This new StoryMap tutorial displays how to turn a digital image into a fully navigable Web Map within a StoryMap. This can be done thanks to Esri’s ArcGIS Image for ArcGIS Online extension.
With this feature, any image can be turned into a Web Map to allow for more thorough storytelling and interactivity within a StoryMap. As illustrated in the tutorial, this is especially useful for creating more accessible digital maps without having to go through any large-scale georeferencing.
The below examples provide snippets of how online maps can be digitized and edited to be displayed within a StoryMap:
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from June 1922, State College, PA – from the Penn State Digital Map Drawer
Map of Harris County taken from the 1874 Centre County Atlas – from the Penn State Digital Map Drawer
Mac Caughey is an upcoming graduate at Penn State majoring in Geography and minoring in Environmental and Renewable Resource Economics. He is pursuing certificates in Geographic Information Science, Landscape Ecology, and Global Environmental Systems. Mac’s interests include environmental sustainability, conservation, and food science. Mac has been working at the Donald W. Hamer Center for Maps and Geospatial information since November 2021.
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