Saturday, August 13, 2011

'X' To Mark Many Spots Around BWI: Temporary X's drawn on roads will be used for aerial photos.

Residents near Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport may soon start seeing large, white X's on streets in their communities.

About 40 of the markings will be painted on public rights-of-way around the airport within the next few days, airport spokesman Jonathan Dean said in a statement Friday.

The airport is updating its mapping database, he said, and aerial photographs will be taken as part of the project. The Xs help improve the accuracy of the photographs.

The markings are temporary and will be removed after the photography is complete, Dean said.


LINTHICUM, Md. -- Large, white "X" markings on areas around the airport will not necessarily mean treasure lies beneath.

Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport officials said the markings will help calibrate aerial photography as part of efforts to update the airport's mapping database.

The markings placed in communities surrounding the airport will be removed after the aerial photographs are complete.

http://www.wbaltv.com

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