundational Element Status-Foundational Element Status-Progress on Building BlocksProgress on Building Blocks

Percent completed (as of 2004): Geographic Reference Frameworks:

– HARN 100%– Height Modernization 37%

Parcels 90+% Wetland mapping 71% Soils mapping 100% Zoning mapping 52%

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WLIA Strategic PlanWLIA Strategic Plan

Recently completed by Board of DirectorsIs a plan for future direction of the

AssociationWill be discussed at lunch today

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