NetSquared, an initiative of TechSoup.org - maps

Think Global, Map Social! Interview with Wendy Brawer and Thomas Turnbull of Opengreenmap.org

jedsundwall — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 20:13:19 -0400

I talk to Wendy Brawer and Thomas Turnbull about the origins of Green Map System (greenmap.org) and what they to accomplish when they launch the Open Green Map (opengreenmap.org) in the coming months.

Also, please take a moment to appreciate how happy Wendy and the Green Map team looks in this picture. Looks like a real positive energy vibe zone.

ILoveMountains Maps Their Activist Meme

zoeyk — Wed, 28 May 2008 13:25:06 -0400

I'm at this morning's ilovemountains talk, which I've awaited ever since blogging about it as a brilliant online campaign. They just released a new map feature showing where and how their online campaign has spread.

Interesting Tidbits:

Willie Nelson agreed to give them rights to use "Blowin in the Wind" after they passed a request to his bodyguard.
They've superimposed the Transamerica building and the Golden Gate Bridge next to some of the removed mountaintops to show the scale of devastation.

Twitter's Impact on the NetSquared Contest - $5 Well Spent

metromapper — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 11:24:09 -0400

I thought that some of you might like to know what I did to get the word out about voting for the Your Mapper project. Here are some details, focusing on Twitter.

WiserEarth Adds Mapping

Britt Bravo — Fri, 27 Jul 2007 11:35:25 -0400

Last week, WiserEarth, a N2Y2 Featured Project, posted on their blog that they will be rolling out a new feature:

GIS Proposal Roundup and General Thoughts

jcdwyer — Mon, 09 Apr 2007 10:54:33 -0400

Hi, everyone; my name is JC, and this is my first community blog post. I’m one of the authors of the HungerMaps proposal. I’m also a GIS enthusiast, so I wanted to bring your attention to the great GIS projects that have been submitted to this contest.

Maps 2.0 – Geospatial Tools for Nonprofits and Humanitarian Relief

Gregg Swanson — Fri, 06 Apr 2007 13:38:27 -0400

HungerMaps

jcdwyer — Fri, 06 Apr 2007 11:00:56 -0400

OpenStreetMap

80n — Thu, 05 Apr 2007 13:44:14 -0400

Case studies map updated

marshallkirkpatrick — Thu, 09 Mar 2006 20:42:38 -0500

I've just updated the Net Squared case studies map on CommunityWalk and there are many more case studies of groups in Africa now! It's exciting to see where so many innovative nonprofits are located on a dynamic Google Map. I hope you'll check it out in case opportunity arises to refer to in place-based conversations about Net Squared.

Using Community Walk to Visualize Our Case Studies

marshallkirkpatrick — Mon, 02 Jan 2006 12:38:33 -0500

The Net Squared in Action section of this site is an inspiring set of profiles written about non-profit inovators and their work with new web tools. One of those case studies is a mapping tool called Community Walk, a tool that uses Google Maps to alow users to create their own maps of any community of interest or other set of geographic locations. I thought it would only make sense to use Community Walk in some way regarding the list of groups profiled in the Net Squared case studies.