GreenMap Followup

Wendy Brawer presented at GISMO’s November meeting. If you missed it, you can peruse the new website-in-progress at http://OpenGreenMap.org. There are over 2250 sites and the first 30 Open Green Maps to explore today. Click Design Preview on the top bar for the Slideshow or a 5 minute video about the project and some of … Read more

GISMO November Meeting – Green Map System will be demonstrating the OpenGreenMap

Date: Wednesday November 12, 2008Time: 12:00 pm – 2:00 pmLocation:Fund for the City of New York121 Avenue of the Americas, 6th Floor Green Map System will be demonstrating the OpenGreenMap.org participatory website-in-progress and sharing the potential of this new new tool for inclusive participation in sustainable community development. Presenters include Thomas Turnbull, lead developer (using … Read more

Election 2008 Cartograms

Jack Eichenbaum posted a link to interesting cartograms covering the 2008 Election results: Cartograms are maps where shape is rudimentarily maintained but traditional areas are distorted to represent another variable like population. http://www-personal.umich.edu/~mejn/election/2008/