Green Community Maps Around The World
I encountered this amazing website recently: an open source project that has set out to make Green Maps all over the world.
According to their website, “Green Map System promotes inclusive participation in sustainable community development worldwide, using mapmaking as our medium.” Their purpose is to:
- Strengthen local-global sustainability networks
- Expand the demand for healthier, greener choices
- Help successful initiatives spread to even more communities
Since the project began in 1995, the green mapping movement has spread to over 500 cities, towns and villages in 54 countries. While of course it’s not perfect, the great thing about open source is that it can be built upon. It’s a pretty amazing idea, don’t you think?
Check it out and see if there’s one in your area. And if not, you can start creating one!
Does this remind you of Walk Score a bit? Hmmm… Considering both are utilizing Google as a part of their platform, I wonder if someone might combine Green Map with Walk Score to create a more powerful and usable community portrait… Food for thought.
When I originally wrote about the Green Map system at One Green Generation, Founder and Director Wendy Brower informed me their full-featured Open Green Map System will be launching on June 5th. Sounds like we can look forward to more innovation from this New York non-profit.
Have fun checking it out!
