Story Maps let you combine authoritative maps with text, images, and multimedia content, and make it easy to harness the power of maps and geography to tell your story. Story Maps can be used for a wide variety of purposes; for advocacy and outreach, virtual tours, travelogues, delivering public information, and many more. You can browse a large collection of examples by visiting the*Story Maps Gallery.
Many of the ways you can use Story Maps are obvious, but others aren’t. Here’s a list of nine things you can do with Story Maps that you might not have thought of before. Click the image to open the Story Map.
Annual Reports
Annual reports deliver a comprehensive*summary*of a business or organization’s activities throughout the preceding year.*Annual reports*can cover a wide variety of activities, lots of different media, and can be enhanced with maps. This example from the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society uses Story Map Journal. If you listen closely when you open it, you’ll find it also includes audio.
Introducing your staff or yourself
Introducing your staff to customers or the public lets them know who you are, and provides way to showcase the expertise and personality of your company. The example below introduces The Trust for Public Land’s national GIS team. You’ll learn about each member—where they are from, what they like to do, and their roles and responsibilities. This example uses Story Map Tour.
You can introduce yourself using a Story Map as an interactive resume. This example from Leilei Duan uses Story Map Series (with the side accordion layout), providing a compelling way for prospective employers to not only learn more about Leilei, but also see her GIS work through interactive maps.
Promoting and marketing events
You’re staging an event, and want to attract and entice attendees. A Story Map delivers an opportunity to not only reach your audience, but also delivers an interactive way to explore event venues or attractions. As a bonus, the story map can be embedded directly into the event website.
This Story Map Tour highlights musicians performing at the Estereo Picnic in Bogot
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Many of the ways you can use Story Maps are obvious, but others aren’t. Here’s a list of nine things you can do with Story Maps that you might not have thought of before. Click the image to open the Story Map.
Annual Reports
Annual reports deliver a comprehensive*summary*of a business or organization’s activities throughout the preceding year.*Annual reports*can cover a wide variety of activities, lots of different media, and can be enhanced with maps. This example from the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society uses Story Map Journal. If you listen closely when you open it, you’ll find it also includes audio.
Introducing your staff or yourself
Introducing your staff to customers or the public lets them know who you are, and provides way to showcase the expertise and personality of your company. The example below introduces The Trust for Public Land’s national GIS team. You’ll learn about each member—where they are from, what they like to do, and their roles and responsibilities. This example uses Story Map Tour.
You can introduce yourself using a Story Map as an interactive resume. This example from Leilei Duan uses Story Map Series (with the side accordion layout), providing a compelling way for prospective employers to not only learn more about Leilei, but also see her GIS work through interactive maps.
Promoting and marketing events
You’re staging an event, and want to attract and entice attendees. A Story Map delivers an opportunity to not only reach your audience, but also delivers an interactive way to explore event venues or attractions. As a bonus, the story map can be embedded directly into the event website.
This Story Map Tour highlights musicians performing at the Estereo Picnic in Bogot
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