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I was making a list of online resources that relate to CivicApps for Greater Portland (for my own diabolical purposes) and decided to make it a resource that I will continue to curate and develop for the community.  I haven't been able to participate in any of the CivicApps events around OSbridge and I wanted to let everyone know I still care :)

Please CHECK OUT THE LIST HERE

If you think I have missed something or want to tell me how happy or sad you are then please drop me a line here or leave it in comments.  You can also suggest any cool way to aggregate, disaggregate, or filter these feeds and services. Please note that I'm doing this in a completely unofficial manner and cannot answer any questions about datasets or CivicApps policies.

The Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico appears to be much bigger than the greater Portland Metro Area and in fact looks like it could fill the whole Willamette Valley.  Paul Rademacher created this Google Earth Mashup that lets you view the oil spill in the gulf and then superimpose it over places you might know.  This is a smart way to give people a personal context for the spill and improve their understanding.

Portland was hit by an unexpected snow flurry that turned rushhour traffic into a snarling mess.  Mayor Sam Adams was relaying traffic info via twitter. Many other useful tips streamed acrossed social networks and I was able to navigate home through the mess.  Local News Producers retweeted pileups in underpasses.   It all just happened.