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KGA GIS Tutorials

These storymaps are part of the KGA's Geographer's Guide series. This series aims to highlight different aspects of storymaps.
The KGA's Geographer's Guide series is a series of Storymaps that explain, discuss, and provide examples of different aspects related to storymaps and geography.
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 The Geographer's Guide to Creating Storymaps
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 This storymap from the KGA discusses the process of creating a storymap. It provides an 
 overview of the required steps as well as an example for each step.


 Click here to see the Storymap.

 The Geographer's Guide to Creating Storymaps Video
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 This video from the KGA shows The Geographer's Guide to Creating Storymaps being presented.
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 The Geographer's Guide to Metadata
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This storymap from the KGA discusses the the sections of metadata. It provides brief information about each section as well as examples for each section.

 Click here to see the Storymap.
 The Geographer's Guide to Metadata Video
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This video from the KGA shows The Geographer's Guide to Metadata being presented.
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 The Geographer's Guide to Scale

This storymap from the KGA discusses the use of scale in storymaps. It provides brief information about ways to present scale and what scale to use.

 Click here to see the Storymap.
The Geographer's Guide to Scale Video
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This video from the KGA shows The Geographer's Guide to Scale being presented.
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The Geographer's Guide to Symbology

This storymap from the KGA discusses how to properly symbolize geographic data in ArcGIS Online.

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Click here to see the Storymap.
The Geographer's Guide to Symbology Video
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This video from the KGA shows The Geographer's Guide to Symbology being presented.
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The Geographer's Guide to Types of Maps

This storymap from the KGA discusses eight commonly used types of maps.

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Click here to see the Storymap.
The Geographer's Guide to Types of Maps Video
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This video from the KGA shows The Geographer's Guide to Types of Maps being presented.
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The Geographer's Guide to Analysis

This storymap from the KGA discusses the six analysis categories and the 29 tools contained within the categories.

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Click here to see the Storymap.
The Geographer's Guide to Analysis Video
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This video from the KGA shows The Geographer's Guide to Analysis being presented.
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The Geographer's Guide to Data Types

This storymap from the KGA discusses the different types of data in GIS and how to effectively use them.
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Click here to see the Storymap.

Additional Resources:
The following resources provide information about Classic Storymaps which will no longer be able to be created after December 2021.
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The Geographer's Guide to Story Maps
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This  PowerPoint from the KGA discusses and includes examples of each of the seven different types of story maps. Additional resources on how to make a story map are also included.

Click here to download the PowerPoint
The Geographer's Guide to Symbology
The Geographer's Guide to Story Maps Video
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This video is of The Geographer's Guide to Story Maps PowerPoint being presented at GIS Day 2020.
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