{"id":659042,"date":"2024-04-02T19:59:29","date_gmt":"2024-04-03T02:59:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/about\/newsroom\/?post_type=arcnews&p=659042"},"modified":"2024-04-05T08:20:51","modified_gmt":"2024-04-05T15:20:51","slug":"south-carolina-national-guard-boosts-gis-work-with-briefings-in-arcgis-storymaps","status":"publish","type":"arcnews","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/about\/newsroom\/arcnews\/south-carolina-national-guard-boosts-gis-work-with-briefings-in-arcgis-storymaps","title":{"rendered":"South Carolina National Guard Boosts GIS Work with Briefings"},"author":5752,"featured_media":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"sync_status":"","episode_type":"","audio_file":"","podmotor_file_id":"","podmotor_episode_id":"","castos_file_data":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","filesize_raw":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","itunes_episode_number":"","itunes_title":"","itunes_season_number":"","itunes_episode_type":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[423862,10392,325892],"tags":[486842,1621,482792,19272,276792],"arcnews_issues":[488602],"class_list":["post-659042","arcnews","type-arcnews","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-arcgis-dashboards","category-arcgis-online","category-arcgis-story-maps","tag-briefings","tag-communication","tag-geospatial-analysis","tag-geospatial-data","tag-military","arcnews_issues-spring-2024","arcnews_sections-your-work"],"acf":{"short_description":"A new StoryMaps output type called briefings helps users create accessible, brand-specific slide-based presentations.","pdf":{"host_remotely":false,"file":"","file_url":""},"flexible_content":[{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"Consider this scenario\u2014a GIS specialist needs to present the results of a critical geospatial analysis to an important audience. The audience members are unfamiliar with geospatial technology, and their meeting time is limited. To make things even trickier, the presentation will take place with limited internet access.\r\n\r\nKevin Haynes routinely faces these situations as the environmental GIS manager for the South Carolina National Guard. Integrating complex quantitative analysis in the military decision-making process is a large part of his job. Although ArcGIS StoryMaps has enabled Haynes to create captivating multimedia narratives about his GIS work, obstacles such as time sensitivity and the need for offline access remained\u2014until he used briefings in ArcGIS StoryMaps.\r\n\r\nA new output type, briefings, was released in ArcGIS StoryMaps in ArcGIS Online in February, with planned availability in ArcGIS Enterprise 11.3. With briefings, ArcGIS StoryMaps now provides a slide-based presentation-style format to share dynamic geospatial work using popular ArcGIS StoryMaps blocks. Authors control colors and fonts, enabling the creation of a briefing that meets brand guidelines and accessibility requirements. The briefings builder is easy to learn, intuitive to use, and requires no knowledge of digital design or web development."},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

Benefits of Briefings<\/h2>\r\nBriefings became available at a crucial time for Haynes, as senior leadership was preparing a presentation for other military leaders about cybersecurity. Using briefings, Haynes transformed a verbose report into a briefing that made an impression. The presentation was a success, and Haynes was officially recognized by the state adjutant general for his storytelling efforts."},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":659092,"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"\u201cThis experience solidified my belief in the power of ArcGIS tools to evolve and cater to the dynamic requirements of military and strategic communication,\u201d he said.\r\n\r\nTwo briefings qualities have particular impact for Haynes:\r\n