GIS AND MIND MAPPING

STORY MAPS

Storytelling with Maps

“Story maps combine intelligent Web maps with Web applications and templates that incorporate text, multimedia, and interactive functions. Story maps inform, educate, entertain, and inspire people about a wide variety of topics.”

http://storymaps.esri.com/home/

Example Story map

Ebola Virus outbreaks

• Created with ArcGIS online

• Data from CDC

• Link to the ESRI Story Map

Ebola river (DRC) ArcGIS online

Main ArcGIS Map

Thumbnail carousel

Photo and text panel

Detail of another panel

Detail of another panel

…

Applications of Mind Mapping

Mind Mapping and Story Maps

• Adds more dimensions

• Easy to work with more information

• Integrates ESRI story maps

• More multimedia possibilities

• Software automation

• Collaboration on the Cloud

Example Mind Map

Hyperlink to the data source

Information about color codes

How to open the ESRI story map from the Mind Map

ESRI Story Map and image version

ESRI Story map viewed from the Mind Map

JPEG version of the main Map

Timeline of the outbreaks

Detail of first outbreak

Detailed ArcGIS map of the outbreak area

Group of pictures related to the outbreak

Hospital

Aerial view

Community

Comments

Links to information related to the outbreak

Outbreak in 2007

Hyperlink to a detailed ArcGIS map of the area

Group of pictures related to the outbreak

River in Kasai

Disinfection procedures

Hospital

Comments

Link to information related to the outbreak

Statistics by strain and country

Total number of deaths by strain

Total number of deaths by country

% of deaths by country

Contact Information

• José M. Guerrero

• jm@infoseg.com

• Mind Mapping automation

• http://infoseg.com/mi_01_en.shtml

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