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.

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.

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.

Understanding natural and human systems is an essential first step toward reducing the severity of climate change and adapting to a warmer future. Maps and geographic information systems are the primary tools by which scientists, policymakers, planners, and activists visualize and understand our rapidly changing world. Spatial information informs decisions about how to build a better future. This Story Map Journal was created by Esri's story maps team. For more information on story maps, visit storymaps.arcgis.com.

Here is a concise, visual guide to getting to the StoryMaps platform and beginning to learn some of the tools that we will be working with over the semester. Don't hesitate to reach out if you have trouble with any of the steps along the way. This can also be a great opportunity to use the ESRI (Environmental Systems Research Institute) website and/or the [INSERT YOUR LIBRARY/IT LINK HERE].

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]

Here is a concise, visual guide to getting to the StoryMaps platform and beginning to learn some of the tools that we will be working with over the semester. Don't hesitate to reach out if you have trouble with any of the steps along the way. This can also be a great opportunity to use the ESRI (Environmental Systems Research Institute) website and/or [ADD ANY INSTITUTION-SPECIFIC CENTERS OR RESOURCES].

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.

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.

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.

Configure the Map Tour template to show a feature photo tour in a native app that will run on your chosen device. Nominate either a single web map, a map gallery query, or an existing web based story map tour to create your app. Add your own branding – icons, colors and images – to make the Map Tour app your own. Windows, Android, iOS, Mac and Linux apps can be generated from this template. For more information on configuring this app, see the Map Tour documentation.

In order to do anything with the Instructional StoryMap we have created, you need your own copy in your own ArcGIS account. To do so: Once you’ve signed into ArcGIS, join the Teaching Research with StoryMaps Templates group.Once your membership is approved, you can find the Instructional StoryMap in the group's content folder. Open the Instructional StoryMap and create a duplicate 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.Practice finding your copy of the instructional StoryMap by navigating directly to storymaps.arcgis.com and signing in. You should see "(Copy) Learning StoryMaps" at the top of your content. You can also find it by navigating to your content folder at arcgis.com.

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.

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.

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."

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

Presentation to the mid-term conference of the Canadian Historical GIS Partnership, June 20th 2016, discussing geovisualization techniques available in ArcGIS Online and Portal for ArcGIS and how they can be used for historical research. Topics included:Interactive map viewerSmart Mapping (demo)Time-enabled Web mapsConfigurable Web apps (including Time Aware)Story Map templates: Journal, Swipe, Tour, and Cascade (with hyperlinked examples)Combining configurable apps and Story Maps

Now your students can start editing their templates! It is up to you when, where, and how this happens. We HIGHLY recommend students draft text and collect sources outside of StoryMaps (in Word, GoogleDocs, etc.) and copy material into StoryMaps as they are ready to turn in each part of the template. This protects against browser crashes, accidental edits by instructors or other students, and other inevitable mishaps in the digital space. As written, the template requests different kinds and numbers of sources for each part. You can find a quick list of what students will need to have to hand for each section on the Research Activities and Assignments page .

Story maps combine intelligent Web maps with Web applications and templates that incorporate text, multimedia, and interactive functions. Story maps inform, educate, entertain, and inspire people about a wide variety of topics.This web web map is used in the Austin Shortlist Sample story map application. You can view the blog post on how this map was used, and how you can author your own Shortlist story map.

The template is organized by StoryMaps skill rather than according to a syllabus timeline, group of sources, or research question. While it can be completed as a single assignment, we suggest assigning the template in a piecewise manner. Tie different tools to in-class activities or research homework and have students complete each section of the template in turn. Think about which kinds of research skill you want to teach with each StoryMap skill and adjust the language in the StoryMap to reflect that skill. You can find a cheat sheet for what kinds of materials students will need if you don't make huge changes to the instructional StoryMap on the resources site.