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Resources

Basics


Learn the fundamentals of storytelling with maps.

  • Learn How to Make a Story Map
  • The Five Principles of Effective Storytelling
  • Choose an app template and get a tutorial
  • 'Get Started with Story Maps' Learn ArcGIS lesson
  • Tips for Story Map Success
  • Presentation: 'An Introduction to Story Maps'
  • Presentation: 'Make Your Story Map Sing'
  • Story Maps chapter in 'The ArcGIS Book'
  • What's New in Story Maps

FAQs


Have a question? Start with our FAQ page.

  • Frequently Asked Questions

Community


Post questions or seek advice from fellow storytellers and our team. Vote on enhancement ideas or submit your own.

  • Story Maps Forum on GeoNet
  • ArcGIS Ideas on GeoNet

Blog


Discover tips, best practices, and new features.

  • Story Maps blog
  • Story Maps Developers' Corner

Newsletter


Get Planet Story Maps, our email newsletter.

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If You're a Developer…


The Esri Story Map app templates are open source and are available on Github. Free ArcGIS Online accounts are available to developers.

  • Introduction to Hosting A Story Map App
  • Workshop Video: Configuring and Customizing Story Maps
  • Story Maps Developers' Corner
  • Esri Story Maps on GitHub
  • ArcGIS for Developers

Send Feedback

Have ideas or thoughts about Esri Story Maps? Let us know.

Follow Us on Twitter

Keep up-to-date on latest news from the team, and discover the best new work by storytellers around the world.

  • @EsriStoryMaps
  • Allen Carroll
  • John Nelson

Esri Videos

  • How to Tell Your Story With Story Maps
  • Design Story Maps to Change Hearts and Minds
  • Story Maps and Sustainable Development Goals
  • Communicating Policy Issues with Story Maps
  • All Story Maps videos

Esri Training

  • 'Creating Story Maps With ArcGIS' training course
  • 'DIY Geo Apps' MOOC
  • All Story Maps training resources

Esri Help and Support

Get help about story maps and ArcGIS.

  • ArcGIS Online Help
  • Esri Technical Support
  • Browse or search all blog posts about story maps in one list

Get an account

Start making story maps today! Simply sign up for a free account or sign in with your Facebook or Google credentials. Or get an ArcGIS Subscription to access premium data, publish your own data, perform analysis, set up enterprise-wide use, and more.

  • Get a free, non-commercial ArcGIS Public Account
  • Get a 60-day free trial ArcGIS Subscription
  • Purchase an ArcGIS Subscription

Esri Storytelling with Maps Contest

Browse the winning entries from our annual competition.

  • 2017
  • 2016
  • 2015
  • 2014

Story Map Collections

Explore particular uses of story maps in these showcases curated by Esri.

  • An Ocean of Story Maps
  • Explore the World with Shortlists
  • Instructional Story Maps
  • All Story Map Collections