Map Gallery
Overview
You've worked hard to create a map for your organization and now is your chance to show it off to other GIS professionals and colleagues from around the Province!
URISA-OC is delighted to announce the 2011 Be Spatial Map Gallery competition. Each year, members from across Ontario exhibit their best cartographic works in the Map Gallery, which is on display throughout the Be Spatial event.
The two awards are:
Judges' Choice
During the event, a panel of three judges will review all map submissions, and then select one map which will receive the Map Gallery Award.
Peoples’ Choice
Each attendee to Be Spatial will receive a sticker, which they will use to indicate their choice for the People's Choice Map Award.
Map Gallery Location
The Map Gallery competition will be on display in the Lower Mall area at Black Creek Pioneer Village
How to Participate
Participation is easy! Simply send an email to finance@urisaoc.ca and include the following Information about your Map submission:
Map Title:
Organization Name:
Map Dimensions:
GIS software used:
Data source:
Brief 100 word abstract/ description of map/project:
Map Author:
Main contact name:
Phone number:
Email address:
Organization Name:
Map Dimensions:
GIS software used:
Data source:
Brief 100 word abstract/ description of map/project:
Map Author:
Main contact name:
Phone number:
Email address:
Monday April 25 - Deadline for notice for your intention to participate in the Best Map Challenge, Be Spatial'11 Map Gallery to be submitted.
Judging Criteria
Some of the judging criteria will be:
1) Is the map easy to read and understand?
2) Does the map clearly depict the purpose of its title?
3) Are the map scale and the symbols appropriate for the map purpose?
4) Is the map cartographically pleasing, well composed, and do the colours appropriately represent the features being depicted?
Suggested Sizes
Some suggested sizes are:
A: 8.5 x 11 inches (for atlases)
B: 11 x 17 inches (for atlases)
C: 22 x 17 inches
D: 34 x 22 inches
E: 44 x 34 inches
How to Display Your Map
The Map Gallery panel boards stand approximately 3 ft high x 6 ft long. The mountable surface is approximately 3 ft x 5 ft. [Dimensions: no smaller than 17" X 22"]
On May 3 , 2011, bring your Map in hard copy format and pins to post it for display in your assigned area.
On May 3 , 2011, bring your Map in hard copy format and pins to post it for display in your assigned area.
Past Map Gallery Award Winners
2010 Award Winners
Judges Choice: City of Vaughan, Engineering Services Division
Peoples Choice: Peterborough County
2009 Award Winners
Gold Award - Norfolk County - Norkolk County Official Plan
2008 Award Winners
Gold Award - City of Hamilton, GIS Services Group - Bike Routes, Trails and Parks
Silver Award - York Region Geomatics - York Region Immigration Profile Census 2006
2007 Award Winners
Gold Award - Town of Oakville, GIS Services Group - Municipal Address Atlas
Silver Award - Region of Durham - Durham Region Transit Bus Shelter Map 2007
2006 Award Winners
Gold Award - Upper Thames Conservation Authority
2005 Award Winners
Gold Award - City of Kitchener - Kitchener Atlas, a book of maps which summarizes and displays GIS information for staff
Silver Award - City of Hamilton - Seamless digital elevation model of the entire city
2004 Award Winners
Gold Award - Information not currently available
Silver Award - N/A
2003 Award Winners
Gold Award - City of Hamilton - Heather Howe - GIS/Mapping Data Sets
Silver Award - Region of York - Kimberly Gray - West Nile Virus - York Region Bird and Mosquito Surveillance
Gold Award - Norfolk County - Norkolk County Official Plan
2008 Award Winners
Gold Award - City of Hamilton, GIS Services Group - Bike Routes, Trails and Parks
Silver Award - York Region Geomatics - York Region Immigration Profile Census 2006
2007 Award Winners
Gold Award - Town of Oakville, GIS Services Group - Municipal Address Atlas
Silver Award - Region of Durham - Durham Region Transit Bus Shelter Map 2007
2006 Award Winners
Gold Award - Upper Thames Conservation Authority
2005 Award Winners
Gold Award - City of Kitchener - Kitchener Atlas, a book of maps which summarizes and displays GIS information for staff
Silver Award - City of Hamilton - Seamless digital elevation model of the entire city
2004 Award Winners
Gold Award - Information not currently available
Silver Award - N/A
2003 Award Winners
Gold Award - City of Hamilton - Heather Howe - GIS/Mapping Data Sets
Silver Award - Region of York - Kimberly Gray - West Nile Virus - York Region Bird and Mosquito Surveillance
