Make Story Maps

Some food for thought about Maps: Maps are Territories by David Turnbull

• StoryMaps JS

  • Pros: free and easy to use

  • Cons: 20 sites max works best, and within one general location (doesn’t work as well for projects that jump around the map--Esri or Google Earth are better for that)

  • A good 5-minute tutorial

• ArcGIS StoryMaps (Esri StoryMaps)

  • *Link to login through UNC Charlotte

  • Alternatively, create a public account on ArcGIS Online

    • 9 Steps to Great Storytelling

    • What’s a StoryMap?

    • Comparing public vs. UNCC-subscription functions

    • Sample Project: The lines that shape our cities

Activity:

• Create a new Story Map using the Basic template and follow the tutorial

• Add the following Map Notes:

  • At least 3 annotated pins (one with an image)

  • At least one annotated vector

  • At least one annotated line

• Select “Share” and “Create a Web App”

• Select “Build a Story Map” and “Story Map Cascade”

• Create a Story Map Cascade and include:

  • Cover

  • Narrative

  • Immersive

  • Your map

  • Credits

• Google Earth

  • Google Earth Content Creation Tool and Intro Tutorial

  • Google Tools help page

  • Sample project: Fever 1783

  • More Tutorials: bit.ly/Jerome_Burgs_Resources 

More mapping tools: 

• Carto

• Mapbox (need to register, but free with a free Github account), customizable