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This dataset provides base salary information about City of Norfolk employees. This data is provided by Norfolk's Department of Human Resources and is updated daily. To view the most updated version of the dataset,…
Updated Mar 24, 2026
Science Museum of Virginia
Are snakes, spiders and chipmunks the same thing? No! Do they live in the same places at the same time? Yes!
Updated Mar 24, 2026
City of Norfolk - GIS Portal
This dataset contains point features representing locations of access points to the beach in Ocean View. The file contains both pedestrian and vehicular access points. This dataset contains point features representing…
Updated Mar 24, 2026
Science Museum of Virginia
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…
Updated Mar 24, 2026
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Bioindicators are living things that indicate the health of an ecosystem. The best bioindicators are abundant and easy to collect, and some can be used to understand ecosystem health and quality over time. Scientists…
Updated Mar 24, 2026
Science Museum of Virginia
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…
Updated Mar 24, 2026
Science Museum of Virginia
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.
Updated Mar 24, 2026
Science Museum of Virginia
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…
Updated Mar 24, 2026
Science Museum of Virginia
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…
Updated Mar 24, 2026
City of Norfolk - GIS Portal
Economic Districts in the City of Norfolk This dataset contains polygon features identifying Economic Districts. This data is pulled from the Enterprise Economic Districts layer that is located under the Maps database,…
Updated Mar 24, 2026
City of Norfolk
This dataset contains demographic and case characteristics of children in foster care in Norfolk with the goal of adoption. The dataset includes the sex, age, race, placement, parental rights status and adoption status…
Updated Mar 24, 2026
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
How it works: each day your organization raises a flag that corresponds to how clean or polluted the air is. The color of the flag matches EPA's Air Quality Index (AQI): green, yellow, orange, red, and purple. On…
Updated Mar 24, 2026
City of Norfolk - GIS Portal
This data set contains polygon features representing service areas for city services Data maintained by the City of Norfolk Planning Department Any and all data sets are for graphical representations only and should not…
Updated Mar 24, 2026
City of Norfolk
This dataset contains data on Work Orders performed by field crews from the Department of Parks & Recreation, the Department of Transportation, and the Environmental Storm Water Management and Streets & Bridges…
Updated Mar 24, 2026
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Engage with National Park Service online resources to understand the role fire plays in different ecosystems, learn fire facts, and more.
Updated Mar 24, 2026
Science Museum of Virginia
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…
Updated Mar 24, 2026
City of Norfolk
Volunteers with the Norfolk Master Gardeners gather this data about significant trees in Norfolk. The data collected about these trees includes diameter, height, canopy spread, general location and species. The data is…
Updated Mar 24, 2026
Science Museum of Virginia
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!
Updated Mar 24, 2026
City of Norfolk - GIS Portal
This dataset contains polygon features of breakwaters in the City of Norfolk. Data maintained by the City of Norfolk. Any and all data sets are for graphical representations only and should not be used for legal…
Updated Mar 23, 2026
Science Museum of Virginia
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…
Updated Mar 23, 2026
