​Data, Mapping & Survey Resources

Data Resources

• American Fact Finder

Tool for accessing and mapping the American Community Survey, Decennial Census, and other U.S. Census data.

 

• GetFacts - The Applied Population Laboratory

Contains thousands of demographic and economic variables at the state, county and local government level for Wisconsin.

 

• Wisconsin Demographic Services

Contains population and housing estimates and projections for all Wisconsin towns, villages, cities and counties.

 

Mapping Resources

• Citizen's Guide to Future Land Use Mapping

Center for Land Use Education.

 

• Wisconsin State Cartographer's Office

Links to maps, online tools, learning resources, geospatial news and jobs.

 

• WiscLINC

The Wisconsin Land Information Clearinghouse (WiscLINC) provides a portal to Wisconsin’s land information web sites, geospatial data, viewable map services, and more.

 

•  Wisconsin Towns Association GIS Links

  GIS links to federal, state and local systems.

  Wisconsin Local Government Web Mapping Sites

Provides links to county and municipal government web mapping sites and tracks sites in development.

 

• Wisconsin DNR Maps

Links to aerial photographs, maps and interactive mapping tools from the Wisconsin DNR with a focus on natural resources.

 

GIS Training

• UW-Stevens Point GIS Center

The UWSP GIS Center provides online and in-person GIS training for both traditional and non-traditional learners.

 

• UW-Madison Land Information and Computer Graphics Facility (LICGF)

LICGF publishes a series of Land Information Bulletins, Technical Papers and other publications related to the use of geographic and land information systems for planning.  Links to GIS training courses and data are also provided.

Survey Resources

• University of Wisconsin Survey Center

• UW-River Falls Survey Research Center
  
  
• UW-Milwaukee Center for Urban Initiatives & Research