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Reflections on WhereCampDC

June 14th, 2011 · No Comments · Geographic, OpenSource, Washington

The extent to which Washington, DC has become a hub for emerging location aware technologies was underscored last weekend (10 – 11 June) with the occurrence of WhereCampDC.  The two-day event kicked off on Friday night with a series of lightning talks (20 slides in 5 minutes) that served to highlight both applications of geospatial [...]

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The Vanishing Flora of Washington and Vicinity

July 7th, 2009 · No Comments · Geographic, geology, horticulture, mapping, Washington

Just released by the City of Alexandria (VA) Department of Recreation, Parks and Cultural Activities’ Horticulture and Natural Resources Section is this survey (.pdf) of the native plants of Alexandria. The survey was conducted from 2002 to 2007 and yielded a total of 810 native species (including infra-specific taxa and hybrids) representing 374 genera and [...]

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Items of Geospatial Interest in the Washington Post

April 15th, 2008 · No Comments · Geographic, Placenames, Washington

A couple recent articles in the Washington Post having to do with things geospatial. Rob Pegoraro describes his experience using the neighborhood boundaries in Yahoo! Maps live. Just goes to show that not only are those boundaries are loosely defined, but when those who approximate the location of those boundaries have no local knowledge, there [...]

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Climate change and Washington, DC cherry blossoms

March 12th, 2008 · No Comments · climate/weather, horticulture, Washington

In the past week or so, I’ve noticed that a few ornamental cherry trees in the Washington DC area have been coaxed into blooming by the relatively mild winter and the recent spate of 50+ degree days. Even by Washington standards, it’s early for cherries, so naturally I’m wondering how much of this early bloom [...]

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Special places in Washington

February 25th, 2008 · No Comments · Geographic, Washington

In a city with any number of scenic vantage points, there are a few that stand out head and shoulders above others. One is the Washington National Cathedral. The views from the Cathedral afford a spectacular view of the downtown and monumental core of the city, notable landmarks, and built-up areas of around town, such [...]

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