The People's Map donates maps for Barcelona Bangers Expedition
Paul Coward and Chris Nelson, from Salford GIS, have bought a “battered [16 year] old BMW”, costing £198, for the occasion and intend to raise at least £3000 for MapAction, a non-governmental organisation dedicated to providing field information and relief maps for disaster emergencies.
The two-man team will be departing from Southport on the 21st of May 2009 to join the other teams in Calais, before heading down to Barcelona on a trek, which lasts from Friday the 22nd, to Sunday the 24th of May... providing the car makes it. The one rule regarding the type of car that the 67 teams can use for their trip is that it should have cost under £200.
The participating teams are encouraged to decorate their vehicles, and in an inspired move, the People's Map in conjunction with The XYZ Digital Map Company, have agreed to provide maps for which to decorate the BMW.
We wish Paul and Chris the best of luck and hope their sub £200 banger makes it to Barcelona.
At least they will not get lost!
The XYZ Digital Map Company have provided Salford GIS with a range of People's Map, XYZ, and Global Mapping maps with which to decorate their vehicle for their Barcelona Bangers expedition.
The Barcelona Bangers event is a weekend long rally that sets off from Calais and terminates in Barcelona. Although not intrinsically an event for charity, many participant teams take the opportunity to raise money for a charity of their choice.
The Barcelona Bangers event is a weekend long rally that sets off from Calais and terminates in Barcelona. Although not intrinsically an event for charity, many participant teams take the opportunity to raise money for a charity of their choice.
Paul Coward and Chris Nelson, from Salford GIS, have bought a “battered [16 year] old BMW”, costing £198, for the occasion and intend to raise at least £3000 for MapAction, a non-governmental organisation dedicated to providing field information and relief maps for disaster emergencies.
The two-man team will be departing from Southport on the 21st of May 2009 to join the other teams in Calais, before heading down to Barcelona on a trek, which lasts from Friday the 22nd, to Sunday the 24th of May... providing the car makes it. The one rule regarding the type of car that the 67 teams can use for their trip is that it should have cost under £200.
The participating teams are encouraged to decorate their vehicles, and in an inspired move, the People's Map in conjunction with The XYZ Digital Map Company, have agreed to provide maps for which to decorate the BMW.
We wish Paul and Chris the best of luck and hope their sub £200 banger makes it to Barcelona.
At least they will not get lost!
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Nice cartography.I liked it very much.It is quite interesting to decorate vehicle with maps.Anyway thanks for sharing the post.
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