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Grand Prize Winners

Rohingya Refugee Emergency at a Glance

This visually engrossing story map documents the influx of refugees into Bangladesh. Thoughtfully composed, with the ability to view the content in four different languages, this story map brings together well-designed maps, charts, and gripping photographs to reveal one of the largest and fastest-growing refugee crises in decades.

Made with Story Map Cascade
By Mapping Unit – The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR)

 

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Washington’s Ice Age Floods

This visually engrossing story map documents the cataclysmic floods that shaped the landscape of the Pacific Northwest during the last ice age. Maps, images, and videos illuminate the deluge’s devastating path of destruction from western Montana to the Pacific Ocean.

Made with Story Map Journal
By Daniel Coe – Washington Geological Survey

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Annual Report of the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society

A complete annual report presented as a story map including beautiful maps, images and stories about the Society’s activities.

Made with Story Map Journal
By Lauren Medsker – Pennsylvania Horticultural Society

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Snow Journal

Historical amounts of snow fell in Boston during 2015 and it was the City of Boston’s job to manage the response. Check out what it took to clean up over 8 feet of snow.

Made with Story Map Journal
By Joyce John - City of Boston, MA

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Buy Fresh, Buy Local; Cape Cod

Prefer shopping and dining in eco-friendly places? Created in partnership with a regional development agency, this story map highlights businesses that support locally sourced fresh food.

Made with Story Map Series
By Bret Whiteley – Cape Cod Commission

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Travel, Destinations, and Recreation

  • First Place

    The Volcano of Santorini

    Story Map Journal

    By Spyridon I. Staridas – Staridas Geography
  • Second Place

    Fox Run Golf Course in Yankton, SD

    Story Map Journal

    By Kristin Yonke – City of Yankton, SD
  • Third Place

    Heraklion Old Town: A guide in five languages!

    Story Map Series

    By Ioannis Chatzimanolis – GeoInfoAnalysis
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  • First Place

    The Rickshaw Run

    Story Map Cascade

    By Chris Counsell
  • Second Place

    How Long Would It Take To Drive Around Australia?

    Story Map Journal

    By Charles Moriarty – University of Edinburgh
  • Third Place

    Footpaths of Erissos

    Story Map Series

    By Spyridon I. Staridas – Staridas Geography
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  • First Place

    Missouri River Outdoor Recreation Access Guide

    Story Map Journal

    By Trisha Schlake – Nebraska Game and Parks Commission
  • Second Place

    Tennessee Valley Water Trails

    Story Map Journal

    By Andrew Mindermann – University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
  • Third Place

    Your Map for Exploring Omaha’s Top Attractions

    Story Map Tour

    By Nataliya Lys – Douglas County GIS
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  • First Place

    Living on the Edge

    Story Map Series — Tabbed

    By Elizabeth Frank
  • second place

    Matchedash Bay Loop Trail

    Customized Story Map Tour

    By GIS Team – County of Simcoe, Ontario, Canada
  • third place

    The Hills of Donegal, Ireland

    Story Map Journal

    By Daragh McDonough – Donegal County Council
  • honorable mention

    Al Qahira A Trip to the Past

    Story Map Journal

    By Yasser Ayad – Clarion University of Pennsylvania
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  • First Place

    Visit Türkiye: Love at First Sight

    Story Map Series

    By Adem Kurtipek – North Carolina State University
  • second place

    Current City of Windsor Construction Detours

    Story Map Tour

    By Joe Cartier – City of Windsor, Ontario, Canada
  • third place

    The World's 14 Highest Peaks - Himalayan Region

    Story Map Tour

    By Sameer Bajracharya – ICIMOD, Nepal
  • honorable mention

    Lord of the Rings Trilogy Filming Locations

    Story Map Tour

    By Hayleigh Conway – Centre of Geographic Sciences
  • honorable mention

    Hiking Utah County

    Story Map Series

    By Curtis Wursten – Utah County
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Infrastructure, Planning, and Government

  • First Place

    Sanitation and Wastewater in Africa

    Story Map Cascade

    By GRID – Arendal
  • Second Place

    AmazonDMV

    Story Map Cascade

    By Matt Felton – Datastory
  • Third Place

    Explore North East Link

    Story Map Journal

    By Molly Campbell, Coraline Jauniau, Evan Quick, and Tim Righetti – GHD
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  • First Place

    Putting Park Back in Parkway

    Story Map Cascade

    By the National Capital Commission – Canada
  • Second Place

    Downtown Reborn

    Story Map Cascade

    By Kevin Howard, Leslie Fletcher, MJ Simpson, Scott Aulen, and Scott Bachman – City of Greenville, South Carolina, USA
  • Third Place

    North Monroe Corridor Project

    Story Map Cascade

    By Boris Borisov – City of Spokane, Washington, USA
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  • First Place

    The 2015 Wildfire Season in the Pacific Northwest

    Story Map Journal

    By Kathryn E. Strawn – USDA Forest Service
  • Second Place

    Retail iMap City of Moreno Valley

    Story Map Journal

    By Janice Nollar-Conrad – City of Moreno Valley
  • Third Place

    Sustainable Extraction Economies in the Appalachia

    Story Map Journal

    By Tuan Nguyen – Rahall Transportation Institute, Marshall University
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  • First Place

    Snow Journal

    Story Map Journal

    By Joyce John – City of Boston, MA
  • second place

    GRAB: Grande Raccordo Anulare delle Bici

    Customized Story Map Journal

    By Alberto Fiorillo – VeloLove/Legambiente
  • third place

    LOSSAN: Coastal Rail Corridor

    Story Map Tour

    By Pat Landrum – San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG)
  • honorable mention

    Rapid Damage Assessment

    Story Map Journal

    By Cassie Hansen – FireWhat, Inc. GIS Team
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Science, Technology, and Education

  • First Place

    The Bare Earth: How lidar exposes geology

    Story Map Cascade

    By Daniel Coe – Washington Geological Survey
  • Second Place

    Lettera alla scuola

    Story Map Cascade

    By Rossella Mele – Save the Children
  • Third Place

    California Tree Mortality and Reforestation

    Story Map Journal

    By Emily Ebba Meriam and Heather Williams – California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE)
  • Honorable Mention

    My Portfolio of Work in GIS

    Story Map Cascade

    By Amanda Huber – Three Rivers Park District and GIS Freelancer−Blue Water GIS
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  • First Place

    Washington’s Ice Age Floods

    Story Map Journal

    By Daniel Coe – Washington Geological Survey, USA
  • Second Place

    Native Trees of the Pacific Northwest

    Story Map Journal

    By Daniel Coe – Dan Coe Photo
  • Third Place

    Snow Avalanches

    Story Map Cascade

    By Karolina Korzeniowska – BSF Swissphoto GmbH and University of Potsdam, Germany
  • Honorable Mention

    Using UAVs to Aid Policy and Decision-Making

    Story Map Cascade

    By Aimee Mandeville and Christopher Damon – University of Rhode Island, USA
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  • First Place

    Connecticut’s Coast: Then and Now

    Story Map Journal

    By Emily Wilson and Joel Stocker – University of Connecticut
  • Second Place

    Mapping Trachoma to Eliminate Blindness

    Story Map Journal

    By Shannon Harmon, Andrew Lee, and Nicola Pearson – SciDev.Net
  • Third Place

    Southern California Steelhead

    Story Map Journal

    By Jennifer Lentz, Ph.D. – Aquarium of the Pacific
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  • First Place

    Connecticut's Changing Landscape

    Customized Story Map Journal

    By Emily Wilson and Chester Arnold – University of Connecticut
  • second place

    Journey into Danakil: Hottest Place on Earth

    Story Map Journal

    By Garry Simmons – Wilmington Grammar School for Girls, UK
  • third place

    Health Impact of Black Carbon Air Pollution

    Story Map Series — Tabbed

    By Anna Mölter – Colorado State University
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  • First Place

    benthaus | architekten als Baukunst Map

    Story Map Tour

    By Jennifer Wahle – frox Die IT Fabrik by GeoData + GmbH
  • second place

    Oil spill monitoring from space

    Story Map Tour

    By Annekatrien Debien – KSAT
  • third place

    1964 Great Alaska Earthquake Photo Tour of Anchor

    Story Map Tour

    By Evan Thoms – US Geological Survey (Anchorage, AK)
  • honorable mention

    Es2 Deepwater Horizon Response

    Story Map Tour

    By Andrew Milanes – Environmental Science Services, Inc.
  • honorable mention

    Dental Health in Vermont

    Story Map Journal

    By David Healy – Stone Environmental, Inc./Massachusetts Clean Energy Center
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Culture, History, and Events

  • First Place

    Pay or Die? Prison or Cemetery?

    Story Map Cascade

    By Livia Jakob – Consciente El Salvador
  • Second Place

    It Took a Fire – The Story of Grenfell Tower

    Story Map Cascade

    By Miles McConville – University of Edinburgh
  • Third Place

    Incunabula: The Art & History of European Printing

    Story Map Cascade

    By Stephanie Stillo – Library of Congress
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  • First Place

    The Cruel Reality

    Story Map Journal

    By Anna Kurylowicz and Marzena Koziak – AGH University of Science and Technology, Cracow, Poland
  • Second Place

    The Genesis of Exodus

    Story Map Cascade

    By Vicente Miguel Guna Serrano – Presbyterian Church, USA
  • Third Place

    Aeneid: An Interactive Voyage

    Story Map Journal

    By F. Gianluca & Gaia Sperone – Wayne State University, Michigan, USA
  • Honorable Mention

    Structured Inequality

    Story Map Cascade

    By Mariel Brunman – Wesleyan University, Connecticut, USA
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  • First Place

    Old Highway 99 Through the City of Bellingham

    Story Map Journal

    By Kate Newell – City of Bellingham
  • Second Place

    Making Waves: The Evolution of Ska!

    Story Map Series — Tabbed

    By Mark Gallant – EntertainMaps.com
  • Third Place

    Timberwood Church Prayer Path

    Story Map Tour

    By Kyle Wikstrom – Brainerd, MN
  • Honorable Mention

    The Amazonian Travels of Richard Evans Schultes

    Story Map Journal

    By Brian Hettler – Amazon Conservation Team
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  • First Place

    The San Francisco 1906 Earthquake and Fire

    Story Map Tour

    By Chris Ingram – Santa Clara County Fire Department
  • second place

    Ottawa's Eyewitness: Thomas Burrowes

    Story Map Tour

    By Mark Gallant – EntertainMaps.com
  • third place

    Pilot Francis Mackey & The Halifax Explosion

    Story Map Journal

    By Gordon Campbell – COGS/NSCC
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  • First Place

    Christchurch Central Recovery Plan

    Story Map Tour

    By Jeremy Clark – NorthSouth GIS New Zealand
  • second place

    Landscapes of Umbria Region

    Story Map Series

    By Ambra Ciarapica – Regione Umbria – Giunta Regionale
  • third place

    Teton Dam Marathon

    Story Map Journal

    By Darrik Farmer – City of Rexburg, Madison County, Idaho
  • honorable mention

    City of San Luis Obispo, Neighborhood Officers

    Story Map Tour

    By Mary Andrews – City of San Luis Obispo, California
  • honorable mention

    Monuments of Seville

    Story Map Series

    By DE Sevilla – Gerencia de Urbanismo de Sevilla, Spain
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Conservation, Environment, and Sustainability

  • First Place

    Legalization of Indigenous Territories in Colombia

    Story Map Cascade

    By Brian Hettler – Amazon Conservation Team
  • Second Place

    Protecting Marine Mammals in Crowded Waters

    Story Map Cascade

    By GRID – Arendal
  • Third Place

    Santa Cruz Steelhead

    Story Map Cascade

    By Austin Robey – County of Santa Cruz, CA
  • Honorable Mention

    Fire, Forests, and the Future of Rural Communities

    Story Map Cascade

    By Lauren Burton – Sierra Institute for Community and Environment
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  • First Place

    Diverse Farms, Diverse Foods

    Story Map Cascade

    By Peder Engstrom and Barrett Colombo – Institute on the Environment, University of Minnesota, USA
  • Second Place

    Marine Debris Clean Up in Samish Territory

    Story Map Cascade

    By Casey Palmer-McGee – Samish Nation
  • Third Place

    Metro Denver Nature Alliance

    Story Map Cascade

    By Lindsay Withers – The Trust for Public Land
  • Honorable Mention

    Sarayaku: In Defense of Territory

    Story Map Journal

    By Rudo Kemper – Amazon Conservation Team
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  • First Place

    Pennsylvania Horticultural Society Annual Report

    Story Map Journal

    By Lauren Medsker – Pennsylvania Horticultural Society
  • Second Place

    Keep the Canyon Grand

    Story Map Journal

    By Stephanie Smith – Grand Canyon Trust
  • Third Place

    Birds in the Red Book of Armenia

    Story Map Journal

    By Aghavni Harutyunyan - AUA Acopian Center for the Environment
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  • First Place

    Bald Hill Farm: A Legacy for Corvallis, Oregon

    Story Map Journal

    By Greenbelt Land Trust and Flo Analytics
  • second place

    Ogooué: Field Notes from Gabon's Great River

    Story Map Journal

    By Dan Kelly and Sylvia Busby – The Nature Conservancy
  • third place

    Cooperative Solar: Driven by Principles

    Story Map Journal

    By Thomas Skowronski – NRECA
  • honorable mention

    O'ahu Projects

    Story Map Journal

    By Lindsay Withers and Carolyn Ives – The Trust for Public Land
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  • First Place

    Buy Fresh, Buy Local; Cape Cod

    Story Map Series

    By Bret Whiteley – Cape Cod Commission
  • second place

    Pennsylvania's State Parks and Forests

    Story Map Series

    By Carrie Tropasso – Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR)
  • third place

    Pacific Flyway Marine IBAs

    Story Map Tour

    By Nathan Walker – Audubon, Alaska
  • honorable mention

    Tacoma's Green Living Guide

    Story Map Journal

    By Jana Fischback – City of Tacoma, Washington
  • honorable mention

    Bat Watching in Zurich

    Story Map Short List

    By Nicole Sulzberger – Ernst Basler + Partner AG
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