Energy & Climate

Dubai Green Map

Dubai Green Map — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 08:54:02 -0400

Dubai Green Map

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Map Details

About the Map:

Dubai Green Map is a primary effort toward highlighting and promoting green living and practices among citizens, residents and tourists of Dubai and the United Arab Emirates. United Arab Emirates plays a vital and impressive role in the region, by adopting and promoting humanitarian and environmental acts and practices. For several decades, leaders of the country gave all effort to protect the environment for future generations, and dedicated all available resources to promote environment sustainability education and practices among their people and the international society. Dubai is turning green; in fact, during the last few years of the city urban development, through all aspects, many steps and measures have been taken by authorities, proving their environmental concerns, and interest in environment sustainability, protection and contribution to the world combat against climate changes. Dubai is a unique city, very rich and diversified in population nationalities, cultures and interests. Its geographic location and insightful rulers' futuristic vision made it a strategic crossroad between East and West, and a civilizations blending place as well. Dubai Green Map project is intended to draw the attention of people living in Dubai and its visitors, to the importance of many Green sites and attractions of the city, the need to expand Green areas and applications, and the positive impacts of Green practices over the city’s environment and future generations healthy and sustainable living. Green Maps of other parts of the country will hopefully follow in the near future.

Tagline/Slogan:

A simple Gesture of my gratitude to this bountiful country and its kind people.

Scale of Map:

Citywide

Publishing Status:

not published

Date Map Started:

1 Jun 2008

Target/Actual Publication Date:

1 Apr 2009

Map Language(s):

English, Arabic

Map Medium:

PDF

Interactive

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Results and Impacts

Calgary Online Green Map

sustainablecalgary — Wed, 21 May 2008 13:24:27 -0400

Calgary Online Green Map

Created by:

sustainablecalgary

Map Details

About the Map:

A Web Based Green Map This isn’t just a Map, this is your connection to an interactive web based Green Map of Calgary and an inventory of places, spaces and much more. Sustainable Calgary has put the Green Map on its website: The online Calgary Green Map is a “Google mash-up”, essentially a Google Map fused with Green Map sites and pictures. On this site you can navigate by zooming in or out or by panning around just like you would in a normal Google Map environment. The cool thing about the online Green Map is that you can get detailed information about each Green Map site by clicking on it to expose pictures, directions, and information about the site. As opposed to a “hard copy” Green Map that gets printed annually, the online Green Map can be constantly and easily updated. We believe as more people become exposed and involved with the Green Map, it will evolve into a dynamic living map. New sites will be added and/or edited and the resulting map will serve as a jump off point for future discussion on “Green” issues.

Tagline/Slogan:

Seeking Directions to a Sustainable Future?

Publishing Status:

published

Date Map Started:

1 May 2007

Website:

http://www.sustainablecalgary.ca

Map Language(s):

English

Number of Green Sites on Map:

400

Number of Green Map Icons Used:

How to Get the Map

Ways to Get This Map:

Online

Details of How to Get Map:

Check out the online map, located on the Sustainable Calgary Website www.sustainablecalgary.ca

Other Map Information

Weaknesses:

Strengths: A dynamic map which can be updated by maintaining an excel spreadsheet.

Results and Impacts

Advice to other Mapmakers:

Stick with it!

Davis Square business district

Sustainable Somerville — Thu, 15 May 2008 21:36:04 -0400

Davis Square business district

Created by:

Sustainable Somerville

Map Details

About the Map:

This is the Davis Square Central Business District in Somerville, MA. Lets see how Green Davis Square is, and watch it get greener!

Tagline/Slogan:

GoGreen Davis Square

Publishing Status:

not published

Date Map Started:

1 May 2008

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Penang Green Map

Penang Green Map — Thu, 08 May 2008 09:36:31 -0400

Penang Green Map

Created by:

Penang Green Map

Map Details

Tagline/Slogan:

University Campus in an Island - The project aims on developing visual communication design through cartography and iconography.

Publishing Status:

work in progress

Date Map Started:

1 May 2008

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Ekokarta över Mönsterås

Mönsterås Ekokartor — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 08:52:52 -0400

Ekokarta över Mönsterås

Created by:

Mönsterås Ekokartor

Map Details

About the Map:

The map was made at the planning department of Mönsterås municipality. It is a pilot map, quick and dirty in order to present Mönsterås to possible new residents and visitors in a new way. One of the goals is to formulate a follow-up project based on the response. We came up with the idea on march 31st. We registered on april 3rd. The map was ready on april 25th. So it was made in 22 days.... The official publication date is 3rd may 2008. We focused on these themes because we had information available about them. We are planning on making follow-up maps with different themes (tourist map e.g.)

Tagline/Slogan:

Pilot map to show our municipality in a fresh and new way

Publishing Status:

published

Date Map Started:

1 Apr 2008

Map Medium:

PDF

Printing:

Other

Number of Green Sites on Map:

100

Number of Green Map Icons Used:

Were Locally Designed Icons Used?

Yes

How to Get the Map

Details of How to Get Map:

The mapp will be available on www.monsteras.se as a PDF. This will be done after may 3rd.

Cost Per Map:

Free

Other Map Information

How Was This Map Made:

Core group

More Details of the Mapmaking Process:

Project leader, 5-8 colleagues some delivered input and feedback

Participation:

Co-workers

Number of People Involved

Key People Involved:

Pepijn Klaassen (project leader, design, text) Djavad Moussavi (maps) Claus Kempe (text, feedback) Ann-Catrin Boysen (corrections) Anna Thore (info on nature & water) Henrik Andersson (info on trafic and energy) Barbro Holmqvist (info on culture and recreation)

Weaknesses:

Strengths: speed! Weaknesses: no interaction with general public(yet); map is too small for details and can only be seen as an image, not a real map;

Unique Fact:

It took only a record breaking 22 days to make this map!

Software Used to Make Map:

ArcGIS

Design (Illustrator, etc.)

Other Software Used:

The base map was made in ArcGIS from the municipal database. The map was made in the open source graphics editor Paint.net. The text side was made in PageMaker 7.0.

Why This Software Was Used:

Because they were available and I had experience working with them.

Hardware Used to Make Map:

Computer

Printer

Base Map Source:

Municipal database

Map Projection Used:

Other

Other Map Projection Used:

Sweref99

Results and Impacts

Spin Offs from Map:

Tourist maps from 1985 and 1993, brochures on walking trails, municipal website

Advice to other Mapmakers:

Fellow municipal workers. It takes only a few enthousiasts to make such a map. Start simple and easy. Make a pilot product and determine afterwards how to proceed. With such a process can you get more and more people involved. I have tried it the other way, workshopping my behind of to get support and funding, shopping around the idea for 7 years without any luck. If the time is not right, focus on something else. There is plenty to do. Just keep your eyes open for the right opportunity. Pepijn

Unicamp's Green Map - Mapa Verde da Unicamp

Campinas Green Map — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 16:16:26 -0400

Unicamp's Green Map - Mapa Verde da Unicamp

Created by:

Campinas Green Map

Map Details

Tagline/Slogan:

An academic experience focused on environmental perception.

Publishing Status:

work in progress

Date Map Started:

1 Dec 2008

Number of Green Sites on Map:

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How to Get the Map

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How Was This Map Made:

Public input

Workshops

Participation:

Students

Co-workers

University

Hardware Used to Make Map:

Computer

Digital Camera

GPS

Scanner

Printer

Bike

Motor Vehicle

Results and Impacts

San Juan Islands Green Map

San Juan Islands Green Mapping Project — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 18:22:11 -0400

San Juan Islands Green Map

Created by:

San Juan Islands Green Mapping Project

Map Details

About the Map:

The San Juan Islands Green Map graphically depicts the areas of ecological significance, solutions and models for sustainability found within the natural borders of our unique island community. This project is motivated by a desire to identify the green aspects of our community that need to be replicated and further promoted. Additionally the map will not just increase awareness of positive solutions, but also draw attention to environmental challenges that we as a community face.

Tagline/Slogan:

The San Juan Island Green Map. Honoring existing solutions and promoting ecological awareness within our island community.

Publishing Status:

not published

Date Map Started:

1 Mar 2008

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Madison WI

Madison Wisconsin — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 17:48:54 -0500

Madison WI

Created by:

Madison Wisconsin

Map Details

About the Map:

Every location on the Madison WI map can be reached by bicycling, running or walking.

Tagline/Slogan:

Welcome to Madison, WI - the best bicycling and walking city in the U.S.!

Publishing Status:

not published

Date Map Started:

1 Feb 2008

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Showa-Ku Green Map, Aichi Pref.

Past Mapmakers — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 15:42:12 -0500

Showa-Ku Green Map, Aichi Pref.

Created by:

Past Mapmakers

Map Details

About the Map:

Mapmaker Mr. Kawai is a lover of maps and had created local walking maps with the themes of history and culture before. When he heard about Green Map, he decided to create maps of the same region he made but from a different standpoint. As to “Showa-Ku Green Map,” citizens and local government cooperate to engage in this project. They share their roles, for example, citizens mainly take on research activities such as walking, and writing manuscripts. And local government records their activities, creates manuscripts for printing by PC, prints maps, and distributes maps for transmitting information. Their characteristic is changing map theme every year. For instance, their theme was “foreigner-friendly city” in 2004, “elderly-friendly city” in 2005, and in 2006, their theme will be “child-raising.” Because the theme changes every year, mapmaking members are not always the same and they solicit members who are interested in the theme of each year. For mapmaker Mr. Kawai, the good thing is that he could have various meetings. Having such opportunity means meeting diversity of values and he could broaden his world. He is highly motivated and eager to continue his activities and invite more and more people to participate. There are no updates on this project.

Tagline/Slogan:

This map is created for the purpose of planning “human/nature-friendly city with universal design” which livable and safety so anyone can visit easily.

Publishing Status:

published

Date Map Started:

1 Jun 2004

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Aichi Cycle Green Map

Past Mapmakers — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 14:41:11 -0500

Aichi Cycle Green Map

Created by:

Past Mapmakers

Map Details

About the Map:

They launched our project in June 2002, hoping to spread bicycle-based lifestyle. They thought philosophy of Green Map was consistent with theirs. They also thought Green Map’s method was fantastic because streets were not just dots and spread to lines, to areas. Because there was a limit to represent all by original Green Map, they adopted only method and using icons all designed by themselves. Their free spirit and great footwork overlap the attraction of bicycle and their lifestyles. The most pleasure for Mapmaker Mr. Kimura was some bicyclists told him that the map was exactly the same as the actual area when he visited bicycle rental shop at “Aichi EXPO 2005.” 　 The goal is to crate bicycle map of whole Nagoya City. No one in the world doesn’t create a bicycle map on two million city scale. Riding a bicycle leads to reduction of CO2 and they are acting for the purpose of providing people different modes of transportation, including automobiles, trains, bicycles, and walk, and spreading environmental-friendly lifestyle as a result. There are no updates on this project.

Tagline/Slogan:

This is an ‘Access Map’ showing the easiest way for bicyclists to the event site of “Aichi EXPO 2005.” Although all the icons are original, we bring the philosophy and methods of Green Map.

Publishing Status:

published

Date Map Started:

1 Dec 2002

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How to Get the Map

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