Allen founded the story maps team at Esri. Prior to joining Esri in 2010, he worked at National Geographic for 27 years in a variety of positions, including art director of National Geographic Magazine and chief cartographer at National Geographic Maps.
Esri collaborates on a series of ArcGIS StoryMaps with master storyteller and "slow journalist" Paul Salopek, a National Geographic explorer.
We're challenging the story maps community to create stories about places that are special, as therapy for cabin fever in this time of COVID-19.
Some reflections on the response by the GIS community to the COVID-19 crisis after publishing a story map.
Double georeferencing—locating items within a museum or zoo as well as their place or area of origin—provides opportunities for storytelling.
Announcing, and describing, the winner and finalists in the 2019 StoryMapper of the Year Competition
How to create a story using ArcGIS StoryMaps that was previously published using the classic apps
A virtual tour of Manhattan history offers lessons and insights about creating narratives in 3D
Meet the distinguished guest judges for the 2019 StoryMapper of the Year Contest
With the general availability of ArcGIS StoryMaps, we on the StoryMaps team are eagerly forging ahead into future of storytelling. Join us!
