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Hi Martin, While I'm not the primary author of either story, I can confirm that you're on the right track. To create the tall map in "Sacred Places, Sacred Ways," the author took several screenshots of the World Imagery map, and then stitched those screenshots together and added the annotations and vignetting in an external image editing program. (I don't recall if the author aligned the screenshots manually, but many programs can automatically combine multiple adjacent images, which reduces tedium/guesswork.) This isn't the only workflow for creating tall maps, though; the maps in "Rivers of Plastic" were created entirely in ArcGIS Pro. The author of that story, John Nelson, used a single portrait-orientation layout containing the entire map extent—thereby eliminating the need to stitch multiple images together—and then added annotations using Pro's built-in labeling and graphics tools. You can read more about how he created that map (or rather, a version of it) in this blog post. At the end of the day, both workflows are totally valid, and there's no "right" or "wrong" approach; it really depends on the tools you have access to and are most comfortable using. Regarding potential imagery sources for your story, the World Imagery service covers the entire globe, and typically shows the most up-to-date imagery available. If your area of interest is obscured by, say, cloud coverage, you can also look into the World Imagery (Clarity) service, which sacrifices image timeliness in favor of fidelity. Either way, be sure to include proper data attribution. One last note: Both of the stories you shared were created using the classic Cascade template, which is no longer under active development. If you're just starting a new story, I recommend using the newer ArcGIS StoryMaps builder, which is visually similar to Cascade, but is more robust and receives frequent updates. I know this response is a little late, but I hope this information is helpful for you or for others working on similar mapping projects. If you have any additional questions, feel free to leave a note below or contact me directly.
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Hey Craig, Thanks for the note. I've conferred with our developers, and we think we've identified the cause of the issue: when users upload CSVs to their maps via online web map viewer, the ArcGIS JavaScript API automatically appends _0 to the layer ID. So, in custom-scripts.js, you should reference csv_755_0 instead of csv_755 for the layer ID. Give this a try, and let us know if it works! I'll make a note to update the tutorial accordingly.
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I'm unable to upvote ideas, but on behalf of the Story Maps community, I'd like to echo Molly's request for unlisted content in ArcGIS Online. This is an increasingly common feature request from Story Maps authors concerned about the privacy of their data. This feature would also help reduce clutter in ArcGIS Online, which currently contains thousands upon thousands of single-purpose layers that often conceal the more broadly useful/relevant content.
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I'm not allowed to upvote, but I'd really like to see this as well.
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Thanks for your swift response, Kristian. Do you know if this feature will be included in a future update?
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This question regards the webscene lighting model. I’m currently working on a Story Map Journal that focuses on human activity near the north pole. As the user scrolls through blocks (or "chapters") of written content, a companion map dynamically updates to show relevant data and areas of interest. I'd like to use a webscene instead of a webmap for this project in order to minimize geographic distortion, to provide a sense of scale, and to allow for the display of features that wouldn't be visible with a polar stereographic/orthographic projection. Unfortunately, however, it is seemingly impossible to illuminate the entire north pole (or south pole, for that matter) using the webscene's lighting system. Even if I set the time to high noon in June or July, half of the pole remains obscured in darkness. I appreciate the realism, but in this case, it prohibits me from creating an effective webscene. Is it possible to disable the realistic lighting engine so that the entire planet is illuminated, as in ArcGIS Earth, Google Earth, Google Maps, Bing Maps 3D, etc.? I suspect not, but I thought I'd ask. If any folks on the webscene product team are here, I’d kindly ask you to consider adding this feature in a future update, as it would greatly increase th !e utility of the tool. Thanks!
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