Google Maps is showing county property boundaries. Bravo, Google and county GIS folks! (Via DP) #
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Police announced this afternoon that their investigation into what was initially believed to be a fatal fire on Rugby Avenue is now a homicide investigation. #
The Virginia Supreme Court has denied George Huguely’s appeal. His second-degree murder conviction will stand, WRIC reports. #
In a carefully worded story, and not citing specific sources, WTVR reports that forensic evidence belonging to Jesse Matthew Jr., the main suspect in the disappearance of Hannah Graham, matches forensic evidence collected during the investigation of Morgan Harrington’s 2009 murder. #
In the wake of Hannah Graham’s disappearance, and the evidence that came from private security footage, city officials are revisiting the question of installing security cameras on the downtown mall. #
Both Charlottesville Registrar Sheri Iachetta and former Electoral Board member Stephanie Commander have turned themselves in to the police on
foursix and four felony counts of embezzlement, respectively. #Ten years ago, the National Institutes of Health budget doubled and schools like the University of Virginia built massive new research facilities. A decade later, those buildings remain largely underutilized. NPR visits UVA in this story on the effect of federal binge and spurge spending in the sciences. #
In 2012, Council approved a new student housing complex on West Main—now some council members are questioning whether what they were shown matches what was built. #
The Architectural Review Board has approved a bike-themed mural on West Market, below the McGuffey Art Center, although at least one member expressed concerns that it might look like the bicyclists were riding away from Charlottesville’s downtown. #
City Police Chief Tim Longo is meeting with city leaders to work on protocols regarding the use of military surplus police weapons in Charlottesville. #
A 100-year-old Colonnades resident received military honors for her service in the WWII Women’s Army Corps #
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They really needed to have Hydraulic called State Route 743?
On the downside, this update has caused Google Maps to have absolutely no idea of where I live, making it impossible to get directions anywhere from my house.
Actually, the changes in Google’s addressing is a result of Google now controlling the addressing data itself after dropping its contract with TeleAtlas as its addressing provider. More information at http://gisvirginia.blogspot.com/2009/10/google-maps-now-self-manages-address.html, but there are definitely some kinks still being worked out since Google made that change.
I’m looking at the location of Stony Point Elementary on that map and it looks WAY off to me.
It is way, way off…but did you see their way-cool page for the school?
These property boundaries aren’t just for Albemarle County, but for all over. Quick check of former habitations in southern California and Arizona shows property lines on both maps. Including the most oddly gerrymandered property lines I’ve ever seen, at the edge of the Coronado National Forest on the NE edge of Tucson:
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=sabino canyon road, tucson az&sll=38.123618,-78.687617&sspn=0.012711,0.020599&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Sabino Canyon Rd, Tucson, Pima, Arizona 85750&ll=32.332108,-110.829048&spn=0.013653,0.020599&z=16