To help you bring sustainable solutions to light, Green Map System has developed adaptable tools, guides and learning resources with community map makers, shared below for your Green Map project, including icons, books, youth tools, and more. Our mapping platform has a One Pager and a Quick Start Guide.
Resources and tools
Tools for all kinds of Green Map making projects
Green Map Icons - posters & print outs
- GreenMap.org/icons (background and additional resources)
- The Platform (Browse includes the full set)
- Printable Poster (2 page PDF poster, letter-size/A4)
- Complete Set Chart (6 page PDF, letter-size/A4)
- Icon Chart with Green Map Platform colors (2 page PDF)
- Green Map Icons Definitions (PDF, letter-size/A4)
- Icon Flash Cards (select icons to print on individual sheets for group activities)
- Icons matched to the United Nations SDGs (6 page color PDF) - SDGs details here
- Icons Display (partial set, PDF)
- New! One Page Guide to using the new Green Map Platform!
International Green Map Icon posters & print outs
- اللغة العربية (Arabic Icons)
- Bahasa (Indonesian Icons, partial)
- 绿地图®图例 (Simplified Chinese, global version)
- 綠色生活地圖®圖示 (Traditional Chinese Icons) + 定義 (Definitions)
- Español (Spanish Icons) + Gráfico (A3 PDF) + Definiciones
- Français (French Icons) + Définitions + Nos icônes et Objectifs 2030 des UN SDGs
- Deutsch (German Icons)
- עִבְרִית (Hebrew Icons)
- グリーンマップ・アイコン(Japanese Icons) + 説明付きグリーンマップ・アイコン（制作 あいち + definitions) + ルと版権表示 + SDGに一致します
- 한국어 (Korean Icons) + Hangul Poster + 정의 Definitions
- Nederlands (Dutch Icons) + Definities
- Português (Portuguese Icons) + Definições
- Pусский (Russian Icons)
- Svenska (Swedish Icons)
Icon image sets for Green Map Icons in print, digital, presentations, etc.
- PDF set of Icons (zip file with complete set (48 MB)
- JPG set of Icons (zip file with complete set (8 MB)
- PNG set with Platform colors on pins (zip file (5 MB)
- SVG set of Icons (zip file (8 MB)
Our Books and Community Learning Resources
- New! One Page Guide to using the new Green Map Platform!
- Mapping our Common Ground - overview of our community mapping book, Third edition, 2018. Created by Green Map System, UVic and Canadian, Cuban, Brazilian and US Green Mapmakers. Download PDF in English and Spanish.
- 4Bs Hive Guide, an introduction to making Green Maps in English, in German, in Chinese. Created by European Green Mapmakers with an EU Mobility grant. Award-winning!
- Green Map Impacts, updated in English, and the original Japanese edition, with locally-authored short stories sharing why the project matters. Co-created by Green Map Japan, Aichi Green Map and Green Map System.
- Colors and Style Guide (overview) is designed for printed Green Maps, download in English. Our Color Palette, too!
- Green Map Atlas shares ten richly illustrated stories - PDF
- Products have been created using printing (including 3-D printing), rubber stamps, sticker sets, wearables and more
- Youtube.com/greenmapsystem has several useful videos. There are Playlists for Platform demos, selected shorts, videos in languages, food mapping, how-to by bike and more, too.
Schools and young people
- Youth Resources overview download in English or in Spanish (11 MB zip file includes a basic guide, surveys, journal, icons etc for educators and youth leaders. These tools need updating, but they will help you get started.
- New! One Page Guide to using the Green Map Platform
- Graphics (add some fun)
- Stickers to print (PDF of selected Green Map Icons)
- Icon Flash Cards (select icons to print on individual sheets for group activities)
- Video overview of our Energy & Environmental Exploration Modules, 7:23 minutes
- Energy in the School
- Reduce, Reuse, Recycle - Waste Reduction
- Street Trees and Green Spaces
- Getting Around Without a Car
Research and writing
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