This is an interesting network I thought I'd share ...(sent by Angie)

http://www.livingmaps.org.uk/wordpress
?About Livingmaps Network
Living Maps is a group of researchers, educators, environmentalists, artists and community activists who are committed to developing new ways of designing, reading and using maps for public outcomes. Our aim is to develop a community of practice to co-create participatory mapping projects. These can be digital, paper-based, multimedia or public installations. They combine original research with education work and, where appropriate, the organisation of walks, trails and public events. Our approach is interdisciplinary, travelling across ethnography, cultural geography, social history, graphics and digital media arts. Living Maps is supported by a network of associates who have expertise in urban planning, filmmaking, oral history, urban trail design and digital media.