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Choosing the right Story Map
When you set out to create a Story Map a key decision will be – what Story Map app should I use? Most often the choice is obvious, but sometimes not. There are a number of ways to figure out which app...
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The Living Atlas Web App has been updated!
The Living Atlas of the World Web App has been updated with enhancements! In addition to the theme filter, you now have the ability to filter by item type and region, too. You’ll also notice new...
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Embedding apps and websites in Story Maps
Story Maps have become a very useful and engaging communication tool for many organizations. One of the reasons for this is that Story Maps can contain many types of rich, interactive content like web...
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Recent posts on the Story Maps Developers’ Corner
A few months ago we announced the Story Maps Developers’ Corner on Medium. The Devs’ Corner is a great place for developers of all experience levels to learn about how to customize Esri’s open-source...
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Ten ways to improve your chances of winning the Esri Storytelling With Maps...
The 2016 Esri Storytelling with Maps Contest is open for entries and you have until May 23rd to enter. Here are some quick tips from the Esri Story Maps team for how to make the best impression with...
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Important announcement about sharing Story Maps on Facebook
This is an important announcement about how story maps are shared on Facebook. What is the issue? Recently there have been some changes to Facebook that have affected how social sharing works in Esri’s...
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What story map authors need to know about the transition from Picasa to...
You may have heard that Google is retiring Picasa and transitioning its cloud photo hosting services to Google Photos. You also may have heard about changes to Picasa’s developer API that went into...
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Story Maps at the 2016 Esri User Conference
In just a few short weeks many of you will be making the trip to San Diego for the 2016 Esri User Conference. The Story Maps team will be in the Showcase Hall to meet with you, and we’ll also be...
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What’s New in Story Maps (June 2016)
ArcGIS Online has been updated with the following enhancements to Esri Story Maps. In this release we are excited to introduce two new storytelling applications that you can use to create story maps to...
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Introducing Story Map Cascade
Esri is excited to introduce Story Map Cascade—a new storytelling app included in the June 2016 release of ArcGIS Online. Like other storytelling apps, Cascade lets you combine your narrative with...
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Using the Story Map Cascade Builder: Sequential Sections
This is the first in a series of posts on using the Story Map Cascade builder. In this installment you’ll learn the basics of creating sequential sections. This introduction to Cascade provides helpful...
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Using the Story Map Cascade Builder: Media Picker
This is the second post in the series on using the Story Map Cascade builder. This article focuses on the Media Picker. The Media Picker is what you use to add content to your Cascade story. You can...
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It’s World Hydrography Day – Dive into “The Ocean”
June 21st, 2016 marks the 11th year anniversary of World Hydrography Day! World Hydrography Day (WHD) focuses on giving suitable publicity to the International Hydrographic Organization’s work at all...
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Create Great Thumbnails for Your Living Atlas Nominations
By Jim Herries and Tamara Yoder, ArcGIS Content Team Every item in ArcGIS Online has a thumbnail image to give a visual cue as to what the item is or contains. Have you noticed that items in the Living...
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Recent posts on the Story Maps Developers’ Corner
A few months ago we announced the Story Maps Developers’ Corner on Medium. The Devs’ Corner is a great place for developers of all experience levels to learn about how to customize Esri’s open-source...
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Using the Story Map Cascade Builder: Searching for photos on Flickr
This is the next entry in a series of posts on using the Story Map Cascade builder. In this post you’ll learn about a helpful feature in the Media Picker that lets you search for photos on Flickr....
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Using the Story Map Cascade Builder: Configuring Media
This post in the series on using the Story Map Cascade builder focuses on configuring media. Configuring how media items (particularly maps and scenes) are displayed in your story is a critical...
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Using the Story Map Cascade Builder: Immersive Sections
In this installment in the series about using the Story Map Cascade builder you’ll see how to create an engaging immersive section. Immersive sections lock into place as readers scroll through a...
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Tips for creating a great Cascade story
Since Story Map Cascade was released a few weeks ago we’ve already seen it used to create some great stories about the world’s oceans, scientist Alexander von Humboldt, tourist destinations in...
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Picasa and Google Photos: What story map authors need to know
UPDATE: This post was originally published on May 27, 2016. It was revised on Sept 13, 2016 with new information. You may have heard that Google is retiring Picasa and transitioning its cloud photo...
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