the stories maps tell
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All maps tell a story, and with the latest tools, anyone can make maps to tell their stories. Traditional cartographers are increasingly being joined by "neocartographers" who haven't had any formal training in cartography to populate the web with millions of maps. Neocartographers often map stories that are personal and subjective with little consideration of cartographic quality, and they are sometimes their own audience. They use publically-generated data and open source tools to make the maps they want to make showing things the way they want to. In contrast, traditionally-trained cartographers follow cartographic conventions, use authoritative data sets, master complex software, and always strive for objectivity and accuracy. The tension between the unconventional style of neocartographers and the prescribed methods of traditional cartographers provides fertile ground for exploring maps in today's online environment. Using a combination of neo- and traditional cartographic approaches, I tell the stories of Canadian canoe voyageurs as written by Dr. Gerald Patterson in "Free and Easy" (2013). Dr. Patterson's canoe voyages were inspired by his "fascination with the stories about the 18th-century trading routes in northern Saskatchewan" and the vague tales he had heard about "the vast reaches of Tundra prairies in the Northwest Territories and the great rivers that cut through them on the way to the Arctic Ocean". The online story maps that accompany "Free and Moving" attempt to capture these inspirations and the adventures of Dr. Patterson and his fellow voyageurs.TRANSCRIPT
aileen buckley | professional cartographeresri | 380 new york street | redlands, ca 92373-8100
O: 909.793.2853 x2997 | C: 909.289.1798 [email protected]
The Stories Maps TellExploring Online Maps through the Adventures of Canoe Voyageurs in Canada
DemoVoyages Map
Interactive Map
DemoGroups
What are Story Maps?1
Web map
Story maps inspire and informThey’re built with care and thought about your audience
Intelligent map
Story map
Compiled on ArcGIS Online from desktop maps, services, CSVs
Repeatedly refined design, configured popups, edited titles and descriptions
Published into websites, apps, and templates that provide context and user experience
Story maps combine web maps with web applications and templates that
incorporate text, multimedia, and interactive functions
Story maps inform, educate, entertain, and inspire people about the world
A place for title and subtitle
Story map templatesThey provide…
Branding
Social media links
Web map placement and controls
Multimedia and text
windows
Most importantly, a simple user experience that supports the story
“Map Tour” TemplateNow accommodates web maps
DemoStorymaps.esri.com
Compiling a Story Map2
Compiling a Story Map
Raw Materials
Tabular data
Desktop map
Base map
Map services
TextMultimedia content
Compiling a Story Map
Raw Materials
Tabular data
Web Map(s)
Desktop map
Basemap
Map services
TextMultimedia content
Shared on ArcGIS Online
Ingredients:
• Basemap
• One or more services
• Point data from spreadsheet
• Maintains source info
• Lightweight, versatile
Compiling a Story Map
Raw Materials
Tabular data
Web Map(s)
Desktop map
Apps/templates
Base map
Map services
TextMultimedia content
Apps provide:
• Format for title, text, legend
• Key functionalities, e.g., swipe tool, timeline
Compiling a Story Map
Raw Materials
Tabular data
Web Map(s)
Desktop map
Apps/templates Audience
Web
Tablet
Mobile
Basemap
Map services
TextMultimedia content
DemoCSV file
Make a story map
Other Templates4
Where to Find Templates
Template gallery at storymaps.esri.com
Storytelling Templates group on ArcGIS.com
Application options in“Share” function on AGOL
• Javascript: They’ll work across platforms
• Open source: You can download and configure them
• We’ll continue to refine existing templates, and add new ones
About Story Map Templates
DemoArcMap
ArcGIS Online
• “Shortlist” template
• “Briefing Book” template
• “Story Builder” mobile app
Stay Tuned…
Thank you!
Call to Action5
The Story Maps Effort is Part of a Bigger Shift
GIS is emerging from the back office
• Enabled by the Internet, the Cloud, mobile
• Accessible to many more people
• Available for new uses
It means that your roles are changing
It means thinking and acting in new ways
Traditional GIS
• Decision support
• Asset management
• Planning and analysis
• Field mobility
• Situational awareness
• Public awareness
The New GIS
• Decision support
• Asset management
• Planning and analysis
• Field mobility
• Situational awareness
• Public awareness
and now…
• Emancipating data
• Briefing colleagues
• Involving constituents
• Informing
• Inspiring
• Entertaining
Affecting Change
• GIS has been quietly changing the world
• It’s time to drop the “quietly”
• The old excuses are gone:- I don’t have the data
- The bandwidth is inadequate
- The tools aren’t there
- People aren’t connected
• Now is the time!
Thank you!