{"id":66262,"date":"2018-11-07T13:44:01","date_gmt":"2018-11-07T21:44:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/about\/newsroom\/?post_type=arcwatch&p=66262"},"modified":"2019-05-24T15:10:01","modified_gmt":"2019-05-24T22:10:01","slug":"story-map-educates-schoolchildren-about-flood-risk","status":"publish","type":"arcwatch","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/about\/newsroom\/arcwatch\/story-map-educates-schoolchildren-about-flood-risk","title":{"rendered":"Story Map Educates Schoolchildren about Flood Risk"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":651,"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":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"arcwatch_issues":[38082],"class_list":["post-66262","arcwatch","type-arcwatch","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","arcwatch_issues-february-2017"],"acf":{"short_description":"University students M\u00e9lanie Vallui and Laureline G\u00e9rard realized that children needed to be made more aware of the flood risk in France.","pdf":{"host_remotely":false,"file":"","file_url":""},"flexible_content":[{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"Torrential rains in France last June caused extensive flooding, closing museums in Paris including the Louvre, cutting power to parts of the country, and temporarily driving 3,000 people out of their homes in the city of Nemours.\r\n\r\nThe French have long dealt with devastating floods, one of the worst being the so-called Great Flood of Paris in 1910. However, French residents need to be better informed about the risks of major floods, according to university students M\u00e9lanie Vallui and Laureline G\u00e9rard.\r\n\r\nTo help young children better understand the dangers of flooding in their communities, Vallui and G\u00e9rard\u2014with help from fellow master's degree students R\u00e9mi Mayou and L\u00e9o Brisot\u2014created the Esri Story Map Journal\u00a0My School Underwater<\/em><\/a>, or\u00a0Mon \u00e9cole sous l'eau<\/em>\u00a0in French.\r\n\r\nThe inventive and interactive story map includes a video that shows 3D flood scenarios for each of the eight schools in the community of Alfortville, France, and a map created with Esri ArcGIS that shows how far floodwater from the Seine river could rise and inundate the schools."},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":58632,"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"Fran\u00e7oise Lopez from Esri France interviewed Vallui and G\u00e9rard about their story map, which won first place in the recent\u00a0story maps contest<\/a>, sponsored by Esri France.\r\n\r\nLopez:<\/strong>\u00a0When did you make your story map, and how did the project come about?\r\n\r\nVallui and G\u00e9rard:<\/strong>\u00a0We created the\u00a0Mon \u00e9cole sous l'eau<\/em>story map and a\u00a0complementary website\u00a0in January 2016. At the time, we were second-year master's degree students majoring in GIS at the University of Cergy-Pontoise. The story map was developed as part of a study project and is now incorporated into the Mon \u00e9cole sous l'eau educational website for children, which provides additional information about floods and how they can be prevented. The website and story map show\u2014through narrative text, maps, artwork, 3D models, and videos\u2014the risk of flooding, in a format designed to appeal to young people. Included are interactive videos showing the Alfortville schools under flood conditions and educational material explaining flood risk. We have modeled eight French schools in 3D using SketchUp software. We did this modeling ourselves with the help of two friends and fellow students, R\u00e9mi Mayou and L\u00e9o Brisot.\r\n\r\nLopez:<\/strong>\u00a0Why did you create a story map about flood risk that was geared toward children?"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":58652,"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"Vallui and G\u00e9rard:<\/strong>\u00a0During our geography studies and particularly while we were pursuing our master's degrees in GIS, we studied flood risk several times. The risk of flooding is a major problem in France, yet most French people are unaware of this. As we saw during the floods that occurred in the \u00cele-de-France region in May and June 2016, many people are still surprised to see rivers breaking their banks near their homes. Communication about this type of risk by officials is not necessarily effective.\r\n\r\nWe thought people should be informed of the risk, starting at a very young age. The story map and website are aimed at children aged 6 through 12. At this [stage], children absorb a lot of information. When they return [home] from school, they explain to their parents what they've done in class. If our website is used by teachers, children and parents will be aware about the flooding risk and know how to respond when it floods. They will know what to do before, during, and after the flood.\u00a0Mon \u00e9cole sous l'eau<\/em>\u00a0is more than a story map\u2014it's [also] an educational website for schoolchildren. The story map is incorporated into the website to make the latter modern and attractive. Positioned prominently on the website's home page, it gives children an intuitive, original tool to use to study flood risk.\r\n\r\nLopez:<\/strong>\u00a0What type of information do the story map and website contain?"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":58672,"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"Vallui and G\u00e9rard:<\/strong>\u00a0Our story map is composed of an introductory video that presents a 3D model of Alfortville under flood conditions. We chose this town, located 7.6 kilometers southwest of Paris, for our study project because in the event of a 100-year flood [like the one that occurred in 1910], almost the entire town would be underwater. [The community is on the Seine and only has an elevation of between 27 and 37 meters.]\r\n\r\nThe story map also includes two interactive maps. The first shows the position of the eight primary schools in Alfortville located in the flood-risk area. When you click on a school, a video appears and you can see the flooded school modeled in 3D. The second interactive map is composed of the flood layer showing different levels of flooding [1 meter, 2 meters, or greater than 2 meters]. The two maps combined enable teachers or parents to introduce the concept of flooding and water levels to children.\r\n\r\nWe then defined words associated with flooding. We explained the meanings of a risk, a natural hazard, and a flood and explained the concept of flood vulnerability. It was very important for us to make the science behind the risk understandable to children. They are the adults of the future and therefore must be made aware of the risk of flooding in their communities from a young age.\r\n\r\nLopez:<\/strong>\u00a0Why did you select the Esri Story Map Journal app to create your story map?\r\n\r\nVallui and G\u00e9rard:<\/strong>\u00a0We used the\u00a0Esri Map Story Journal<\/a>app [because] we wanted a simple format which would be easy for children to use.\r\n\r\nLopez:<\/strong>\u00a0How long did it take you to create the story map?"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":58692,"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"Vallui and G\u00e9rard:<\/strong>\u00a0The story map content took approximately two months to build. Creating the 3D models of the schools took much more time. Creating one model could take a week of work or more. We were beginners at using the Trimble SketchUp software at the time we created the models. Moreover, we also had other classwork to do while we were working on this project. Creating the interactive maps also took additional time, as we had to clarify some of the data for the layers used so that it would be easily understandable for children.\r\n\r\nLopez:<\/strong>\u00a0How did making the story map benefit you as students?\r\n\r\nVallui and G\u00e9rard:<\/strong>\u00a0Making this story map enabled us to acquire technical skills in 3D [modeling] and find ways to make the science behind the risk understandable. However, what has struck us the most is the recognition our work has received. We promoted the story map by entering the story maps contest at SIG 2016 and won first place. We also participated in the poster competition at the same conference and took third place in the educational poster category. We also won first place in the public category and first place in the master category for the Mon \u00e9cole sous l'eau website at the 2016 International Geography Festival in Saint-Di\u00e9-des-Vosges, France. Therefore, the story map was widely publicized during these two events, which are well-known among geographers and geomaticians."},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":58712,"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"Lopez:<\/strong>\u00a0Are teachers using your story map and website?\r\n\r\nVallui and G\u00e9rard:<\/strong>\u00a0We met two teachers from one of the Alfortville primary schools. This meeting happened purely by chance during the 2016 International Geography Festival at Saint-Di\u00e9-des-Vosges, where we presented our Mon \u00e9cole sous l'eau website. The teachers came to our booth and told us that they had used our website and the story map in their lessons. We were absolutely delighted to learn that our project is being used by some teachers in the Alfortville schools, as\u2014up [until] then\u2014we had not had any feedback from teachers. We had achieved our aim: instill an understanding of flood risk in primary-school children.\r\n\r\nSeveral people contacted us for more information about our project. For example, several towns are interested in having this type of site and a story map about the flood risk in their community. Moreover, we have been contacted by the General-Secretariat of the Paris Defence and Security Zone [which implements crisis management plans during a flood] as part of its\u00a0PLOUF 75<\/a>\u00a0program. The program, which educates youth about floods, was looking for students to be \"risk ambassadors.\" which will be held at the end of April 2017). We will offer educational workshops about flood risks during the event.\r\n\r\nWe are very proud of the work we did and that the project has been widely recognized. Our aim is that everyone, starting from a very young age, should be aware of the dangers of flooding. 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