Here at Green Map System, we're tickled pink to be among the 21 featured projects for N2Y3! Thanks much to all who voted for us and are already connecting to share ideas, resources and advice! This project is getting better, day by day, with your involvement.

Our work on this project really began in Fall 2007. Among other things, we floated a few different names out to the Green Map network. Open Green Map was their top choice, but we decided to test out a few other options, including My Green Map, as working names. As we used the different names, we watched the reactions.

At the same time, our overall concept evolved - it became more action-oriented, more open to participation in the mapmaking. Over the last 2 weeks, we finalized the URL - OpenGreenMap.org*, tapping to into open's meaning: 

Freedom to enter, honest, aboveboard, accelerated, approachable, boundless, bring to light as well as the positive web 2.0 connotations. 

So please join with us in supporting the development of the Open Green Map (or OpenGreenMap, that decision has yet to be made)!

We look forward to mashing it up with the N2Y3 network this spring!

* OpenGreenMap.org will be online soon.