Click an icon for details about each featured site. At the top, the breadcrumb links to the related local map. Click the Map title for details, and to explore all the features in a grid below.
• Features include sites (points), routes (lines) and areas (polygons).
• Features can be clustered on crowded maps. Click and zoom in to see them individually.
Thanks to our open source developers, the GISCollective, and our use of the Creative Commons 4.0 license, there is no fee for non-commercial use. Simply give credit to Green Map System and share your map in same spirit in which the Platform is offered. Contact us if you have a commercial purpose for your Green Map.
As shown on our stories-based website, you can start a wave of positive actions in your community! The process builds skills, knowledge and networks. Many Green Mapmakers go on to create multiple maps (print editions, too), events, and even careers that increase the potential for a healthier community and climate.
170 symbols are included in the set of Green Map Icons. These icons make the Platform a great tool for people who love their home place and want to promote its positive projects and places alongside challenges to wellbeing, environmental justice and climate health. You can add your own set and mix, too.
Select role for each team member:
• Owner manages team + map + campaigns + can add icon sets
• Leaders can add + edit any featured site or map
• Members can edit their own sites
• Guests can contribute to a map before publication
- this Platform includes a private mode.
• You can change anything about your map, even its title, as you create it.
Features can be added by you, your team or the public.
• Right click a spot on the map to place a feature there
• + Plus Add Feature
• Edit a feature to have it appear on multiple maps.
• Add a Campaign for a quick way to gather public site suggestions. Your dashboard makes it easy to publish your features, update and manage your map!
Ready to crowd-source?
Use the + to start a campaign; select the team and map. Add a title and image that set the tone, then ask your questions. Select a few icons for the Campaign.
The tutorial has details - it's quite customizable. Share a short URL or QR code, or display the Campaign next to an embedded map on your website. Glasgow created 8 campaigns!
For technical support or custom applications, the open source developers of the Platform, the GISCollective, are ready to help. Want to strategize, get help with training your team or activating your community? Reach out to Green Map System.
Special events are often created to promote the debut of new Green Maps, such as tours of the sites, group bike rides or garden planting days. Share map news with local elected officials and influencers, along with local press and media. Some projects create print maps or cards to promote their Platform-based Green Map.
• About has how-to information
• Browse is your gateway to all of the maps, and the thousands of features charted by local people, all around the world.
• Our logo takes you to the World View.
• Login on this versatile platform to access the dashboard's two sections
• Activate your perspective on positive change.