2. What is a Green Map?
It’s a locally created map that uses
Green Map Icons to chart
local green living, natural,
social and cultural resources.
3. What is Green Map System?
Green Map System
engages communities
worldwide to chart a
sustainable future.
Since 1995, this New York-
based global eco-cultural
organization has supported
local leadership by working
together for our common
future.
4. Global Green Maps
As of April 2008,
the Green Map movement has spread to
460 communities in 50 countries
5. Green Mapmakers include: Students · Planners · Community Groups ·
Geographers · Designers · Environmentalists · City Employees · Tourism
Organizations · Artists · Eco-Entrepreneurs and other caring individuals
6. Each Unique Green Map is a Community Self-portrait
Millions of copies of 350 published maps are in use,
and hundreds more have been created in workshops and classrooms.
7. Green Maps - Africa
Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe Tororo, Uganda
8. Green Maps - Asia
Tokyo, Japan’s Cycling Map Singapore
9. Green Maps - USA
San Francisco 1999 San Francisco 2007
10. Green Maps - USA
Mid-Valley Colorado Composting in Manhattan
11. Green Maps - USA
Burning Man 2007 Nokia’s Gold LEED
Black Rock City Building in Beijing 08
12. How do Green Maps impact users?
Take action for greener,
healthier communities
Get involved with
natural, cultural and social
resources near home
Build strong networks
and engage new sectors of
the community
Encourage the spread
of model projects
Persuade decision-
makers to act for the
common good
Gain a fresh
perspective, new habits
and perhaps, a new career!
16. Adaptable Tools
Icons Mapmaking Multimedia Archive
Guides Resources Resources
Define locally. Use
as a font with any Adaptable for print Expand the impacts Learning from
application or as or web maps, with multi-lingual each other via
local conditions, books, guides, stories, Green
stickers (no Maps, reports
computer needed!) community workshops, hubs,
presentations
process, etc. exhibits, websites and exchanges
17. Icons - at the heart of Green Mapmaking
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Sustainable
d
Nature
Y
Culture
Living & Society
18. Icons - help create a local inventory
The full set has 170 Green Map® Icons
Waste Dump Wildlife Corridor Bike Site
Jakarta ID Milwaukee US New York US
19. Icons are arranged in 3 Genres, each has 4 Categories
The set is arranged in 3 Genres, each has 4 Categories
Sustainable Living Green Economy
Mobility
Technology & Design
Hazards & Challenges
Nature Land & Water
Flora
Fauna
Outdoor Activities
Culture & Society Cultural Character
Eco-Information
Justice & Activism
Public Works & Landmarks
23. Awards - honors & achievement
Selected global honors and cover stories
United Nations Global Best Practices 100 EPA - EQA 07
Technology Benefiting Humanity Awards EXPO 2000
US National Award for Sustainability 2002 Olympic
Municipal Art Society Merit Awards Stockholm Challenge
UN World Urban Forum 3 EXPO 2005
24. Books - co-created by Green Map System & Mapmakers
Multilingual Publications
Green Map Atlas, 2004
Energetic Green Map Movement, 2005
Green Map Activity Guide, 2005
Mapping our Common Ground, 2005
Green Map Impacts, 2008
Tshirts, and many other Green Map products
All at GreenMap.org/store!
25. Take-Aways from Green Map Projects
Planning & Visioning
Experiential & Service Learning
Local Tourism Promotion
Tech, Communications & Ecological Literacy
Analytic and Visual Expression Skill-building
Cross-culture Appreciation & Exchange
Voice Opinion on Current Issues
Orientation to New (or new parts of the) Community
Participation in Mega Events
Create a Lasting Record of Change
28. Online Tool Center
Now, as soon as new
Mapmakers register, they
can download all our
Mapmaking Tools -
design guide, slideshows,
graphics, etc. And they
can share tools they have
created, too.
Coming soon - online
Mapmaking tools!
29. Meeting Diverse Needs with the Open Green Map
“If the best greening resource in the world is around the corner
but no one knows about it, what good can it do?”
Yelitza Espinosa, Pereira Colombia Green Mapmaker
Let’s Connect Communities and Environments Everywhere!
30. We’re Ready to Bring It All Together
World
ONE Global Language
Interactive Green Map
OpenGreenMap: a constantly evolving
cross-cultural guide to sustainability strategies
31. Making a great Green Map can take years, but OGM can help us
reduce the barriers at a time of real environmental need
Online, OpenGreenMaps
• are quick to publish, easy to update and expand
• eliminate costly design & production while keeping valuable
community organizing & research intact
• data can be used in many formats
• include the wider community and visitors in sharing
updates, insights, impacts, images and videos
• celebrate progress and illuminate issues without cost
32. OpenGreenMap.org provides an immediately visible and
inspiring solution for both local and global audiences
Intuitive
interface
Users can
select icons
to customize
the view
Widgets will
let each map
appear in
many other
websites,
blogs, etc.
Can be used
on various
interactive
base maps,
including
Google Map,
Google Earth,
Yahoo, etc.
33. Tabs organize public comments, connections, images and
impacts. Side bar explains each map’s purpose and people
Impacts tab
will collect
how this site
has changed
lives, planning,
communities,
biodiversity,
etc, leading
to more
improvements.
Handicap
access, child-
friendliess,
transit, free
icons will
invite more
participation
34. Hundreds of sites are already added by our network
advisory group. These maps will be first to debut.
New York Stockholm
Several
themed map
views of each
locale are
planned.
Public can
suggest sites
or add their
own to the
worldview
Baltimore Rockland NY Green Map.
Local teams
may ‘adopt’
them,
expanding the
team and its
potential.
35. Help our team make our mid-2008 public release a global
success! Please support the many phases to follow, too.
