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GISCI Announces the 5th Annual Map Contest- 2016

GISP Map Contest Summary

his year’s contest will require an entrant to utilize the National Land Cover Database (NLCD) to tell a story about change.

 Perhaps it will be about habitat loss, or maybe it will be about urban growth - whatever story you choose to tell, it must be supported by analysis of two or more years in NLCD and you must include the numbers in the map. We’ve seen a lot of pretty maps over the years; now we want to see some hard-hitting analysis to support the pretty picture.

Who may enter: Anyone is eligible, except those who are going to judge.

Submission Time Frame: March 1 to 31, 2016 – Email submittal

Prizes:

Map Contest Rules:

Map Spécifications

Format - PDF

Map Size – 11” x 17”

Image File Size Limit – no greater than 5mb

Judging Criteria:

The Outreach Committee will determine the Top 12 and the Guest Judges will select their Best 3.

In addition the Top 12 will be open to on-line voting where the public will select the People’s Choice.

Design Criteria Elements for Judging:

Each element will be weighted the same with a maximum number of 5 points to be earned on a 1 to 5 scale

Send entries as an email attachment with contact info to    Email Contact.   Add 2016 Map Contest to the subject line.



Contact:

Bill Hodge GISP
Executive Director  GISCI
Office (IL) (847) 824-7768  
Cell  (325) 315-3251 
www.gisci.org    
Email Contact