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A Story Map using "Mobile-First" Storytelling
Shared by Joseph Kerski
Explore how mobile-first ArcGIS stories can combine maps, GPS tracks, 3D scenes, photographs, videos, and text into an engaging format designed for phones.
Frames are a ‘mobile first’ story map. Read more about them here:
Learn about ArcGIS StoryMaps Frames
Here is an example created, for the Manitou Incline in Colorado. I included my track points from a GPX file, a 3D scene, pictures and video, and some text:
The item details assistant in ArcGIS Online, metadata, and fitness for use
Article by Joseph Kerski
Learn how the beta Item Details Assistant uses generative AI to help ArcGIS Online users create and improve metadata, including item titles, summaries, descriptions, tags, and attribute-field information. Better metadata makes GIS content easier to understand, evaluate, discover, and reuse.
New Federal Data Field Guide published
Article by Joseph Kerski
Discover a comprehensive guide to publicly available data produced and maintained by U.S. federal agencies. The Federal Data Field Guide organizes data into eight categories and highlights valuable resources related to geospatial information, transportation, demographics, public health, environmental monitoring, data quality, and governance.
The guide is useful for GIS professionals, researchers, educators, and anyone searching for authoritative federal datasets—including resources such as the National Bridge Inventory, Census Designated Places, and the North American Bat Monitoring Program.