And you delivered!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
Over 570 storytellers <\/strong>from 58 countries <\/strong>submitted stories in 10 languages<\/strong> to the 2024 ArcGIS StoryMaps Competition<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"quote","author_name":"Ross Donihue","author_profession_organization":"Lead Content Strategist, Esri's StoryMaps team","image":{"ID":382132,"id":382132,"title":"Ross Donihue","filename":"Ross-Donihue.jpg","filesize":82224,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Ross-Donihue.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-storymaps\/announcements\/vote-for-your-favorite-2024-arcgis-storymaps-competition-finalist\/ross-donihue","alt":"","author":"8672","description":"","caption":"","name":"ross-donihue","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2564552,"date":"2018-12-14 20:56:49","modified":"2025-02-12 13:45:27","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":900,"height":1200,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Ross-Donihue-150x150.jpg","thumbnail-width":150,"thumbnail-height":150,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Ross-Donihue-225x300.jpg","medium-width":196,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Ross-Donihue-768x1024.jpg","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":1024,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Ross-Donihue-768x1024.jpg","large-width":768,"large-height":1024,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Ross-Donihue.jpg","1536x1536-width":900,"1536x1536-height":1200,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Ross-Donihue.jpg","2048x2048-width":900,"2048x2048-height":1200,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Ross-Donihue-349x465.jpg","card_image-width":349,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Ross-Donihue-810x1080.jpg","wide_image-width":810,"wide_image-height":1080}},"text":"This year's competition has been a testament to the power of storytelling in addressing global challenges. The diverse range of stories, including stories written in ten languages, reflects our participants' incredible talent and dedication."},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":" And your stories just keep getting better and better.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2680082,"id":2680082,"title":"Finalists-Blog-Thumbnail","filename":"Finalists-Blog-Thumbnail.png","filesize":368858,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Finalists-Blog-Thumbnail.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-storymaps\/announcements\/vote-for-your-favorite-2024-arcgis-storymaps-competition-finalist\/finalists-blog-thumbnail","alt":"A decorative card for the 2024 ArcGIS StoryMaps Competition that reads \"Meet the finalists\"","author":"9422","description":"","caption":"Access our shareable collection of finalist stories.","name":"finalists-blog-thumbnail","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2564552,"date":"2025-02-12 11:58:25","modified":"2025-02-12 14:26:30","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":826,"height":465,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Finalists-Blog-Thumbnail-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Finalists-Blog-Thumbnail.png","medium-width":464,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Finalists-Blog-Thumbnail.png","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":432,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Finalists-Blog-Thumbnail.png","large-width":826,"large-height":465,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Finalists-Blog-Thumbnail.png","1536x1536-width":826,"1536x1536-height":465,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Finalists-Blog-Thumbnail.png","2048x2048-width":826,"2048x2048-height":465,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Finalists-Blog-Thumbnail.png","card_image-width":826,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Finalists-Blog-Thumbnail.png","wide_image-width":826,"wide_image-height":465}},"image_position":"right","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":"https:\/\/storymaps.arcgis.com\/collections\/e887c64d390c42038299f10185195685"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":" The submissions show exceptional maturity, skill, and art. Custom themes and separators are the norm rather than the exception. Map and media choreography compete with map actions for a robust reading experience. And you integrate stories with maps, web apps, and other GIS functionality seamlessly.<\/p>\n The stories represent voices from across geographies and cultures. They tackle big challenges and tough topics. They rethink history, literature, and storytelling itself.<\/p>\n Thank you to our many competition entrants, whether you’re recognized as a finalist here or not. We appreciate you and your good work. From digital humanities to planning and infrastructure stories, you built the world that you \u2014 and we \u2014 want to see.<\/p>\n Read the stories that stood out to us \u2014 with artful storytelling and GIS techniques plus innovative approaches to this year’s competition categories. Then vote for your favorite story.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2680122,"id":2680122,"title":"divider","filename":"divider.jpg","filesize":4538,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/11\/divider.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-storymaps\/announcements\/vote-for-your-favorite-2024-arcgis-storymaps-competition-finalist\/divider-8","alt":"","author":"9422","description":"","caption":"","name":"divider-8","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2564552,"date":"2025-02-12 12:11:19","modified":"2025-02-12 12:11:19","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":402,"height":87,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/11\/divider-213x87.jpg","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":87,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/11\/divider.jpg","medium-width":402,"medium-height":87,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/11\/divider.jpg","medium_large-width":402,"medium_large-height":87,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/11\/divider.jpg","large-width":402,"large-height":87,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/11\/divider.jpg","1536x1536-width":402,"1536x1536-height":87,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/11\/divider.jpg","2048x2048-width":402,"2048x2048-height":87,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/11\/divider.jpg","card_image-width":402,"card_image-height":87,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/11\/divider.jpg","wide_image-width":402,"wide_image-height":87}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"blockquote","content":" \"The POET team and the NJTPA participated in the competition to highlight the role of placemaking, placekeeping, and storytelling as essential tools in community-driven planning. By amplifying local histories, these approaches empower communities to shape their future while honoring their past.\"<\/p>\n \u2014About Springwood Avenue Heritage Walk, Digital humanities and popular culture finalist<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":" Professional track<\/em><\/p>\n Student track<\/em><\/p>\n \"The global environmental and sustainable development challenges we face today require an understanding of the root causes driving them and the various interdependent systems at play. While the problems can seem daunting on a global scale, place-based data storytelling allows us to better identify high-risk communities and build socially inclusive climate solutions that can transform the agricultural value chain.\" <\/p>\n \u2014About From run-off to regeneration, Health and safety finalist<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":" Professional track<\/em><\/p>\n Student track<\/em><\/p>\n \"We hope these stories could inspire women everywhere in the world that small initiatives could have a huge impact on households, communities, and the global environment.\" <\/p>\n \u2014About Seeds of resilience, Humanitarian and disaster response finalist<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":" Professional track<\/em><\/p>\n Student track<\/em><\/p>\n \"My favorite part of GIS is its ability to translate big data into compelling, accessible visuals. A story allowed us to share that information sequentially, a little at a time, and bring the region to life for reviewers and the public alike.\" <\/p>\n \u2014About Kittatinny Ridge Sentinel Landscape, Planning and infrastructure finalist<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":" Professional track<\/em><\/p>\n Student track<\/em><\/p>\n \"We participated in this year\u2019s ArcGIS StoryMaps competition to showcase how communities in Tanzania\u2014supported by a vast network of partners\u2014are using GIS to address human-elephant coexistence and strengthen habitat connectivity. Featuring the stunning photography of Marcus Westberg, this story highlights the people on the frontlines: local people working every day to protect both wildlife and human livelihoods.\" <\/p>\n \u2014About Charting a Path to Human-Elephant Coexistence in Tanzania, Nature and physical science finalist<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":" Professional track<\/em><\/p>\n Student track<\/em><\/p>\nDIGITAL HUMANITIES AND POPULAR CULTURE<\/strong><\/h5>\n
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