What is communiMap?

communiMap is an easy-to-use community science app developed by the GALLANT project at the University of Glasgow. It helps people of all ages notice, record, and share what they see in their neighbourhoods — from urban trees and hidden wildlife to water events, local energy projects, and compost heaps.

• Track your journeys whilst walking or wheeling and reflect on your experience of local streets and green spaces.
• Spot and share nature, whether it’s wildlife sightings, seasonal changes, or interesting plants you spot.
• Identify, measure, and learn about local trees, including where to plant more and how trees help our climate.
• Observe and record water, including puddles, floods, droughts and help build a clearer picture of local climate impacts.
• Monitor composting at home or at school and share what works (or doesn’t!).
• Highlight local energy ideas and sustainable solutions in your community.

communiMap is flexible: record a single observation on a walk, run a school project over weeks, or just use it to notice new things about your place. Every “Spot” adds to a bigger, collective story about people and places across Glasgow and beyond.

We created communiMap to help people record what they notice, share what they see, and take action together.

From climate change to local flooding to tree planting, how we notice and understand our surroundings shapes what happens next.

When you add your spots, you help:

• Build local knowledge that supports climate-ready streets and neighbourhoods.
• Spot patterns and changes that matter for wildlife, green spaces, and our own community wellbeing.
• Start conversations in your family, community group, or school about how to look after the places we all care about.

Whether you’re a family on a walk, a resident group looking after a park, or a teacher helping pupils connect learning to the real world, communiMap is for you.

communiMap is developed by the GALLANT project (Glasgow as a Living Lab Accelerating Novel Transformation), a major climate and nature initiative led by the University of Glasgow.

The project is funded by the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC)and works with local communities, schools, artists, and residents across Glasgow to test new ways of living well with nature and climate change.

communiMap is just one tool, but it’s shaped by the stories, ideas, and everyday actions of people like you. Join us and help map a greener, fairer, more climate-ready Glasgow.