I think it to me, and to all the people of the workshop, November, 2011, 26 and 27 are memorable days. Because the two days, most of the people are the first time for full participation in the Green - Map drawing process. Attend the period, we learned a lot, thought a lot and felt a lot, grew many......

On the morning of 26th, our teacher——"Whale", a teacher from Taiwan Society of Wilderness brought and showed us many fine green-maps from all over the world. She gave us detailed introduction to the origin of the green-map and the development of it , and the differences between green-map and the general map , the green-map visit quartet (commentator, TaZha, drawings, share), rendering the purpose of green-map (environment education, community development, etc), green Icon and the story behind the green-map... read more »

直前のアナウンスになってしまいましたが、神奈川県小田原市で、この3月に完成した、『おだわらグリーンマップ』とその後の展開につながる講演会が、明日、開催される運びとなりました。人数も小規模なもので、初の試みで、どんな感じになるかわかりませんか、少しでも関心をもってくれる方々の輪が広がるといいなと思っています☆2010年グリーンマップハーモニーも配布します！詳しくはこread more »

北九州エコライフプラザにて、グリーンマップ展を開催しています。全国からのサステイナブルな商品を集めたエコライフプラザ。今回のグリーンマップワークショップでは、小倉駅周辺のお店を回りながら、『まち・生活・ショッピング』をテーマに、グリーンマップづくりをチャレンジします。『エコ』とか『環境に優しい』ものって良く聞くけどいまいちピンとこないっと感じる人は是非参加してみてください！１人１人のちょっとした毎日の生活への気づきが、世の中を変えていく...read more »

We are pleased to announce the debut of three new videos highlighting our tools, engagement, and icons.

These short videos demonstrate how Green Mapmakers can guide communities towards sustainable living choices both globally and locally.

Special thanks to the videography team at Dedicated Lane – Allie Compton and Christopher Fenech – for creating these 1 minute videos using images and clips made around the world by Green Mapmakers. Feel free to share them with your friends, family, and community, or embed them in your website, blog, and presentations.

We’ve also embedded the wonderful hour-long documentary about “4BsHive” project, highlighting outstanding teamwork over the last two years by four European cities. Created by the noted German filmmaker, Bjela Probowsy, it’s really a delightful way to experience the process developed by Green Mapmakers from Berlin, Bristol, Budapest and Bistrita.

Find out more about this great project at this poston our website or at 4bshive.wordpress.com/ where you can download the terrific new 4BsHive Guide to Green Mapping, explore photos and much more.

Find more Green Map videos on youtube.com/greenmapsystem!

The '4BsHive' is a transnational project between four river cities: Bristol (UK), Berlin (Germany), Budapest (Hungary) and Bistrita (Romania). The project set in motion a collaborative, green map-making process within and among these four European partners:

• Querspur-Verein zur Förderung soziokultureller Aktivitäten mit dem Medium Video (Berlin, Germany)
• Asociatia Ascendent (Bistrita, Romania)
• GreenBristol Ltd. (Bristol, UK)
• Tudatos Vásárlók Egyesülete (Budapest, Hungary)

The 4BsHive project started right after a Grundtvig Preparatory Visit in early 2009. After two years of numerous adult learners mobilities and green mapping workshops, the 4BsHive project ended in July 2011. You may learn about all common and local results at the European Shared Treasure database. One of our greatest result is a documentary video, which highlights scenes from the study visits and the workshops in each of the cities involved.read more »

自从6月申请到了GREEN MAP SYSTEM认可的合肥绿地图制作权以来，已经过去了整整两个月，两个月里，暑期实习和学校迎新工作又占了很大一个比例。时间紧迫，队员从全国各地提前赶回也非常辛苦，活动进行的背景不能不说是很艰难。另外，学院关于实习报告的上交时间突然提前到了8.24，听到这个消息后心里“嘎登”了一下，但为了可以把活动尽量做到和策划一致，提高完成度，我想我们团队只能放弃申请全国优秀暑期社会实践调查报告的机会了，真的很遗憾。read more »

"NPO Think of Satoyama" did GM workshops on the last weekend supported by Zenrin, which is a one of biggest company of maps in Japan. Kids and their parents teamed up together for map making. This workshop took placed at a center of Kitakyushu-city (southern part of Japan), which was the one of biggest polluted city in '60. The Government, Corporations and citizens have collaborated together to turn "polluted city" to "sustainable city". And here they are!

20 pair was participated on the workshop. We found fishes, green energy, share bike, trashes on the river, illegal-parked-bike and so on.read more »

As a Resource economics and Geography major at the University of Connecticut, I am very interested in mapping environmental and communal sustainability. Green Map System pursues this field with intelligence and commitment. I recently came in contact with Green Map System when I decided to direct the creation of a Green Map of my university, located in Storrs, CT.

During the summer of 2011, I am working as a summer intern at Green Map System. I enjoy working at an organization that diligently promotes environmental consciousness and sustainability.

Recently, the summer intern team has been mapping energy development in New York City. Thorough research has been done and many new energy sites have been added to our Open Green Map (which includes, among others, sites from the 2006 Powerful Green Map). The updated map will display certified LEED buildings, sustainable infrastructure, renewable energy sites, city parks and farmers markets throughout the five boroughs.

As part of my research, I have developed a guide that shows various energy maps of New York City. This guide contains maps that display the solar energy potential for every building in the city, such as the NYC Solar Map, developed in late June at the City University of New York. There are also maps that show the renewable energy potential for New York State, including Wind and Solar maps developed by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory. The new interactive Energy Green Map will debut during Climate Week (which starts on September 19).

In addition to the research I have been doing on renewable energy, I have also been working with Local Spokes to promote sustainable transportation, green infrastructure and urban design. Local Spokes is the Lower East Side/Chinatown Bicycling Coalition. I have put together a presentation for the Youth Ambassadors demonstrating Manhattan Island’s historical evolution and efforts to preserve and further maintain the natural environment.

Download the NYC Renewable Energy Guide

Download my presentation on Historical Evolution of New York City.

As soon as the new map debuts, a link will be added here.

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So much in this city can be described as “green.” Each street corner may reveal a sprawling farmer’s market of local fruits and vegetables or perhaps a painted green concrete bike lane. As New York City enters an age in which it must improve its energy yield, Green Building is at the forefront in creating a sustainable metropolis. In 2007 Mayor Michael Bloomberg released PlaNYC, a plan to reduce New York City’s greenhouse gas emissions by more than 30% by 2030. In April 2011, an updated version of PlaNYC concluded that 80% of New York City’s greenhouse gas emissions are due to the operation of buildings. From sprouting skyscrapers to historic brownstones, buildings define our cityscape. In order to move towards sustainability, NYC must improve the performance of existing buildings and any new construction to come.read more »

On April 28, we hosted the GEL 2011 Conference 'All Around the Map' workshop at Green Map System's studio. Our space was filled with more than 30 conference attendees - our interns and colleagues participated in the event as well. We had 3 stations; mapmaking with map painter Connie Brown in our conference room, nametag button making in our special projects space and the Green Map slideshow was presented in Wendy's office. Attendees could explore the gallery of Green Maps and work at our desks as desired, there were also two ‘around the block’ tours to see local green sites. Australia, Canada, Cayman Islands and several US states were in the house!read more »

Bring the Cape Town Green Map to life using Google Earth & Street View. You can explore the sites in 3D, look at them using Streetview and bring a new dimension to how you experience the CapeTown Green Map.

Instructions:
1. Download and install Google Earth on your local PC
2. Download the .zip file from our Cape Town Green Map blogpost and save it to your local machine. extract the contents ( cape_town_greenmap.kml) to your local machine. To extract the file Select it -Right Click - Extract All.read more »

Ernest Vidal and Coco Coronal together with Petz Scholtus created a video to promote the use of the Barcelona Green Map! If you like it, please spread it around, thanks!

On October 23th 2010, Green Map sharing session is held by Fresh EPA in South China University of Technology, which invited the representatives of Guangzhou Green Point Environmental Protection Information Center, Friends of Nature, Friends of the Earth, China Mangrove Conservation Network and the EPA members from 7 universities.

Before the indoor session, we had a Green Map experience in SCUT to deepen the impression of Green Map.

At the beginning of the meeting, Mrs. Hong from Friends of Nature shared her valuable point of Green Map, saying that Green Map is sharing the love of what we love.read more »

As it is known to all, water culture is a significant part of Guangzhou. To show a different face of Guangzhou, we made the Green Map series of Guangzhou River Branch cooperating with the Olympic Council of Asia and the volunteers from different groups. This project lasted more than 5 months from the beginning of 2010.

Before the Asia Games, the government had tried hard to promote the environment beside the river branch. This series of Green Map show a greener way to feel the real Guangzhou by pointing out the cultural sites, natural landscape and sustainable living sites.
(These Green Maps have been exhibited in the local square to show the change and the beauty of the river branch to the natives and the tourists.)read more »

On May 26th and 27th 2010, the Green Map Photo Exhibition held by Fresh EPA, went into its 3rd station and 4th station as it was shown at South China Normal University and Sun Yat-Sen University.

Before that, the exhibition was held in South China University of Technology, which was regarded as its 1st station and Guangdong University of Technology, its 2nd station.

During the photo exhibition, the volunteers from Fresh EPA furnished the tent with the pictures about the Green Map in SCUT. These picture shows us its common sense, its history in Guangzhou, and the achievements by Fresh EPA while running the program. When the students walked past our exhibition, our volunteers explained to them with patience. In this way, the show presented by them interested more and more people to stop and to listen to our introduction. read more »

On 15th May 2009, we at Fresh EPA had our first Green Map sharing session at South China University of Technology, which attracted many students who were interested in this new item. The session began at 3:00 p.m. with a humorous drama which made all the people there become fascinated with Green Map. Later, several members of our association gave introduction of the development of Green Map in Fresh EPA and the first Green Map of our university. The atmosphere was great and everyone was enjoying.

In the game part, people had to guess the meaning of icons of Green Map. If they were right, they would be rewarded with a Green Map of Qi Ao Island in Zhuhai, Guangdong Province. The introduction of this map was given later by the Mangrove Group of our association. read more »

Our last map focused on resources in one city watershed and had an inset map of Druid Hill Park, the large central park within that Baltimore watershed. It is a 745-acre park filled with curvilinear drives and distinctly different topography, scenic areas, and activity sites. People tend to know one area but have trouble wrapping their minds around everything the park contains and how to navigate through it. The inset proved so popular that we decided to print a stand-alone map in time for Druid Hill Park's 150th birthday celebration in mid-October. The updated map contains over 65 site entries and uses 17 Green Map icons. And on that map we were able to include a timeline of the park's history and to provide more information about specific resources within the park. We are asking for donations at the map's distribution points both to insure those that pick up the "free" map really want it and to help seed the funding for the next park project, a passport to accompany the map.read more »

Subtitle: Promoting a transformational project for Locally Generated Renewable Energy
Location: Jersey City NJ, USA
Date: 3rd Nov 2010
Background: 8th in a series motivated by the proposed Gas Pipeline in JC

There is glaringly oversight in JC, made obvious now that FERC and Spectra are entertaining the prospect of their 30in High-pressure Natural Gas pipeline through the centre of JC for the benefit of NYC.

What is missing is a vision for Renewable Energy in JC. I’m advocating Jersey City Wind (JCW) - on the 255 acre brownfield site next to Liberty State Park – a significant urban wind-farm like no other. It would act as a beacon that sets a new precedent in the desires and sacrifices an urban community accepts. A symbol that a community has spoken, has decided on sustainability and is able to hold its head up to say “We are doing our part”. read more »

Subtitle: The 6th St Embankment, the Planners, the Residents, the Entrepreneur and the Lawyer
Location: Jersey City NJ, USA
Date: 22nd Oct 2010
Background: Seventh in a series motivated by the proposed Gas Pipeline in JC

It was not until I started to build the JC GreenMap that I began to fully understand the 6th Street Embankment, its connection to the past and the vision that some have for its future. The Coalition’s efforts have been superhuman in perseverance, if nothing else, over the last 12 years. This preservation effort is so important to a better future for the whole of JC and not simply to further enhance the gentrified downtown districts with another park. In fact it is a vital link in a network of green corridors and open spaces that is JC’s wild, overgrown “lost world”. This world is awaiting cyclists and pedestrians to traverse the city through secret routes where no car can go. What other post-industrial city can boast such a hidden treasure? However there is a seemingly intractable problem to this vision. But in the true nature of America, the land that I dreamed of coming to and that I now call my home, there is a solution available. A tool or technique that can be wielded in just such a situation as this. The time for applying that solution has surely arrived.read more »