GALLANT Community Collaboration Research

SPOT IT, SNAP IT, MAP IT!

Welcome to communiMap, the place to discover your local area in a new way and tune in to the nature of Glasgow! Take the time to notice the daily rhythms around you and share what makes your neighbourhood unique.

Whether you’re walking, wheeling, admiring local trees, or composting at home, communiMap is here to help you pause, reflect, and share your discoveries.

Come explore, share, and help us build a vibrant map together. We’re so glad you’re here!

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.

The app is free and works on most smartphones and tablets.

You can also find out more about the project in the communiMap workbook.

With communiMap, you can:

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.

Why does it matter?

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.

Prefer not to use an app?

Using this communiMap workbook, you can collect your data and send us what you’ve found by email or post. Tear out, photocopy or take photos of pages and then send them to us at ws2gallantpublic@gmail.com or via post to:

FAO: communiMap
Centre for Sustainable Solutions
Advanced Research Centre
11 Chapel Lane
University of Glasgow
G11 6EW

If you’d like to register interest in helping us to test communiMap, drop us an email @ ws2gallantpublic@gmail.com or fill in this form: