Why “Oregon” is being discussed
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Oregon has lidar coverage for about 99% of the state (DOGAMI / Oregon Lidar Consortium, plus USGS 3DEP). That makes it possible to model winter sunlight on a specific prope…
by dango2506 · Oct 21, 2026
Model winter sunlight and shadows on any Oregon property using Lidar
by dango2506 · Oct 21, 2026 · 2 points
Yeah this is the study people use when they want to rank Oregon 47/50 But as you mentioned it includes random things like “road safety” in the education rankings. 20 points…
by paulhebert · Oct 21, 2026
What? This is absolute lunacy, I hope its sarcasm. It rains a decent amount but not all the time, summer in Oregon is absolutely beautiful and there's plenty of time to visit th…
by vips7L · Oct 21, 2026
I originally mentioned "grades don't matter" in my comment but removed it cause I wasn't fully informed on how it works. But wow... that is truly insane and worse than I could h…
by satellites · Oct 21, 2026
Oregon is also extremely rural - Portland is the most populous city in the state by far, and its e.g. far smaller than all cities in the Houston/Austin/Dallas/San…
by cloverich · Oct 21, 2026
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Oregon is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is a part of the Western United States, with the Columbia River delineating much of Oregon's northern boundary with Washington, while the Snake River delineates much of its eastern boundary with Idaho. The 42° north parallel delineates the southern boundary with California and Nevada. The western boundary is formed by the Pacific Ocean. Read more on Wikipedia