When we started the process of updating our award-winning Icons, we had no idea it would take 5 years! However, with inclusive participation of Green Mapmakers as a chief concern, we developed several different ways everyone could contribute to this important update, online and in person. And, with our understanding of sustainability in the community sense so well-developed since 1999 (when Version 2 of the Green Map Icons was released), we had to take it step by step, and carefully consider many new aspects of charting green living, nature, social and culture in locales around the world.

We are very pleased with the outcomes, which we can present to you very soon on this website. Today, we'll release the new genre and category names, to give you a hint of how the overall set has been improved.

Enjoy a few images from the update process too, from the office in New York and around the world.

We'll soon be adding more details about the exhibit the brand new iconography will displayed in; it happens this March at NYC's prestigious Eyebeam gallery!

Green Map Icons V3

Sustainable Living
Green Economy
Technology & Design
Mobility
Hazards & Challenges
Infrastructure

Nature
Flora
Fauna
Land & Water
Outdoor Activities

Culture & Participation
Cultural Character
Eco-Information
Justice & Activism
Landmarks