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Introduction

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Made by local city agencies, NGOs, schools, enterprises, tourism and

community groups, each Green Map project has their own specific goals

Every project uses award-winning Green Map Icons to

identify, promote and link their community’s assets and challenges

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Technology & Design

Mobility

Green Economy

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Connecting the Use them on all kinds of printed, interactive and workshop

Green Maps as well as education & outreach resources

Public Works & Landmarks

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Justice & Activism

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They are grouped into 3 main categories. Our set includes social and cultural resources as they contribute to

active participation and our sense of place

Each Green Map project mixes our adaptable, engaging tools for

professional, community and youth mapping projects, including:

Icons, Guides, Interactive Platform, Multimedia Resources, Archives,

Strategic Consulting, Workshops, Event Support and more

All Green Maps highlight natural, cultural, social and green living sites

using Green Map System’s global icons and tools. Each print map is unique!

870 cities in 65 countries are registered

Interactive Open Green Maps can be created on our mapping platform

& used online, on mobile phones or as embedded maps using widgets

31,000 sites

350 maps

37 countries

New ‘responsive’ mobile -

m.GreenMap.org

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Open to public viewpoints, images and videos, every site, line and

area can be shared with other Open Green Maps (with API to come)

Green Map projects have also produced cultural events,

workshops, tours, youth contests, performances, videos and more

Our co-created tools, icons and ways of engaging participation

have received global recognition 

10 Days of Climate Action 2012

Victor J Papanek Social Design Award 2011

US National Sustainability Award:

New Communications Tools

United Nations Global Best Practices 100

The Tech Awards Laureate

Spirit of the Land - Salt Lake City Olympics

EXPO 2000 Project Award the World

Treehugger Best of Green 2011

Living Labs Global 2010

INDEX Awards Finalist 2009

Cause / Affect

Tele Atlas Maps in Apps

NetSquared

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Open Green Map’s awards

Our tool kit even includes graphics, event and PR tools for involving

your community and media. Examples of print maps follow this page

In South Africa, the City of Cape Town used a mix of our tools to reach

residents & visitors, producing Open Green Maps and 4 printed maps

The Green Map is one of the City’s three ‘legacy projects’ from

the 2010 FIFA Games. Now, a national Green Map is being planned

Directed by the City’s Sustainability Office

with mapping partners

Awards and ongoing innovation:

2010 International Olympic Committee

Best Sport and the Environment Award

World Design

Capital 2014

Table Mountain achieves

Natural World Wonder

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Asia network: China, Japan, Indonesia, South Korea, Taiwan and more.

Here, Kyoto City Planning and NGOs collaborated on bicycle tourism map

In China, Green Maps address chronic issues impacting biodiversity, water, land

use etc. Partners include China Mangrove Conservation Network & WWF

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City of Malmo Sweden’s Open Green Map focuses on climate change. Print

maps highlight development and in 2013, regional education for sust dev

SPNI created several Jerusalem Green Maps. Now, their former director is

Deputy Mayor & a leader of our partnering NGO, Green Pilgrim Network

In Canada, University of Victoria Geography & Community-based programs

address social crises by amplifying maginalized perspectives of the commons

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Even a one-person project like Baltimore Green Map can turn a

labor of love into a livelihood

In New York City, youth Green Maps address difficult issues, including our

garbage crisis, waterfront access and air quality

Green Map System’s own local NYC project has several themed

editions. This is our ‘Adapting to Change’ post-Sandy map and tour series

How Green is Your City?

Create a Green Map and help everyone get involved!

Register at

GreenMap.org/join

get access to all our tools, icons

and networked expertise for

printed, interactive and

workshop Green Maps  

Think Global, Map Local!

GreenMap.org

info@greenmap.org +1 212 674 1631

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