What is ArcGIS StoryMaps?—ArcGIS StoryMaps

ArcGIS StoryMaps is a story authoring application on the ArcGIS platform that allows you to share your maps in the context of narrative text and other ... BacktoTop Inthistopic TransitiontoArcGISStoryMapsfromtheclassicEsriStoryMaps ArcGISStoryMapsisastoryauthoring web-basedapplicationthatallowsyouto shareyourmapsinthecontextofnarrativetextand othermultimediacontent.YoucanuseArcGISStoryMapstodothe following:Authorstorieswiththestorybuilder.Storiescanincludemaps,narrativetext,lists,images,videos,embeddeditems,andothermedia.Publishandshareyourstories.Published storieseachhavetheirownURL,andyoucanusetheseURLstoshareyour storieswithinyourorganization,tospecificgroups,orwith everyone.Createandpublishcollections.CollectionscanincludestoriesandArcGISwebappsbundledtogetherforeasysharingandpresenting.Manageyourstories.ViewandedityourstoriesfromtheStoriespage,findstoriesauthoredbyothersinyourorganization,andaddstoriestoyourfavoriteslist.TransitiontoArcGISStoryMapsfromtheclassicEsriStoryMapsArcGISStoryMapsisEsri'snext-generationstorytellingplatformandistherecommendedtooltocreatestoriesinArcGIS.TheclassicEsriStoryMapstemplates,suchasStoryMapTourandStoryMapSeries,areinextendedsupportandarenolongerbeingupdatedwithnewcapabilitiesorfixes.FormoreinformationaboutthestatusoftheclassictemplatesandinformationtohelpyourtransitiontoArcGISStoryMaps,seetheProductRoadMappage.ThereareanumberofadvantagestoauthoringstorieswithArcGISStoryMaps:Storybuilder—ArcGISStoryMapsprovidesasingleauthoringexperiencethatallowsyoutheflexibilitytocreatestorieswithavarietyofcontents.EnhancedsupportforArcGISmapsandscenes—Youcanconfigurewebscenesandcreatebookmarkswithoutleavingthestorybuilder,andthepop-ups,legends,andothermapelementshavebeenimproved.Expressmaps—Simple,lightweightmapscreatedinthestorybuilderaddbasicgeographiccontexttoanarrative.One-clickthemes—Changethelookandfeelofyourstory(backgroundcolors,accents,fonts,expressmaps,andmore)withtheclickofabutton.Youcanalsocreatethemesinafewminutes.Publishingworkflow—Draftsandeditsareautomaticallysavedasyoubuildthestory.Afterastoryhasbeenpublished,youcanmakeadditionalrevisionsorupdateswithoutaffectingthesharedversion.Whenyouareready,youcanrepublishthestorytomakeyourchangesvisible.Mobile-firstdesign—Thetool'smoderndesignisoptimizedforviewingstoriesonbothdesktopcomputersandmobiledevices.Discoverability—ImprovedsearchtoolstofindpublishedstorieswithinyourorganizationandotherusefulArcGIScontent.Socialsharing—Youcansharepublishedstoriesanddisplaythemasformattedcardsonsocialnetworks. Feedbackonthistopic? Inthistopic TransitiontoArcGISStoryMapsfromtheclassicEsriStoryMaps