Launch a Story Map Tour at a Specific Tour Location
The Map Tour is one of the more popular Esri story map templates. It’s been used for stories like The Weird and Wonderful Inland Empire, the Longmont Colorado Flood, Exploring Estuaries in Cornwall,...
View ArticleDisplaying multiple photos at a single location in a Map Tour
Map Tour is a popular story map that enables you to display photos along with their locations in an interactive map. Good examples of map tours include San Diego Transportation Innovations, Palm...
View ArticleStory Map Shortlist updated
The Story Map Shortlist app template has been recently updated using responsive design, providing an optimal viewing experience whether you’re viewing a Shortlist app using a browser, tablet, or phone....
View ArticleAdding Flickr albums to story map tours (update)
In a previous post we detailed how you can add Flickr sets to story map tours. Since that was posted there have been some changes to Flickr. Sets have now become albums, and while the steps are...
View ArticleStory Maps at the Esri User Conference 2014
Interested in Story Maps? Headed to the Esri User Conference? Then there’s plenty of opportunities for you to learn more, take a closer look at what’s new, and meet Story Map team members. Here’s a...
View ArticleStorytelling with Maps Contest Winners
The entries came from across the globe, and the judges wrestled with a decision. But from a vast collection of entries a few where chosen as the best Story Maps in this year’s 2014 Esri User Conference...
View ArticleSplashing new audiences: Story Maps for flood-modeling applications
By Denny Rivas. Center for Research in Water Resources. The University of Texas at Austin. Consider you are asked to undertake research on hydrology, in which you have to propose new methodologies...
View ArticleSpeaking the “Language” of Spatial Analysis via Story Maps
Spatial analysis has always been a hallmark of GIS, the “numerical recipes” which set GIS apart from other forms of computerized visualization and information management. With GIS we pose questions...
View ArticleHow to launch a Story Map Tour at a specific tour stop
Story Map Tour is one of the most popular story maps, ideal for tours or for presenting a series of locations you’d like users to follow in sequence. By default a Map Tour opens to an introduction or...
View ArticleHow to launch a Story Map Series at a specific entry
Story Map Series is a very useful story map template, ideal for presenting a series of maps and media using several different layout options: tabs, numbered bullets, or an expandable side accordion. By...
View ArticleHow to launch a Story Map Journal at a specific section
Story Map Journal is a very popular and versatile story map template, ideal for when you want to combine text with maps and other media. By default a Map Journal opens to the first section, also called...
View ArticleAdding links to sections in Story Map Journal
The Story Map Journal is one of the more popular Story Map templates, ideal for creating multimedia stories that combine text, maps, images, and video, especially when you have lots of text or a rich...
View ArticleOpen a Story Map Tour at a specific tour stop
The Story Map Tour is one of the more popular Esri story map templates. It’s been used for stories like City of Santa Clara Development Projects, Top 10 Things to Experience in Tacoma, and many more...
View ArticleStory Map Shortlist updated
The Story Map Shortlist app template has been recently updated using responsive design, providing an optimal viewing experience whether you’re viewing a Shortlist app using a browser, tablet, or phone....
View ArticleWhat’s New in Story Maps (June 2016)
ArcGIS Online has been updated with the following enhancements to Esri Story Maps. In this release we are excited to introduce two new storytelling applications that you can use to create story maps to...
View ArticleHow To Cascade
Cascade is a new scrollytelling app from Esri’s Story Maps team. Story telling is an inherently intertwined aspect of cartography. Cascade lets you focus on the narrative of your story, enabling maps...
View ArticleHow to Make Smart Color Choices in Your Maps
As the map-maker, you are the most valuable tool when creating a narrative around your data. An important way to get the intended reaction out of your audience is to be conscious about what colors you...
View ArticleCan GIS analysis make our roads safer?
Check out this case study Story Map showing spatial and temporal analyses of crash data in Brevard County, Florida. It begins with a simple space-time trend analysis, displaying the results in 3D....
View ArticleStory Maps Make Great Travelogues
In the summer of 2017 Lauren Herbine, a student at the College of William and Mary, set off from New Jersey on a cross-country road trip. Almost eight decades earlier, her grandfather had mounted a...
View ArticleExpand Your Story Mapping Skills with Learn ArcGIS
Telling stories is an art as old as speech itself — but an updated Learn ArcGIS lesson will show you how to add interactive maps, multimedia content, and text to the stories you tell. Get Started with...
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