Story Maps for Advanced Composition
Story Maps are web applications that allow you to combine the functionality of interactive maps with multimedia content (photos, videos, audio, timelines) into one unique app. They are templates of code ready to consume your web maps and online content. You can view examples here: http://storymaps.arcgis.com/en/app-list/
Clemson students with support from CCGT have created their own story maps: http://www.clemsongis.org/projects (check out Envisioning Risk, Planning for Tomorrow's Climate, or the story map we will be creating during this session: placeholder.)
1. Examples of Great Story Maps
Some examples to spark your creativity can be found at the links below. These are great uses of multimedia and mapping which draw in the user! They also demonstrate some of the different layouts and functionality available through various templates.
2. Our Goal: Communicating about Rhetorical and Spatial Architectural Memory on Clemson Campus with Story Maps
In this tutorial, we will be creating a story map with the goal of communicating the rhetorical and spatial architectural memory on Clemson campus. Our main steps will be:
- Identifying places of significance rhetorical meanings based on the survey in which students participated before.
- Explain why this place is of importance and why it should be included in your narrative
- Gather media that conveys the meaning of this place
- How can the audience help?
3. Interactive Map: Reading Memory
One of the sections in the story map will be an interactive map of rhetorical and spatial architectural memory on the Clemson campus. To do this, we will use a dataset already published in ArcGIS Online by an authoritative source.
To go to the Living Atlas, open up a browser, and type: livingatlas.arcgis.com. This will take you to the home page. Notice all of the sample datasets you have available at your fingertip (Population, Housing, Neighborhoods, Jobs, Income, Spending, Health, Education, At Risk, Public Safety).
Click the Browse button and in the search box type Modern Antique. Hit Enter. We will use Modern Antique Map as a reference basemap in the introduction section of our story map.
Read briefly the description to understand the data source and meaning of the classification.
Click on the name to open its overview in ArcGIS Online (sign in with your Clemson ID and password if necessary).
Press the Open in Map Viewer button on the top right corner. Notice the unique antique styled map, with a modern flair.
Save your map by clicking on the Save button. Save as:
- Title: Intro to Reading Memory
- Tags: Clemson(hit Enter), memory(hit Enter), spatial memory (hit Enter)
Click SAVE MAP.
Make your map public by clicking the Share button and checking the box next to Everyone.
4. Creating your Story Map Using Cascade template: Reading Memory: Rhetorical and Spatial Architectural Memory Texts
The map you just created will be a part of the story map, which is our ultimate goal. We will borrow placeholding text from Reading Memory and Building Legacies story maps.To get started with your story map, stay in ArcGIS Online and click the Home button on the top left corner.
Navigate to the Content section.
Click the Create button.
Select App - Using a Template.
In the Create a web app window, go to the Build a Story Map menu and select Story Map Cascade. In the window that appears, select CREATE WEB APP.
- Title: Reading Memory by your initials
- Tags: Clemson, memory, spatial memory
After you finish with the initial settings, notice the builder has created a template with your title and a background image. Here you can add subtitle: Rhetorical and Spatial Architectural Memory Texts
4.1 Cover Section
Remove your name from the title so it is just Reading Memory.
We are going to replace the background image for a video showing life on Clemson campus.
Click on the Add your image or video button.
Select Link to Content.
Open a new browser. In the Google Search box, type: Clemson campus life
Go to Videos. In Youtube, play the video 'Why Clemson?' Link:
