Mapmaker Service Support Fee Calculator

Why does Green Map System have Mapmaking Fees?

Your Mapmaker Fees help support GMS's continual, inclusive development. All Green Map projects contribute. In return, you receive many services and use of GMS's "Mapmaking System" which includes Green Map's copyrighted icons, concept and mapmaking resources, outreach (online, press, exhibits, etc.), support network, trademark name use, goodwill and Greenhouse resources.

This is your project's total fee - there are no more royalties! On your own project budget, you can describe this Fee as "overhead", "software", "communications", or "license" (GMS can provide invoices as needed).

We do expect you to mail GMS copies of everything you create for the Archives, plus 1% (200 maximum) of the copies of your printed Green Maps (great for helping new Mapmakers get started, for our Store, press kits, etc.) And, as described in the Mapmakers Agreement, if you are creating a product other than a map, contact GMS in advance and share back on a case-by-case basis.

Mapmaker Fees are calculated by type of organization (see the guidance at the bottom of this page) and your country’s average income based on the World Bank's list and the length of term you choose (multiple-year registrations are discounted). On the menu, choose the organization description that best describes the entity that will be credited as the lead organization on the Green Map and in the Mapmaker Registration.

If necessary, you can provide a Exchange Service for all or part of this amount (please provide details on the Mapmaker Registration form after you have closed the Fee Calculator).

See below for guidance on organization types. If you wish to compare the Mapmaker Fees for different types of organization, you can download a spreads heet of the Support Fees. Return to this window to calculate your Service Support Fee.

Rates are shown in US dollars.


     
 

   

   
     
and support Mapmakers in low-income communities and continual development of GMS’s shared resources. Your project will be listed as a Supporting Mapmaker online and in GMS’s annual Milestones newsletters.

Triple your Fee! to become a Sustaining Mapmaker. You will be doing even more to help develop GMS and include low-income communities in the movement! Your project will be listed as a Sustaining Mapmaker online and in GMS’s annual Milestones newsletters.
   
     
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These details should automatically be copied into the Registration form. Check that this has been done, then close the Calculator window and complete the Registration form. If you have any problems, please contact Green Map System

 

Choosing the Correct Organizational Type

School: Public or private, kindergarten through high school (includes home-schooled children). If you are a nonprofit organization working with several schools, please register as a nonprofit. Options: 1 class, 1 school, up to 4 schools, school district.

University/college: Includes 2 year, 4 year, graduate and doctoral programs. Includes continuing (adult) education programs, if based at a university or college. An Eco-Club should register as a department. If multiple departments are involved, register as a University/college. Options: student project, class project, department, school.

Youth Group: An out of school group that is not formally organized as a non-profit organization. Options: volunteer run or paid staff.

Youth Camp: Seasonal, formally organized program that serves a specific group of children. Options: volunteer run or paid staff.

Individual(s): One to three person team. (Interns or volunteers for a non-profit, school, business, or other agency should register in that category.) Options: volunteer run or paid staff.

Community/grassroots group: Informally organized group not registered/no official status with a governmental agency. Options: volunteer run or paid staff.

Nonprofit organization: formally organized group with registered charity/nonprofit status (or in the process of becoming an official nonprofit). If your group is being ‘fiscal sponsored’ by a local non-profit organization for fundraising purposes, choose the category of Nonprofit that matches your Green Mapmaking team. Options: volunteer run, up to 5 paid staff, more than 5 paid staff.

Nonprofit organization – Umbrella project: A nonprofit organization which serves as the central office for related Green Map projects (1) meant for an event or purpose or (2) where Mapmakers lack the technical or linguistic ability to register individually. In special cases, these may be registered under the ‘umbrella’ of a larger non-profit organization, which is required to keep a Map Profile current for each of them. See special limitations in the Mapmakers Agreement. Options: mapping 1-5 locales, 6-15 locales. 16-30 locales, 31-50 locales.

Governmental agency: Any level of governmental agency is included. Options: under 10 staff, 10-100 staff, 100 or more staff.

Tourism Agency: A tourism-based entity. Options: public or private.

Small Business: Less than 10 on staff (see below)
Medium-size Business: 10-100 on staff (see below)
Large Business: 100+ on staff (see below)
Options: mapping 1 locale, 2-5 locales, 6-15 locales.

Any company, including GIS and consultant firms, should register in this category.
Corporate campus, factory, store or indoor/outdoor Green Maps may be made by companies of their own facilities as part of corporate social responsibility (CSR) and/or sustainability programs, with the advice of a nonprofit organization (preferably with Green Mapmaking experience). May be created for specific small audiences. Business Green Map Projects are required to keep a Map Profile current for each of their projects. See special limitations in the Mapmakers Agreement. More on CSRs is in our Glossary.

Comments welcome. Green Map System may update this guidance from time to time.

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