How to add more than 100 sections in Map Journal

[MaheshPathak]

Hi, Is there any way to add more than 100 maps sections in  map Journal?

[GregoryL_Azou]

Hi, yes by using the downloadable version, details on GitHub.

[MaheshPathak]

Hi Gregory,

I am referring to the Map Journal and the link you provided describes about Map Tour

[GregoryL_Azou · Accepted solution]

oops sorry. We don't have that FAQ for Map Journal yet but it's same pattern, the configuration to change is app/config.js

[AmandaBishop]

Hey Gregory,

I am new to Story Maps.  I have created two story maps for my County representing tourist sites.  I am having trouble with customization and could really use some help.  Would you mind look at my current story map and giving me some suggestions?  I am not a programmer but I understand a little bit of HTML which I have used to customize the titles for purposes of branding.  These story maps are really important because they will be published to the public and I need to make sure they are perfect.

Also, I am in need of adding more icon colors to represent 11 different categories and also to extend the amount of points that I can add.  I have approximately 194 tourist points and this story map template will only allow 100.

Thank you in advance for any help or advice. 

Here is the link to my current story map:

http://marioncountyfl.maps.arcgis.com/apps/MapTour/?appid=6f745d868e2843058fb5f10fcbdfc18f

~ Amanda

[GregoryL_Azou]

Hey Amanda,

Your Tour is looking good, I like the colors.

There is four FAQ entries that should answer all your questions:

- Can I use more than 99 points?‌

- The downloadable version

- Can I use the builder with the downloadable?

- Can I customize the map icons?

Doing 11 categories for 194 points may be a lot of icon creation work.

Let us know if you have any questions.

Have you also considered Shortlist?

[AmandaBishop]

Hey Gregory,

Thank you for you reply and thank you for the compliment!  Although, I feel like maybe the Map Tour I created doesn't quite suite the amount of data or how it needs to be represented.

I am interested int he Shortlist style and I am reading through the tutorials on how to create the short list.  Question... could I possibly use my existing Web Map?  It says you have to create one in your ArcGIS online in order to load all your shortlist layers.

Also, once, I load all my features into the Web Map (which I was planning on making a layer for each category - ie.- Activities, Arts & Culture, Boating & Fishing, Equine, etc.), how do I go about creating the custom icons for each category?

I am sure I will be able to figure it out eventually, but any advice you can offer will be greatly appreciated!

Thank you.

Amanda

[GregoryL_Azou]

Yes a shortlist may be better for you especially if you have meaningful way to categorize your data.

Most of user won't browse through 194 points in a Map Tour.

The shortlist and Map Tour data model are not the same so you won't be able to reuse your Map Tour webmap.

But they are not so different, if you used a csv to build your Tour you will just have to copy/paste a bit.

If you need more than 100 icons for a category, you will have to follow the same pattern than Map Tour.

The configuration of Shortlist takes places in index.html.

[AmandaBishop]

Hey Gregory,

Thanks for your help and advice so far...

I did build a new web map for the Short List app with the different categories (Activities, Arts & Culture, Boating & Fishing, etc) there are approx 11 categories.  I set them up in individual point shapefiles, zipped the shapefiles, and then loaded them into my web map.

I am to the point in the Short List creation where I have to install the application.  The instructions say that I need to configure the index.html file with the web map ID, etc.  I get that part, but I am confused about the color of the points in each tabbed category.  Can you list your own color choices? It says there are a default of 4 colors (green, red, blue, purple) and I have 11 different categories.  How would I do that?

Any other suggestions will be greatly appreciated!

Thank you.

Amanda

[GregoryL_Azou]

Hi Amanda, this blog post should answer your question: Tutorial: Doing more with Story Map Shortlist symbols | ArcGIS Blog