From the monthly archives: March 2009

Dataset of the Day: National and International Adoptions

On March 9, 2009 By emily sciarillo

All the talk on assisted reproductive technology that has be generated around the octuplets born recently in California (stay tuned for our blog on this topic) has made me think of one of the other options people have for starting a family. Adoption. Parents who want to take this route, have two options. [...]

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Dataset of the Day: Geothermal Electricity Production

On March 6, 2009 By Andrew Turner

In one of the recent blogs posted on the Wired News website, I came across an interesting blog by Alexis Madrigal that discussed geothermal electricity production around the world and some of the big green-tech projects that are current or planned for the future.  On the blog there is a pie chart that breaks [...]

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An Emerging Open Data Economy? Coming Full Circle in a Decade

On March 4, 2009 By Sean Gorman

Reading the blog posts and Twitter streams on Transparency Camp over the weekend, got me thinking about how the open data landscape has changed over the last decade plus. When I first started doing GIS work it was the mid-nineties and the Internet was a new thing. Everyone was racing to get [...]

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Dataset of the Day: Mega Millions!!!!

On March 3, 2009 By admin

As I was driving into work today and listening to the radio I heard some interesting news. The Mega Millions drawing for tonight is up to a value of $212 million. Wow! With a ticket only costing $1 I have decided to go out and buy one. Will I end up winning? Ha, fat [...]

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Dataset of the Day: Sledding!!!!

On March 2, 2009 By emily sciarillo

Anyone from the DC Metro Area can tell you that we usually get our best snows during the end of February or in March. You know, right when you are starting to think spring is on its way! This year is no different! Today’s little snowstorm should be a real treat for all the kids [...]

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