You may recall that Karen sent the below announcement out to the list a
while ago.
I am excited to report that Gail Aloisio of
Gail is a graduate of U. Maine-Orono and a current GIS student at
Voting for the best map started today at: http://bizarremap.sdsu.edu/Voting/voting.html
Be advised that Gail’s map, the one with the photo of the beloved
Lynchville, ME sign post,
takes a long time to
download; don’t give up.
Congratulations, Gail; please give her our support!
Sarah Tucker
"Bizarre
Map Challenge" (BMC): A National Map Design Competition Hosted by the
Goal: To
promote spatial thinking and geospatial technology awareness in high schools,
community colleges, and universities in the
To inspire
curiosity about geographic patterns and map representation for students and the
broader public.
Awards: 1st
prize: $5000 cash
2nd prize:
$1000 cash, 3rd prize: $600 cash, 4th - 10th prizes: $200 cash for each
Competition
Rules
1.
Competition participants must be full-time students in high school, community
college, or a university (undergraduate students only) in the
2.
"Bizarre", in this competition, refers to maps that are strikingly
out of the ordinary. Though all maps must use real-world data, successful
entries might employ unusual techniques, illustrate bizarre topics, or exhibit
striking patterns. This competition will not accept imaginary maps, hand-drawn
maps, or video game maps.
3. All
entries must be submitted in a static PDF format (no interactive or animated
maps) using the on-line registration form. The complete map should be no larger
than 8.5 x 11 inches (letter size) with a minimum of half-inch margins. A
summary description, 500 words maximum, will also be required at the time of submission.
The summary should describe why this map is bizarre, how it was created, the
tools used, data sources, coordinate systems, projection methods, etc.
4. Each
student can only submit one entry. Each map should be created and designed by
one student only (no teamwork).
5. Each
student needs to provide one teacher's contact information (name, email
address, school name, phone number, etc).
6. There are
two rounds of judging. The first round will be handled by five world-renowned
cartographers who will select the TOP TEN entries.
Judges will
consider a variety of criteria, including but not limited to topics,
techniques, and design. Students, among the TOP TEN entries, may be asked to
provide proven documentation of their full-time student status.
The second
round will consist of public voting. The TOP TEN entries will be posted on the
competition website with public voting open for two weeks (one vote per
person). Entries will be ranked according to the number of votes received by
the end of the voting period.
Timeline:
. March 1st -
March 22nd, 2010 : Accepting map entries (on-line form) from the BMC website
(URL to be announced on March 1st, 2010) . April 12, 2010: Announcing the TOP
TEN bizarre map challenge design finalists . April 12 - April 26, 2010: Two
week on-line voting on the BMC website . April 27, 2010: Announcing the 1st,
2nd, and 3rd prize winners.
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Karen B.
Anderson
GIS
Specialist
207-288-8724
fax
207-288-8709
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