Congratulations to the winners of the 2025-26 Annual Map/Plat Contest! All WSLS members were invited to submit maps and plats to the WSLS Map/Plat Competition. Maps were judged on:

1. Content
2. Data relevance
3. Accuracy of scale
4. Layout innovation
5. Interpretability
6. Applicability
7. Neatness in presentation
8. Adherence to the minimum standards for surveys in Wisconsin or other standards including NSPS Model Standards, and ALTA Standards.

2025-26 Plat/Map Winners:

Category: 1. Subdivision Plat

1. Steven Bieda
2. Michael Ratzburg
3. Andrew Cleveland

Category: 1a. Certified Survey Map

1. Jeanette Harley
2. Troy Hewitt
3. Jacob Stephenson

Category: 2. Boundary / Cadastral Maps

1. Scott Hewitt
2. Jacob Stephenson
3. Bryan Pfeffer

Category: 3. Topographic Map

1. Scott Hewitt
2. Troy Hewitt
3. Steven Bieda

Category: 4. ALTA/NSPS Survey

1. Scott Hewitt
2. Jill Tackmier
3. Andrew Cleveland

Category: 5. Miscellaneous Map

1. Steven Bieda
2. Scott Hewitt
3. Andrew Cleveland

Category: 5a. USPLSS Monument Records

1. Dale Hewitt
2. Tiffany Heisel
3. Dale Raisleger

Category: 5b. Transportation Project Plats

1. Kolby Schertz
2. David Yurk
3. Jill Tackmier

Category: 5c. Condominium Plat

1. Andrew Cleveland
2. Scott Hewitt
3. Steven Bieda