Storytelling Solutions

Choose how to create your stories to share with the world

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Make an impact

Create dynamic digital content that resonates with any audience

Take your readers on a visual storytelling journey filled with immersive content. Whether you want to clarify complex topics that affect your organization or share your latest adventures with friends and family, Esri makes it easy. These powerful storytelling products allow you to creatively combine your copy, images, and videos—and make interactive maps—all in one place.

Get to know Esri’s Storytelling Solutions

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Professional storytelling

ArcGIS StoryMaps

ArcGIS StoryMaps transforms your geographic information system (GIS) work into interactive content that informs and inspires. It makes it easy to explain complex topics related to your professional knowledge and experience. Bring your existing web maps, surveys, dashboards, and more into a memorable digital experience that will engage internal and external stakeholders.

Authors

Typical authors include GIS professionals, marketers and communicators, analysts and researchers, and teachers and students.

Audiences

Typical audiences include the general public, managers and employees, board of directors, and committees.

Stories

Typical stories include interactive articles, case studies, crowdsourcing, and reports and presentations.

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Integrated with the ArcGIS system

The Creator, GIS Professional, and Storyteller user types include access to ArcGIS StoryMaps.

Personal storytelling

StoryMaps

StoryMaps makes everyone a storyteller. Easily create content about the topics you're passionate about such as your favorite restaurants, latest trips, or family moments. It offers flexible options to build a story, including ready-to-use maps and images, and the freedom to share your masterpiece with friends, family, and followers.

Authors

Typical authors include content creators, historians, influencers, and subject matter experts.

Audiences

Typical audiences include social media followers, special interest groups, and friends and family.

Topics

Typical topics include personal experiences, travel and adventure, portfolio/resume, and ancestry.

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Available on StoryMaps.com

Create an account to begin capturing your experiences and download the mobile app to read others' content.

Frequently Asked Questions

How is StoryMaps different than ArcGIS StoryMaps?

StoryMaps is a new product that is not part of the ArcGIS System. It’s designed for anyone who wants to share stories about topics they are passionate about like their favorite food, sports, music, places, friends and family. Learn more

Organizations use ArcGIS StoryMaps to share their GIS-related stories with citizens, as internal presentations, etc.  It is integrated into the ArcGIS System.  Learn more

Can I move my ArcGIS StoryMaps stories into StoryMaps?

ArcGIS StoryMaps and StoryMaps are completely separate products. If you make stories in ArcGIS StoryMaps, they are not transferable to StoryMaps (and vice versa). 

 

Can I use the same account information for ArcGIS StoryMaps and StoryMaps?

No, you need to use an organizational account for ArcGIS StoryMaps and make a separate account for StoryMaps with a different email address. You can also sign in to StoryMaps with your Apple, Facebook, or Google ID as long as it is not associated with an ArcGIS account. Please note that you will not be able to make a StoryMaps account with any email address associated with ArcGIS.

How can I purchase Esri’s storytelling solutions?

ArcGIS StoryMaps is included in the Creator, GIS Professional, and Storyteller user types, which provide access to ArcGIS Online. Learn more

StoryMaps offers essential storytelling capabilities for free, and enhanced storytelling capabilities as a Premium subscription with monthly and annual payment options.  Learn more

Where can I learn more about Esri’s storytelling solutions?

Details about ArcGIS StoryMaps are available on esri.com/arcgisstorymaps. For more information about StoryMaps, please visit storymaps.com.

ArcGIS StoryMaps Gallery

Read examples of stories made by the ArcGIS StoryMaps community.

StoryMaps Gallery

Get inspired by stories about people and places from around the world.

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