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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