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Crafting Your Story Map: Tips and Considerations

Crafting Your Story Map: Tips and Considerations. Bern. Story Map Ingredients. Web map. An idea…. Some thinking…. Locations. Media. Links. Story Map Template. Where can I use Story Maps?. When you start with a map. (3) Configure / style. (2) Add layers. (1) Choose basemap.

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Crafting Your Story Map: Tips and Considerations

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  1. Crafting Your Story Map:Tips and Considerations Bern How to Tell Your Story Using Story Map Apps

  2. Story Map Ingredients Web map An idea… Some thinking… Locations Media Links Story Map Template How to Tell Your Story Using Story Map Apps

  3. Where can I use Story Maps? How to Tell Your Story Using Story Map Apps

  4. When you start with a map (3) Configure / style (2) Add layers... (1) Choose basemap (4) Save and Share

  5. A great app starts with a great map How to Tell Your Story Using Story Map Apps

  6. After you save and before you share Good Thumbnail Concise Summary Description Good Tags Usage Notes Etc...

  7. Where do I find Story Map Templates? • ArcGIS Web Map App Template Gallery • Story Maps • storymaps.arcgis.com • ArcGIS Online • Items • Groups How to Tell Your Story Using Story Map Apps

  8. What types of web app templates are there? • Hosted • Templates stored in cloud • Include configuration capabilities • Recommended when possible • Downloadable • Source on GitHub • Must host on own server • Unlimited customization potential How to Tell Your Story Using Story Map Apps

  9. Find your story map Download Only • Shortlist • Countdown • Playlist • Side Accordion • Map Matrix Hosted & Download • Map Tour • Swipe • Basic • Compare • Text and Legend • Map Journal Choose hosted when you can

  10. Choose the right user experience A path to follow but room to explore

  11. Story Map Tour

  12. Choose the right user experience The David Letterman Top 10

  13. Playlist and Countdown

  14. Choose the right user experience Organized drawers that you open

  15. Side Accordion

  16. Choose the right user experience An organized collection of themed items

  17. Shortlist

  18. Lure your audience into your story • Active, descriptive, enticing title – not a label • Subtitle complements and strengthens by adding more detail Or

  19. Brand yourself Your logo and link Esri logo and link

  20. Media For Story Maps Must host and be accessible directly via URL Hosting Flickr, Facebook, Picasa YouTube, Vimeo Your own servers, GoDaddy, Box, etc. ArcGIS Organization Map Tour photos stored as attachments in feature service layers Map Tour photos automatically sized

  21. Photo size Featured Photo Pop-up Thumbnail Index Photo Consistency matters!

  22. Things to keep in mind • Each story map template is unique • Required elements and formatting will differ • Some template override web map configuration • Web maps must be public (best practices apply) • Web map and other story map components must not be deleted or moved

  23. Demonstration How to Tell Your Story Using Story Map Apps

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