Esri story maps are an exciting and popular feature of the ArcGIS platform that combine maps, photos, text, and other media, in a single interactive application. Any topic or project that includes a map can be a story map. In this seminar, you will learn about Esri application templates that simplify story map creation and require no coding. The presenters will discuss how to choose the best template for a project and the steps to create a compelling story map from a template.

Welcome to ArcGIS StoryMaps! This guide will walk you through the basic skills that you need to present information effectively and accessibly in ArcGIS StoryMaps. Our instructions here can pair with coursework across different academic disciplines and are adaptable to various course and grade levels.This is a 6-part exercise that will cover the main functions that the platform can offer. Part 1 gives and overview of setting up and designing a StoryMap, as well as adding text of various sizes and images with credits. Parts 2-4 walk through different options for presenting images and maps with accompanying written content - building slideshows, sidecars, and swipes, in that order. Part 5, the map tour, and Part 6, the timeline, look at two features of StoryMaps that are respectively more rooted in attention to space and time.

Important message about classic Esri Story MapsClassic Esri Story Maps templates are in Extended Support. All customers are encouraged to use ArcGIS StoryMaps, Esri's current-generation storytelling tool.The classic templates are no longer under active development and are not recommended for new projects. No further updates to their capabilities are planned. Stories you have created using the classic templates will continue to be available.In December 2021, the classic templates will be removed from the default configurable apps gallery. One or more classic templates may be added to your organization’s custom configurable apps group if needed to support current workflows during your transition to using ArcGIS StoryMaps.

This resource links to the Hurricane Harvey 2017 Story Map (Esri ArcGIS Online web app) [1] that provides a graphical overview and set of interactive maps to download flood depth grids, flood extent polygons, high water marks, stream gage observations, National Water Model streamflow forecasts, and several other datasets compiled before, during and after Hurricane Harvey.

November 2023 updates: Esri has deprecated the previous story map template, so a new story map has been generated. Most of the content is the same as before, with these exceptions: - The Vulnerabilities and the Harvey Stories pages have been removed, due to nonfunctioning web links to other Harvey resources out of our control. - Story map links to HydroShare resource pages have been updated to the most current HydroShare resource versions.

References [1] Hurricane Harvey Story Map [https://arcg.is/1rWLzL0]

Based on the recommendation from BC Timber Sales GIS and the Sales and Tenures Working Group, The Timber Sale Leadership Team (TSLT) has approved a Decision Note on January 21, 2022, supporting the concept of standardizing BC Timber Sales public facing TSL package map templates in Land Resource Manager. TSLT has empowered Woodlands Managers and Provincial Operations (PO) GIS to work together to develop and implement this change by the end of 2023 FY. To implement this change, a Steering Committee (SC) and GIS Task Team were formed to design, develop, and implement this change. Both teams have well geographical and functional representatives providing valuable input into the final products. There are difference in symbology and mapping elements used across the province. In an effort to create a provincial standard for these templates, this story map was created to survey the staff. URL: https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/bca22a45bfc044fa93fd797af9a36ec5

This Story Map describes the importance of the ocean and how it makes life on earth possible. This Story Map was compiled using the Cascade Story Map Template - Beta (Released on July 16, 2016).The content in the Story Map comes from Esri's Living Atlas of the World.

To create this app:

Although tornadoes can occur throughout the year, prime time for twisters in the U.S. is spring and early summer. Larger symbols show more violent tornadoes. Zoom into the map to see approximate tornado tracks.

Purpose: This is an ArcGIS Pro template that GIS Specialists can use to identify vulnerable populations and special needs infrastructure most at risk to flooding events.How does it work?Determine and understand the Place Vulnerability (based on Cutter et al. 1997) and the Special Needs Infrastructure for an area of interest based on Special Flood Hazard Zones, Social Vulnerability Index, and the distribution of its Population and Housing units. The final product will be charts of the data distribution and a Hosted Feature Layer. See this Story Map example for a more detailed explanation.This uses the FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer as an input (although you can substitute your own flood hazard data), check availability for your County before beginning the Task: FEMA NFHL ViewerThe solution consists of several tasks that allow you to:Select an area of interest for your Place Vulnerability Analysis. Select a Hazard that may occur within your area of interest.Select the Social Vulnerability Index (SVI) features contained within your area of interest using the CDC’s Social Vulnerability Index (SVI) – 2016 overall SVI layer at the census tract level in the map.Determine and understand the Social Vulnerability Index for the hazard zones identified within you area of interest.Identify the Special Needs Infrastructure features located within the hazard zones identified within you area of interest.Share your data to ArcGIS Online as a Hosted Feature Layer.FIRST STEPS:Create a folder C:\GIS\ if you do not already have this folder created. (This is a suggested step as the ArcGIS Pro Tasks does not appear to keep relative paths)Download the ZIP file.Extract the ZIP file and save it to the C:\GIS\ location on your computer. Open the PlaceVulnerabilityAnalysis.aprx file.Once the Project file (.aprx) opens, we suggest the following setup to easily view the Tasks instructions, the Map and its Contents, and the Databases (.gdb) from the Catalog pane.The following public web map is included as a Template in the ArcGIS Pro solution file: Place Vulnerability Template Web MapNote 1:As this is a beta version, please take note of some pain points:Data input and output locations may need to be manually populated from the related workspaces (.gdb) or the tools may fail to run. Make sure to unzip/extract the file to the C:\GIS\ location on your computer to avoid issues.Switching from one step to the next may not be totally seamless yet.If you are experiencing any issues with the Flood Hazard Zones service provided, or if the data is not available for your area of interest, you can also download your Flood Hazard Zones data from the FEMA Flood Map Service Center. In the search, use the FEMA ID. Once downloaded, save the data in your project folder and use it as an input.Note 2:In this task, the default hazard being used are the National Flood Hazard Zones. If you would like to use a different hazard, you will need to add the new hazard layer to the map and update all query expressions accordingly.For questions, bug reports, or new requirements contact pdoherty@publicsafetygis.org

General Accessibility Creative Commons All data products available from the data hub are provided on an 'as is' basis. The City of Sydney (City) makes no warranty, representation or guarantee of any type as to any errors and omissions, or as to the content, accuracy, timeliness, completeness or fitness for any particular purpose or use of any data product available from the data hub. If you find any information that you believe may be inaccurate, please email the City. In addition, please note that the data products available from the data hub are not intended to constitute advice and must not be used as a substitute for professional advice. The City may modify the data products available from the data hub and/or discontinue providing any or all of data products at any time and for any reason, without notice. Accordingly, the City recommends that you regularly check the data hub to ensure that the latest version of data products is used. The City recommends that when accessing data sets, you use APIs. We are committed to making our website as accessible and user-friendly as possible. Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) cover a wide set of recommendations to make websites accessible. For more information on WCAG please visit https://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG21/ . This site is built using Esri's ArcGIS Hubs template, and their Accessibility status report is available online at https://hub.arcgis.com/pages/a11y. We create the maps and stories on this site using ArcGIS templates, each template having accessibility features. Examples include Instant Apps, Story maps, and Webapp builder. If you would like to request alternative formats for data products on this site please email the City. We encourage developers using our data to deliver maps and applications with consideration to accessibility for all. Design elements can include colour, contrast, symbol size and style, font size and style, basemap style, alternate text for images, and captions for video and audio. Alternative content such as static maps may sometimes be required. Unless otherwise stated, data products available from the data hub are published under Creative Commons licences. Creative Commons licences include terms and conditions about how licensed data products may be used, shared and/or adapted. Depending on the applicable licence, licensed data products may or may not be used for commercial purposes. The applicable Creative Commons licence for specific data is specified in the "Licence" section of the data description. By accessing, sharing and/or adapting licensed data products, you are deemed to have accepted the terms and conditions of the applicable Creative Common licence. For more information about Creative Commons licences, please visit https://creativecommons.org.au/ and https://creativecommons.org/faq/ If you believe that the applicable Creative Commons licence for the data product that you wish to use is overly restrictive for how you would like to use the data product, please email the City. Contact If you have a question, comments, or requests for interactive maps and data, we would love to hear from you. Council business For information on rates, development applications, strategies, reports and other council business, see the City of Sydney's main website.

A story map co-produced by Esri and IUCN featuring a selection of threatened species from the Red List. This is a custom story map that doesn't use one of the Story Map app templates.

The Los Angeles Clean Streets Index, the first-of-its-kind, is a grading system of every street in Los Angeles. The Bureau of Sanitation drove and scored over 9,000 miles of streets and alleys - each segment received a "cleanliness score" from 1-3. Each street score is based on four factors: litter, weeds, bulky items and illegal dumping. This assessment will be repeated every quarter. Los Angeles is leading the way as the only big city in the US conducting a regular cleanliness assessment of every City street. Click on the links to view the Los Angeles Clean Streets Index:MapMinimalist App of Streets IndexStory Map of the Clean Streets Initiative**This application uses the Map Journal Story Map template (more information here). For more information about building Story Maps, click here.

This template includes all XLSForm features supported in ArcGIS Survey123.

In order to do anything with the StoryMap template we have created, you need your own copy in your own ArcGIS account. In the process, we're also going to give you a course website - you can use it if you like or not, but it turns out it's the easiest way to get a copy of the template into your account.Navigate to your ArcGIS homepage and sign in with your institutional or personal login.Click to the "Hub" menu by clicking the square of dots near your name in the upper right (the app menu), and finding "Hub" In the box that reads "Site" select the option "New"At the next prompt, select "Browse Templates"Select "World" under Published by (or leave all of the community boxes unchecked) and search for "Teaching Research with StoyMaps." Our template should be the only one to pop up. Click "Activate Template." Name your site for your class and click "go." Note: It may take a few minutes to arrive at the next screen. You should see a loading interface like the one on the last image while you wait. If the site fails to build on your first attempt, check your wifi connection and try again.After a brief wait, you'll arrive at a template of a website (called a Hub by Esri) that you can customize for your class. ESRI has a guide to editing your Hub, or you can just click and replace text as you see fit within the template. You need to save content as you go and make sure you hit publish any time you want to update live content for your Hub. If you do not want the website, ignore it and move on to the next step.In addition to copying the template for site for you and your students to reference, you will need access to the template for the StoryMap itself. When you replicated the site template, a copy of the StoryMap was transferred to you account, too.As such, you now have a copy of the StoryMap template that you can edit to suit your needs. Practice finding it by navigating directly to storymaps.arcgis.com and signing in. You should see "Learning StoryMaps" at the top of your content. You can also find it by navigating to your content folder at arcgis.com. You can also use the hyperlink on your new site that reads "CLICK HERE TO GO TO YOUR STORYMAP!"Open the template and create a duplicate the template by clicking the three dots at the top right and select "Duplicate Story." Your newly created copy of the StoryMap will open with the word "(Copy)" in front of the title. This way you always have a clean copy of the template in your content to come back to as needed. Your new template copy will be named "(Copy) Learning StoryMaps."

Open the Data Resource: https://apps.fs.usda.gov/fsgisx01/rest/services/RDW_LandscapeAndWildlife/USFS_Riparian_Areas/ImageServer The USFS National Riparian Area Base Map shows national riparian areas for the conterminous United States. Riparian areas are an important natural resource with high biological diversity. These ecosystems contain specific vegetation and soil characteristics which support irreplaceable values and multiple ecosystem functions and are very responsive to changes in land management activities. Delineating and quantifying riparian areas is an essential step in riparian monitoring, planning, management, and policy decisions. The USDA Forest Service supports the development and implementation of a national context framework with a multi-scale approach to define riparian areas utilizing free available national geospatial datasets. This layer was created to estimate 50-year flood height riparian areas to support statistical analysis, map display and model parameterization. Fifty-year flood heights were estimated using U.S. Geological Survey stream gage information. NHDPlus version 2.1 was used as the hydrologic framework to delineate riparian areas. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's National Wetland Inventory and USGS 10-meter digital elevation models were also used in processing these data. The data are '1' if in the riparian zone and 'NoData' if outside the riparian zone. When displayed on a map, riparian zone cells are color-coded 'blue' with 25% transparency. For data access, visit the Research Data Archive. For additional information regarding methodologies for modeling and processing these data, see Abood et al. (2012) and the National Riparian Areas Base Map Story Map.

In this course, you will explore different kinds of story maps and learn to create your own.GoalsUse GIS maps to communicate a story.Interpret different types of story maps.Create a web app.Use a template to make a story map.

This story map was produced by Esri's story maps team using the Side Accordion application template. For more information visit the story maps website.

This is custom Story Map design not based on a Story Maps app template.

This is a demonstration layer implementing streamlined INSPIRE data according to the INSPIRE rules for Alternative Encoding. It is provided as a courtesy and should not be used for any purpose other than demonstration.ArcGIS INSPIRE Open Data is a lightweight solution for European public sector organizations implementing the INSPIRE and PSI-2/Open Data Directives. See the Getting to know ArcGIS INSPIRE Open Data story map to learn more.Geodatabase (GDB) templates are available on the ArcGIS INSPIRE Open Data demonstration Hub. INSPIRE Alternative Encoding documentation on GitHub is publicly available per the Implementing Rules on interoperability of spatial data sets and services (Commission Regulation (EU) No 1089/2010). These resources are provided as-is and are freely available.