There are two types of maps you can create.

Maps that are pre-plotted 

Maps where viewers can add a point onto the map

 

Maps that are pre-plotted

As examples, here are two pre-plotted map that have been created with and within community using tools provided by YPYS. 

Both maps have been created with community and are regularly updated by community with links to places that are featured on the map.

These maps have been viewed over 2 million times, with 100,000 people goingt to the maps every month.

 

Pre-plotted maps such as those above can be used for two main purposes.

For information and promoting places.

You can use pinned locations, lines and/or shaded areas to build a map of a particular place of interest.

This could be a neighbourhood, a town/city or a region. Or it could be a park, a development or a walk or cycle trail. 

 

 

Gateshead Council used this effectively when they asked locals about local cycling zones.

Video to follow

Full case study here

Gateshead Council used this effectively when they asked locals about local walking zones.

Video to follow

Full case study here

For gathering insight

You can use pinned locations, lines and/or shaded areas to build a map for gathering insight and connecting a map to a questionnaire.

For example, you can again use pinned locations, lines and/or shaded areas to build a map and then ask questions …….

Gateshead Council used this effectively when they asked locals how they can reduce their carbon footprint.

Full case study here

 

Maps where viewers can add a point onto a map

A map giving viewers (or respondents to a survey or participants to a conversations) the ability to add a point on the map is a great way of engaging people in generating ideas and involving people in decisions.

For example, it can be used to identify places where people believe attention should be focussed or to generate ideas for places with great potential.

Map placemaking.

Full case study here