Story Maps and Pie Charts?

[AlanEpp]

Hello, I have a legacy AGOL Map Series web mapping application that includes 4 Dashboards.  1 of the Dashboards includes both a Map and a Pie Chart that shows summary information for features on the Map.  I am looking into migrating this app to a Story Map.  Mostly it's going well, but I don't see any way to bring in the Pie Chart to the Story Map.  It looks like I could maybe embed the existing Dashboard into the Story Map, but I don't know if that's a good idea.  Does anybody have any suggestions about how best to proceed with this?  Any insights will be greatly appreciated! Thanks.  Alan Epp

(I'm including a screen shot of part of the Dashboard with the Map and Pie Chart)

[OwenGeo · Accepted solution]

There are probably a bunch of ways you could go with this, depending on what your goals are for your story. I've got a few ideas, which I've listed below, and it would be great if others in the community also shared their thoughts and experience as well.

• Embed the existing dashboard and use preview mode to test out what the story looks like on different devices. If it works for you this way, you're all set!
• If the existing dashboard doesn't work, figure out why and think about creating a new dashboard that might optimize the experience for your readers. Does it need a different layout? Can you adjust the size of the widgets to make it look better? Embed that new dashboard and use preview mode to test it out.
• If your pie chart data doesn't need to be dynamic, consider simply inserting a screenshot of it. Many times a static version of a chart or graph can be just as effective as an embedded one, and images always load faster and make your readers experience more simple.
• If you still want to offer readers the experience of making different selections on the map, you could try using map actions or map choreography instead of having a clickable graph.

You can also look through the StoryMaps gallery to find other examples of stories that use graphs to see what other ideas or treatments you can discover.

[AlanEpp]

Thanks Owen.  I've create and embedded a new, somewhat simplified Dashboard and it looks like that might do the trick.  Thanks for all of the great suggestions!