Wisconsin School Safety
Mapping Requirements

Wisconsin Statute §118.07 requires every school board and private-school governing body to submit its most recent blueprints or interactive critical mapping data for each school building to each local law enforcement agency with jurisdiction and to the Wisconsin DOJ Office of School Safety. The submission is required upon creation of the mapping data and at each review of the school safety plan. The mandate originated in 2017 Act 143 and was refined by 2021 Act 109 and 2023 Act 199.

Wisconsin's §118.07 lets schools satisfy the requirement with either their most recent blueprints or interactive critical mapping data. Interactive mapping data is site-specific, field-verified documentation compatible with public-safety platforms — labeling building numbers, floors, suite designations, room numbers, and other relevant location information, without requiring responders to purchase software. It is more current and usable than static blueprints. 3D laser scanning is the field-verified capture this interactive mapping data is built from.

Under Wis. Stat. §165.88(3m), created by 2021 Act 109, Wisconsin appropriates $2 million biennially for a critical-incident mapping grant. Schools and districts can receive up to $5,000 per building, capped at $200,000 per district, administered by the DOJ Office of School Safety. This state grant can cover professional 3D scanning. Federal STOP School Violence and COPS grants fund training and prevention but do not cover physical mapping — the state grant is the primary funding mechanism.

Yes. Wis. Stat. §118.07 explicitly applies to private-school governing bodies as well as public school boards. Private, parochial, and other nonpublic schools in Wisconsin must submit their most recent blueprints or interactive critical mapping data to local law enforcement and the DOJ Office of School Safety, the same as public schools.

Under §118.07, schools must submit their mapping data upon creation and again at each review of the school safety plan. This keeps the documentation current for first responders as buildings change. Because renovations, additions, and reconfigurations happen over time, many Wisconsin schools schedule updated documentation to coincide with their safety-plan reviews so their submissions always reflect the current building.

Professional 3D laser scanning for school safety documentation costs $0.20-$0.70 per square foot, with a $1,000 minimum project. For a standard 50,000 sqft Wisconsin school building, expect approximately $10,000-$20,000 depending on detail level. Matterport virtual tours for schools start at $1,500 per building. Wisconsin's Act 109 mapping grant provides up to $5,000 per building toward these costs. Pricing varies by location and project scope, and volume discounts apply for district-wide programs.

Wisconsin's school mapping submission requirement is established under its school safety plan statute, Wis. Stat. §118.07 — not under an Alyssa's Law panic-alert statute. Alyssa's Law refers to legislation requiring silent panic-alert systems that summon law enforcement; you can read more on our Alyssa's Law guide at /schools/alyssas-law/. Wisconsin's §118.07 addresses a different need: the building documentation first responders use to navigate a school during an emergency.

Section 118.07 accepts interactive critical mapping data that is site-specific, compatible with public-safety platforms, and labeled with building numbers, floors, suite designations, and room numbers. 3D laser scanning with equipment like the Trimble X12 (±2mm at 20 meters) physically captures every room, door, and access point — this IS the field verification. The resulting point-cloud scan data (E57, RCP, LAS, LAZ), PDF measurement reports, and 360° panoramas import into the CAD, GIS, and 911 platforms agencies use to build the interactive maps §118.07 calls for, with no software purchase required of responders.

Yes. A single site visit can produce both safety documentation (3D laser scan data for first responders and the Office of School Safety) and marketing assets (a Matterport virtual tour for enrollment). The laser scan captures point-cloud data for emergency agencies, while the Matterport tour goes on the school website for prospective families. Two deliverables from one visit maximizes the value of Wisconsin's per-building mapping grant.

Yes. THE FUTURE 3D provides professional 3D laser scanning services nationwide, including Wisconsin. We are an NYC DOE Approved Vendor (#THE770638) with 5+ years serving schools, having documented 20+ New York City DOE campuses, and we are a registered Miami-Dade vendor. Our equipment — the Trimble X12 (±2mm at 20 meters), NavVis VLX3 (mobile scanning for rapid campus coverage), and Matterport Pro3 (virtual tours) — produces documentation meeting the technical specifications in Wis. Stat. §118.07. We typically respond to inquiries within 1 hour and coordinate with school district safety officers and local law enforcement.