Datasets

Science Museum of Virginia

Quetzalco ... WHAT?

Are snakes, spiders and chipmunks the same thing? No! Do they live in the same places at the same time? Yes!

Science Museum of Virginia

Cracking Open the Science of Balanophagy

Have you ever watched the squirrels' annual frenzy to collect and bury acorns and wondered, ‘What is so special about these nuts?’ Maybe you’ve even been curious enough to taste an acorn to see for yourself why…

Science Museum of Virginia

Question Your World: Did the US Approve Sales of Lab-Grown Meat?

For the last decade or so we’ve been hearing about meat-substitutes, especially the controversial topic of lab-grown meat. Some folks are super excited while others are very apprehensive. One thing’s for sure: the…

Science Museum of Virginia

Question Your World: Have You Ever Had Deja Vu?

Imagine your brain as a squishy super-fast computer that does not stop. It’s constantly processing information. When we experience déjà vu, it's like a little glitch in the system. Here's how it works.

Science Museum of Virginia

The Early Bird Catches the Eclipse: Planning for 2045

Did the Great American Eclipse leave you wanting more? Then you’re in luck! Whether you were already an umbraphile or just got inspired to chase eclipses after the one on April 8, 2024, scientists can predict eclipses…

Science Museum of Virginia

Do Whales Have an Alphabet?

Whale, whale, whale! Do we have a fascinating science story for you?! A team of researchers associated with Project CETI, a nonprofit organization that's been studying sperm whales in the Caribbean, has published a…

Science Museum of Virginia

Celebrating Black History Month: Gladys West and GPS

What do you and a big federal agency like the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) have in common? Well, besides a shared interest in the science of our planet, you can share in saying a hearty ‘thank…

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Innovative Communications Tech: The Telegraph

When the telegraph was invented in 1835, sending messages was really expensive, so writers were always looking for ways to shorten their notes. OMG! Sounds like a practice we’d l8r adopt on our cellphones, lol!

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Question Your World: Can Octopuses Build Homes?

In 1969, the world was introduced to a beautiful visual thought ushered in by the one and only Ringo Starr. Yes, we mean the "Octopus’s Garden!" The Beatles were really on to something all those years ago. Okay, so…

Science Museum of Virginia

From Homemade to Nationwide: Virginia's Sweet Influence on Girl Scout Cookies

Limit the supply to increase the demand. That economic principle is put into practice every spring as millions of Girl Scouts hit the streets with a fresh batch of much-anticipated cookies. And just in time too, because…

Datathon 2025

Linear Referencing System Releases

Virginia Department of Transportation's Quarterly Linear Referencing System Releases

Datathon 2025

LRS 24.1 Map Package

Virginia Department of Transportation 2024 Quarter One Linear Referencing System VDOT 24.1 LRS Release Map Package Package will be downloaded to your local 'Downloads' folder by default. Map package as downloaded is…

Datathon 2025

LRS Edge Route Overlap

This feature class consists of approximately 640,000 features representing around 70,000 miles of Interstate, Primary, Secondary and Urban roads throughout the State of Virginia. The Linear Referencing System is based…

Loudoun County

Historic African American Sites & Communities of Loudoun County

This map has been a joint effort between the Friends of Thomas Balch Library Black History Committee and the Office of Mapping and Geographic Information. For more information, visit the Friends of Thomas Balch Library…

Datathon 2025

26.1 Responsibility Master Route

The feature service displays VDOT's Responsibility/Ownership events layer segmented onto the Master Route LRS layer. It is meant to delineate the entity responsible for the maintenance and ownership of roadway segments…

Datathon 2025

Structure Location Points 26.1

Abstract: This feature class consists of approximately 42,000 features which represent physical structures that Interstate, Primary, Secondary and Urban roads travel under or over on all Virginia Department of…

Fairfax County

Data Inventory

List and description of datasets available on Open Data for Fairfax County, Virginia

Datathon 2025

VDOT Administrative Boundaries Map

Datathon 2025

VDOT Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) Flight Management Application

Web appplication used to request unmanned aircraft system (UAS) flights over VDOT right of way. Flights are displayed as points symbolized by flight request type (VDOT design build project, other VDOT project, news…

Datathon 2025

Two Lane Rural Road

This initiative includes a variety of low-cost measures that are effective in reducing roadway departure crashes. Eligible treatments include signs, pavement markings, and transverse rumble strips warning drivers of…