Green Map Profile

Create a wonderful Green Map Profile and share it with the world! Take your time and think about the global audience (including press and funders) as you write. 

This RTF document is designed to make it easier for you to draft your Mapmaker Registration form offline – you may work on it with your mapmaking team, colleagues or program director. You may find it easier to write the text box questions in advance, and input the smaller fields directly onscreen in the Greenhouse, rather than transfer every item, one by one. Everything is numbered for your convenience. 

Save in .RTF format so the quote marks, accents, etc., will show up properly when pasted into the online form. You can then copy and paste to the online version. 

Use English for most of the form – add your local language overview to section H.

In rare cases, if you are unable to submit online, you may email this form to GMS. Type in all information normally selected from drop menus.

Notes that do not appear in the online version are in blue in this RTF version. 

You can Preview the content, but it’s not saved until you click Submit, so be sure to click Submit when finished with each section!  

You can edit this Profile again at any time.

* = Mandatory fields

Green Map Profile

Use this form to add your Green Map’s Profile to the website. Please add a Profile for each Green Map you create and share as much information about your project as possible. Some information will only be seen by other registered Green Mapmakers, and will aid them in their mapmaking process. 

This form will probably take 30 to 60 minutes to complete and once all the required information (* = Mandatory fields) has been completed, it can be saved by clicking the 'Submit' button at the bottom of the form. You can click the 'Preview' button to see how the Map will be shown, but you still need to click 'Submit' to save the Map.

If you prefer to draft this offline, download the offline version of the form and save on your desktop. NOTE! This is the offline version referred to here. When you are ready you can copy and paste to the online form.

Your Map Profile will be visible to the public as soon as you click 'Submit'. You may update and add detail to it at any time – think of it as your progress report for a global audience, and keep it fresh and current!

Green Map Title: *

Categories

Map Theme(s): * 
Choose from the drop menu:
Culture - Ecotourism - Energy & Climate - Food - Getting Around - Green living - Nature - Rural - Water - Youth - Youth campus - Youth Out of School - Blight - Other

For multiple selections: PC users – hold down the CTRL; Mac users - hold down the APPLE key. 
Your map will appear onscreen whenever its theme(s) is selected by the user.  If you are submitting this in RTF format, indicate which themes apply to your map.

Location(s)

Location

Latitude:

Longitude:

If you wish to supply your own latitude/longitude, you may do so here. Leaving these fields 
blank means that the system will determine a latitude/longitude for you, if possible.

Google Map will assist you when you do this online, and GMS will assist if you submit by RTF. 

A. Map Information

1. One Sentence Introduction: *
Please give a short catchy introduction to your map. This will be the first thing people read about your map. 

2. About This Green Map: 
How, where, what, why, who, when.
Two to four engaging paragraphs on how this Green Map was made, the specific place it charts, the map's special features, design, focus, team, audience, and timing, etc. Include the impacts of the process and impacts of the published map (a quote or anecdote will make it more personal). Remember, think global as you write! 
There is space below for links, but if you need to add to this text box, use an html tag like this: <a href="http://www.yourwebsite.com">your link text</a> 

3. Scale of Map: 
Choose from the drop menu:
National - Regional - Citywide - District/Neighborhood - Small Area -Indoor - Updated Edition - Umbrella project - Pilot Map - Workshop Map – Other

Your map will appear onscreen whenever its scale(s) is selected by the user. 
For multiple selections: PC users – hold down the CTRL; Mac users - hold down the APPLE key
If you are submitting this in RTF format, you should indicate which scale(s) apply to your map.

4. Scale of Map (other):
If the scale of your Map is not included in the list above, please enter it here

5. Publication Status: *
Choose from the drop menu:
Not published - Published

Has this Green Map been published? It’s important to keep this current so your map will appear when people are searching for published maps. GMS uses this data to count the total number of published Green Maps, too. A map is considered published when it goes public on the Internet and/or when Green Maps have been printed for distribution. A mural or poster map is considered published when it is completed. 

6. Project Start Date
Choose from the drop menu:
month: * year: *

7. Target/Actual Publication Date
Choose from the drop menu:
month: * year: *

8. Map Language(s):
List all languages in which this map is/will be published, separated by commas.
Note – you can add an Overview in any language in section H below.

9. Your Website About This Map:
If there is a general website about this map project, please include it here.

B. Publication Information

1. Project Thumbnail Image
Attach an image of the Mapmaking team (in action) or map detail or logo. This will be automatically resized to a maximum of 100 pixels wide and high, so should work well small.  This image will be shown when people are looking at the summary of your map, or for example, when looking at a list of all maps from your country. It must be a jpg, gif or png image file smaller than 2MB. Large images will be automatically resized, but will take a long time to upload when you submit this form.

If you are one of the few people submitting this form by email, please type in the file name of each image you are attaching. 

2. Main Map Image
Attach an image of the map for people to see. It will be automatically resized to maximum of 300 pixels wide and high. It must be a jpg, gif or png image file smaller than 2MB. It could be the cover of your Green Map or your favorite part of the map.

3. Medium:
Choose from the drop menu:
-- Print - PDF - Interactive - Exhibit/Display Kiosk - Other

For multiple selections: PC users – hold down the CTRL key; Mac users - hold down the APPLE key

4. Size of Printed Map:
Please give the dimensions, including units (e.g. 21cm x 30cm, 8.3 inches x 11.8 inches). You can provide both flat and folded dimensions.  

5. Copies Printed/Estimated Downloads/Visitors:
You may also add a brief one sentence description.

6. Printing Choices:
Choose from the drop menu:
-- - Vegetable-based ink - Recycled Paper - Green Printer - Self mailer - Other - Printed in Book, Magazine or Newspaper

For multiple selections: PC users – hold down the CTRL key; Mac users - hold down the APPLE key.

7. Number of Editions:
You may also add a brief description

8. Number of Green Sites on Your Map:
You may estimate!

9. Number of Green Map Icons Used:
You may estimate!

10. Were Locally Designed Icons Used?:
Yes - No

11. Image of local Icon(s)

Attach one image, with one or many local icons. This will be automatically resized if it is bigger than 400 x 400 pixels. This can be added later if you don't have a file available now. The image must be a jpg, gif or png smaller than 2MB.

C. How to Get This Green Map 

1. How to Get This Green Map:
Choose from the drop menu:
-- - Buy a printed copy - Online - Pick up locally - At GreenMap.org's Store - Out of Stock

For multiple selections: PC users – hold down the CTRL key; Mac users - hold down the APPLE key.

2. Downloadable Green Map
You can upload a PDF (or similar) of your Green Map for users to download. Please keep the file size below 2 MB. We have software that can compress PDFs, so contact us if your file is too large. Large files take a long time to upload when you submit this form, so be patient!
Allowed extensions (pdf jpg jpeg doc rtf)

3. Link to Online Version of the Green Map:
If your map is online, please tell us exactly where! (Direct URL to pdf, jpeg or online GIS or interactive map).  Just type the web address and it will automatically be turned into a link when you save this form. All links will automatically open in a new window when people click them.

4. More Details of How to Get Map:
This can include a link to your online downloadable map, or details for buying the map by mail. 

5. Cost Per Map:
If free state so. If not free, cost per map. Include price of postage, if applicable. Please include currency units.

D. Results and Impacts
This information can be very helpful to other Green Mapmakers, so please provide as much detail as possible.  

1. Awards & Recognition:
Please list any awards and recognition, such as “our Mayor came to the debut” or “included in __ Exhibit” or “copies were requested by __”, etc.

2. Media Coverage:
What has been written about this map? What other media coverage have you had? You can include on-line, in books, TV and/or radio, etc.

3. Community Outcomes: 
What have been the outcomes of this project on the community, on decision-makers, on the sites on the map, and on the Green Mapmakers? Include inspiring or unexpected outcomes of the process or the map, how it impacted your project’s next steps, etc.  This is important to many readers, including funders and press, community developers, etc. One paragraph. 

4. Training & Experience Gained by Mapmakers:
What training was given to the Mapmakers? What other experience was gained?

5. Resources Other Than Green Maps:
Products, projects and new initiatives other than maps (games, books, syllabi, exhibits, tours, videos, tree plantings, community gardens, fish farms, eco-centers, etc.) created as a result of this Green Map. You can add links below if these are downloadable or described online.

6. Link to Other Resources:
This can link to any online resources, e.g. your website, a video on youtube, a powerpoint presentation, a PDF, etc.

7. Link to Other Resources:
Another link to your online resources 

8. Support to Other Green Map Projects:
Did you inspire, advise or help in another way? This can be a youth map in your community or a project around the world.

9. Wishlist:
What do you need to improve your Green Map Project? For example volunteers, partners, support, distribution, office space, equipment, etc.

E. Press Resources

1. Available to Press:
What you offer to reporters, such as interviews, high-resolution images, press releases, videos, etc. You can upload PDF press releases and hi-resolution images below.

2. Press Release
Upload a press release.
allowed extensions (pdf doc and/or rtf)

3. High Resolution Image
Ideally this image should be 300 dpi for use in print. If you are adding a high resolution image it will take some time for the file to be uploaded when you submit the form. You can add this image at any time. 2 MB maximum.

F. Other Map Information

How is This Map Made?: *
Choose from the drop menu:
Public input - Workshops - Core group - In class - Other

For multiple selections: PC users – hold down the CTRL key; Mac users - hold down the APPLE key.

2. More Details of How the Map is Made:
One to two sentences

3. Participation: *
Choose from the drop menu:
Children - Youth - Students - Seniors - Neighbors - Community (all ages) - Co-workers - Staff - University - Government - Stakeholders - Volunteers - Nonprofits - Other

For multiple selections: PC users – hold down the CTRL key; Mac users - hold down the APPLE key.

4. More Details About Participation:
One to two sentences

5. Number of Paid Staff/Consultants:

6. Number of People Involved in the Green Mapmaking Process:

7. Number of People Involved Over the Age of 60:

8. Number of People Involved Under the Age of 18:

9. Number of Direct Jobs Created (If Known):
How many new people were employed to work on the Map? Please specify if the jobs are paid or unpaid, full time or part time.

10. Key People:
Advisors, partners, supporters (feel free to add "special thanks to"). 1-2 lines maximum.
To insert a link, use an html tag like this:  <a href="http://www.yourwebsite.com">your link text</a> 

11. Unique Fact:
Share a unique fact or anecdote about your map or the process of creating it. 1-2 lines maximum.

12. Quote:
A memorable quote from you, the press, or anyone involved. 1-2 lines maximum.

13. Link to Other Green Map System Pages About This Map:
Is this map mentioned elsewhere at GreenMap.org? Include the link here. 

14. Software Used:
Choose from the drop menu: 
-- - ArcGIS - Google Map - Open GIS - Other GIS - Design (Illustrator, etc.) - Other - None

For multiple selections: PC users – hold down the CTRL key; Mac users - hold down the APPLE key.

15. Other Software Used:
Did you use any other software?

16. Why Did You Use These Digital Tools?:
1-2 lines maximum.

17. Hardware Used:
Choose from the drop menu:
-- -Computer - Digital Camera - GPS - Scanner - Printer - Bike - Motor Vehicle - Cell/Mobile Phone - PDA

For multiple selections: PC users – hold down the CTRL key; Mac users - hold down the APPLE key.

18. Other Hardware Used:
1-2 lines maximum

19. Base Map Source:
Where did you get your base map?

20. Map Projection:
Choose from the drop menu:
Governmental - Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) - Fuller - Other
If known, what projection did you use?

21. Other Map Projection:
If you used a projection not listed above, please include it here.

G. Information For Other Mapmakers
Information you provide here will only be seen by other registered Mapmakers. Please give as much detail here as possible to help and guide new Mapmakers with your experience.

1. Strengths/Weaknesses:
What are the Green Map project's weaknesses/strengths/surprises?

2. Your Funding Experience:
How did you fund this project? Who were the major supporters? This information is really useful for new Mapmakers, so please give as much detail as possible.

3. Actual Cost Per Map (If Known):
If known, please enter the actual cost to produce each map. Include details of what this calculation is based on (e.g. printing costs, distribution costs, staff time, overhead, etc.)

4. Advice to Mapmakers:
What other advice would you give to new Green Mapmakers?

H. Overview in Local Language

Add an overview of your Green Map project in your local language (other than English).

1. Local Language Overview:

You can Preview the content, but it’s not saved until you click Submit, so be sure to click Submit when finished! 

You can edit it again at any time.

THANK YOU!