Latest Contributions by OwenGeo

Hi RuthAnne, What URL are you using? My guess is that you were opening the file and then copying the URL from the address bar, which gives you a URL that expires. You first need to share the file with Everyone, and then a URL will appear at the bottom of the right sidebar on the item page for you to use. That URL won't expire. Also it's best to use https for your URL so that you don't run into mixed content errors as described in this blog: Embedding apps and websites in Story Maps | ArcGIS Blog  Owen ... View more

Hi Daniel, As long as you can embed the content in an iframe without any script tags you can embed it in a story map (Journal, Series, or Cascade). In Journal/Series you'd choose the "web page" option for your content and in Cascade you'd add the iframe code in the "Link to Content" tab of the Media Picker. Can you post a sample of the embed code from the photo sphere here? Owen ... View more

Kumushkan, Sorry you are having trouble with your story. It looks like it's the NOAA wind layer is causing the issue. Can you try re-adding that to your map or creating a new web map with that layer and using that in your story? Owen ... View more

Hi Darren, The update will be available to your next Weds morning, Sept 14. May I ask why you are waiting for the next release to use Cascade? Even though it is listed as beta it is supported by Esri and is very stable. Next week's update will ad some new features, fix many issues we've found, and improve the overall user experience of creating a Cascade story. Any stories you create now will continue to work and you can continue building them after next week's update. Owen ... View more

Hi Will, Sorry you are having that issue. Map Tour doesn't support autoplaying video at this time, so if you don't autoplay the video you shouldn't have that issue. We will look to support autoplaying video in the next generation Map Tour app, which we plan to release in 2017. Owen ... View more

Hi Victoria, Unfortunately, there is no way to print story maps at this time. The best option is to create your own document manually using the photos and text in the Story Map Tour. However, I am excited to announce that we are working on bringing printing to story maps!! We'll be releasing the first phase of this work in Sept when you'll be able to print a Story Map Journal. As we get feedback on the initial release of this feature we'll plan to bring printing to other story map apps in 2017. Owen ... View more

Hi Kelly, Thanks for taking the time to submit your suggestions and feedback! In the next release (mid-September) we'll be adding a lot more ways for contributors to choose a location including clicking anywhere on the map, dragging the current location to a new location, and reading the location from a geotagged photo. We're considering that for a future release, but likely not Sept. Currently you can find the web map in My Content (there is also a link to it in the Help panel) and edit it to change the basemap or add additional layers to provide context for your contributors. Cool idea -- we'll add that to our list of features to consider. We're working on this for a future release. For now here's a blog post that shares a way to customize the contribution form outside the builder. Owen ... View more