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.

Create a basic Story Map: Disease investigations (Learn ArcGIS PDF Lesson). This lesson will show you how to prepare a story map explaining John Snow’s famous investigation of the 1854 cholera outbreak in London._Communities around the world are taking strides in mitigating the threat that COVID-19 (coronavirus) poses. Geography and location analysis have a crucial role in better understanding this evolving pandemic.When you need help quickly, Esri can provide data, software, configurable applications, and technical support for your emergency GIS operations. Use GIS to rapidly access and visualize mission-critical information. Get the information you need quickly, in a way that’s easy to understand, to make better decisions during a crisis.Esri’s Disaster Response Program (DRP) assists with disasters worldwide as part of our corporate citizenship. We support response and relief efforts with GIS technology and expertise.More information...

This story map presents a series of maps showing humankind's profound effects on Earth's natural systems, and spotlights a selection of efforts by U.S. cities to improve sustainability. The story map uses the Esri Story Map Journal app, and was produced by Esri in collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution. The story also appears on the Smithsonian website. "The Age of Humans" includes data from several organizations, including Wildlife Conservation Society (human footprint), University of Minnesota Center on the Environment (agriculture) World Resources Institute (forests), Conservation International (biodiversity hot spots), and IUCN (protected areas). For more information on Esri Story Map apps, visit storymaps.arcgis.com.

The underlying Map Journal used for this story map: http://storymaps.esri.com/stories/2015/atlas-for-a-changing-planet/

Story Maps enable you to harness the power of maps and geography to tell stories that will engage and inspire your audience. Story Maps are web applications you can create with ArcGIS that let you combine interactive maps with narrative text, photos, and other media.

The Story Map Basic application is a simple map viewer with a minimalist user interface. Apart from the title bar, an optional legend, and a configurable search box the map fills the screen. Use this app to let your map speak for itself. Your users can click features on the map to get more information in pop-ups. The Story Map Basic application puts all the emphasis on your map, so it works best when your map has great cartography and tells a clear story.You can create a Basic story map by sharing a web map as an application from the map viewer. You can also click the 'Create a Web App' button on this page to create a story map with this application. Optionally, the application source code can be downloaded for further customization and hosted on your own web server.For more information about the Story Map Basic application, a step-by-step tutorial, and a gallery of examples, please see this page on the Esri Story Maps website.

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]

Author: K Westgaard, educator, Minnesota Alliance for Geographic EducationGrade/Audience: grade 4, grade 6, grade 8Resource type: lessonSubject topic(s): environmental, regional geography, gisRegion: north americaStandards: Minnesota Social Studies Standards

Standard 1. People use geographic representations and geospatial technologies to acquire, process and report information within a spatial context.

Standard 2. Geographic inquiry is a process in which people ask geographic questions and gather, organize and analyze information to solve problems and plan for the future.

Standard 6. Geographic factors influence the distribution, functions, growth and patterns of cities and human settlements.

Standard 9. The environment influences human actions; and humans both adapt to and change, the environment.Objectives: Students will be able to:

1. Locate the Red River sub-watershed.
2. Describe causes and effects of contaminates found in Lake Winnipeg.
3. State how impervious surfaces contribute to the declining health of Lake Winnipeg.
4. Develop an action plan.Summary: Utilizing an ArcGIS Story Map, students will be introduced to the Lake Winnipeg watershed, understand factors contributing to the deteriorating health of Lake Winnipeg, and be asked to develop a plan to protect Lake Winnipeg.

Direct link to ESRI StoryMap https://storymaps.esri.com/stories/2017/the-uprooted/index.htmlStudents will use the ESRI StoryMap to learn important content about migration and refugees. This worksheet accompanies the NCGE webinar on March 29, 2023

Since the launch of ArcGIS StoryMaps last July, the storytelling community globally has built thousands of stories for advocacy and outreach, education, and most recently, COVID-19 response efforts. Read about how organizations are using ArcGIS StoryMaps for COVID-19 communication, get tips for effective storytelling, and learn how you can enable more storytelling across your organization with the new Storyteller role. _Communities around the world are taking strides in mitigating the threat that COVID-19 (coronavirus) poses. Geography and location analysis have a crucial role in better understanding this evolving pandemic.When you need help quickly, Esri can provide data, software, configurable applications, and technical support for your emergency GIS operations. Use GIS to rapidly access and visualize mission-critical information. Get the information you need quickly, in a way that’s easy to understand, to make better decisions during a crisis.Esri’s Disaster Response Program (DRP) assists with disasters worldwide as part of our corporate citizenship. We support response and relief efforts with GIS technology and expertise.More information...

For many of us, urban areas are the first thing that comes to mind when we think of spaces that have been altered by people. But, as it turns out, these mental images aren't very representative of our overall land use. In the second chapter of our Living in the Age of Humans series, the Esri Story Maps team takes a closer look at the ways Homo sapiens have modified Earth's limited land, and what implications this use has for our future.Data:NASA Blue Marble, July 2004Esri World ImageryESA CCI-LC Land Cover (2015)CIESIN Global Croplands, v1 (2000)CIESIN Global Pastures, v1 (2000)WheatMaizeRiceSoybeansForest Loss**The documentation below is in reference to this items placement in the NM Supply Chain Data Hub. The documentation is of use to understanding the source of this item, and how to reproduce it for updates**Title: The Living LandItem Type: Web Mapping Application Storymap URLSummary: A look at how humans use the Earth's limited land space.Notes: Prepared by: Uploaded by EMcRae_NMCDCSource: Copy of this original map product: https://nmcdc.maps.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=d29065c5443f4d008e7d7e181e54b05dFeature Service: https://nmcdc.maps.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=8a16839162554968ac6d2cf0513bcefaUID: 26Data Requested: Ag CensusMethod of Acquisition: Living AtlasDate Acquired: 5/2022Priority rank as Identified in 2022 (scale of 1 being the highest priority, to 11 being the lowest priority): 8Tags: PENDING

This resource contains the test data for the GeoServer OGC Web Services tutorials for various GIS applications including ArcGIS Pro, ArcMap, ArcGIS Story Maps, and QGIS. The contents of the data include a polygon shapefile, a polyline shapefile, a point shapefile, and a raster dataset; all of which pertain to the state of Utah, USA. The polygon shapefile is of every county in the state of Utah. The polyline is of every trail in the state of Utah. The point shapefile is the current list of GNIS place names in the state of Utah. The raster dataset covers a region in the center of the state of Utah. All datasets are projected to NAD 1983 Zone 12N.

These interactive energy equity indicators are designed to help identify opportunities to improve access to clean energy technologies for low-income customers and disadvantaged communities; increase clean energy investment in those communities; and improve community resilience to grid outages and extreme events. A summary report of these indicators will be updated each year to track progress on implementation of the recommendations put forth by the Energy Commission’s December 2016 Low-Income Barriers Study mandated by Senate Bill 350 (de León, Chapter547, Statutes of 2015), and monitor performance of state-administered clean energy programs in low-income and disadvantaged communities across the state.

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.

About WCS Canada:

Our Vision

WCS Canada envisions a world where wildlife thrives in healthy lands and seas, valued by societies that embrace and benefit from the diversity and integrity of life on earth.

Our Mission

WCS Canada saves wildlife and wild places in Canada through science, conservation action, and by inspiring people to value nature.

Our Approach

WCS Canada uses a unique blend of on-the-ground scientific research and policy action to help protect wildlife across Canada. Our scientists are leaders in developing solutions to address conservation challenges, from the impacts of climate change on wildlife and wild areas to the cumulative effects of resource development and other human impacts. We work in some of the wildest corners of Canada to build a scientific case for the conservation of globally important wild areas, like the Ontario Northern Boreal, the Northern Boreal Mountains of BC and Yukon, and the Arctic Ocean, where there is still a big opportunity to protect intact ecosystems. We combine insights gained from our “muddy boots” fieldwork with a big-picture conservation vision to speak up for species such as caribou, wolverine, bats, bison, freshwater fish and marine mammals.

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.

Using the recent ESRI Story Map to teach the SDGs

This collection of images depict Boston, Massachusetts, with particular emphasis on Dorchester Avenue. Some of the images contain photographs of the area, while others detail Dorchester Avenue's history using a timeline. The images are associated with chapters 1 through 4 of the PLAN South Boston Dorchester Avenue report, which contains the history, current conditions, outreach initiatives, goals, and objectives of a proposed plan to create a new mixed-use urban district in Boston, Massachusetts.These images are intended for use in the Storify a planning report tutorial, which details the process of creating a story in ArcGIS StoryMaps for the plan. The story includes maps and a scene that showcase the proposed district. The plan itself was created by the Boston Planning & Development Agency (BPDA).

To create this app:Make a map of the AfDB projects CSV file in the Training Materials group.Download the CSV file, click Map (at the top of the page), and drag and drop the file onto your mapFrom the layer menu on your Projects layer choose Change Symbols and show the projects using Unique Symbols and the Status of field.Make a second map of the AfDB projects shown using Unique Symbols and the Sector field.HINT: Create a copy of your first map using Save As... and modify the copy.Assemble your story map on the Esri Story Maps websiteGo to storymaps.arcgis.comAt the top of the site, click AppsFind the Story Map Tabbed app and click Build a Tabbed Story MapFollow the instructions in the app builder. Add the maps you made in previous steps and copy the text from this sample app to your app. Explore and experiment with the app configuration settings.=============OPTIONAL - Make a third map of the AFDB projects summarized by country and add it to your story map.Add the World Countries layer to your map (Add > Search for Layers)From the layer menu on your Projects layer choose Perform Analysis > Summarize Data > Aggregate Points and run the tool to summarize the projects in each country.HINT: UNCHECK "Keep areas with no points"Experiment with changing the symbols and settings on your new layer and remove other unnecessary layers.Save AS... a new map.At the top of the site, click My Content.Find your story map application item, open its Details page, and click Configure App.Use the builder to add your third map and a description to the app and save it.