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The Volcano of Santorini
Story Map Journal
By Spyridon I. Staridas – Staridas Geography
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Rohingya Refugee Emergency at a Glance
This visually engrossing story map documents the influx of refugees into Bangladesh. Thoughtfully composed, with the ability to view the content in four different languages, this story map brings together well-designed maps, charts, and gripping photographs to reveal one of the largest and fastest-growing refugee crises in decades.
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By Mapping Unit – The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR)
Washington’s Ice Age Floods
This visually engrossing story map documents the cataclysmic floods that shaped the landscape of the Pacific Northwest during the last ice age. Maps, images, and videos illuminate the deluge’s devastating path of destruction from western Montana to the Pacific Ocean.
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By Daniel Coe – Washington Geological Survey
Annual Report of the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society
A complete annual report presented as a story map including beautiful maps, images and stories about the Society’s activities.
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By Lauren Medsker – Pennsylvania Horticultural Society
Snow Journal
Historical amounts of snow fell in Boston during 2015 and it was the City of Boston’s job to manage the response. Check out what it took to clean up over 8 feet of snow.
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By Joyce John - City of Boston, MA
Buy Fresh, Buy Local; Cape Cod
Prefer shopping and dining in eco-friendly places? Created in partnership with a regional development agency, this story map highlights businesses that support locally sourced fresh food.
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By Bret Whiteley – Cape Cod Commission
Travel, Destinations, and Recreation
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First PlaceThe Rickshaw Run
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By Chris Counsell -
Second PlaceHow Long Would It Take To Drive Around Australia?
Story Map Journal
By Charles Moriarty – University of Edinburgh -
Third PlaceFootpaths of Erissos
Story Map Series
By Spyridon I. Staridas – Staridas Geography
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First PlaceMissouri River Outdoor Recreation Access Guide
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By Trisha Schlake – Nebraska Game and Parks Commission -
Second PlaceTennessee Valley Water Trails
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By Andrew Mindermann – University of Tennessee at Chattanooga -
Third PlaceYour Map for Exploring Omaha’s Top Attractions
Story Map Tour
By Nataliya Lys – Douglas County GIS
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First PlaceLiving on the Edge
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second placeMatchedash Bay Loop Trail
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By GIS Team – County of Simcoe, Ontario, Canada -
third placeThe Hills of Donegal, Ireland
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By Daragh McDonough – Donegal County Council -
honorable mentionAl Qahira A Trip to the Past
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By Yasser Ayad – Clarion University of Pennsylvania
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First PlaceVisit Türkiye: Love at First Sight
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By Adem Kurtipek – North Carolina State University -
second placeCurrent City of Windsor Construction Detours
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By Joe Cartier – City of Windsor, Ontario, Canada -
third placeThe World's 14 Highest Peaks - Himalayan Region
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By Sameer Bajracharya – ICIMOD, Nepal -
honorable mentionLord of the Rings Trilogy Filming Locations
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By Hayleigh Conway – Centre of Geographic Sciences -
honorable mentionHiking Utah County
Story Map Series
By Curtis Wursten – Utah County
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Infrastructure, Planning, and Government
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First PlacePutting Park Back in Parkway
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By the National Capital Commission – Canada -
Second PlaceDowntown Reborn
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By Kevin Howard, Leslie Fletcher, MJ Simpson, Scott Aulen, and Scott Bachman – City of Greenville, South Carolina, USA -
Third PlaceNorth Monroe Corridor Project
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By Boris Borisov – City of Spokane, Washington, USA
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First PlaceThe 2015 Wildfire Season in the Pacific Northwest
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By Kathryn E. Strawn – USDA Forest Service -
Second PlaceRetail iMap City of Moreno Valley
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By Janice Nollar-Conrad – City of Moreno Valley -
Third PlaceSustainable Extraction Economies in the Appalachia
Story Map Journal
By Tuan Nguyen – Rahall Transportation Institute, Marshall University
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First PlaceSnow Journal
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By Joyce John – City of Boston, MA -
second placeGRAB: Grande Raccordo Anulare delle Bici
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By Alberto Fiorillo – VeloLove/Legambiente -
third placeLOSSAN: Coastal Rail Corridor
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By Pat Landrum – San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) -
honorable mentionRapid Damage Assessment
Story Map Journal
By Cassie Hansen – FireWhat, Inc. GIS Team
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Science, Technology, and Education
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First PlaceThe Bare Earth: How lidar exposes geology
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By Daniel Coe – Washington Geological Survey -
Second PlaceLettera alla scuola
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By Rossella Mele – Save the Children -
Third PlaceCalifornia Tree Mortality and Reforestation
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By Emily Ebba Meriam and Heather Williams – California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) -
Honorable MentionMy Portfolio of Work in GIS
Story Map Cascade
By Amanda Huber – Three Rivers Park District and GIS Freelancer−Blue Water GIS
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First PlaceWashington’s Ice Age Floods
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By Daniel Coe – Washington Geological Survey, USA -
Second PlaceNative Trees of the Pacific Northwest
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By Daniel Coe – Dan Coe Photo -
Third PlaceSnow Avalanches
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By Karolina Korzeniowska – BSF Swissphoto GmbH and University of Potsdam, Germany -
Honorable MentionUsing UAVs to Aid Policy and Decision-Making
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By Aimee Mandeville and Christopher Damon – University of Rhode Island, USA
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First PlaceConnecticut’s Coast: Then and Now
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By Emily Wilson and Joel Stocker – University of Connecticut -
Second PlaceMapping Trachoma to Eliminate Blindness
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By Shannon Harmon, Andrew Lee, and Nicola Pearson – SciDev.Net -
Third PlaceSouthern California Steelhead
Story Map Journal
By Jennifer Lentz, Ph.D. – Aquarium of the Pacific
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First PlaceConnecticut's Changing Landscape
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By Emily Wilson and Chester Arnold – University of Connecticut -
second placeJourney into Danakil: Hottest Place on Earth
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By Garry Simmons – Wilmington Grammar School for Girls, UK -
third placeHealth Impact of Black Carbon Air Pollution
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By Anna Mölter – Colorado State University
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First Placebenthaus | architekten als Baukunst Map
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By Jennifer Wahle – frox Die IT Fabrik by GeoData + GmbH -
second placeOil spill monitoring from space
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By Annekatrien Debien – KSAT -
third place1964 Great Alaska Earthquake Photo Tour of Anchor
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By Evan Thoms – US Geological Survey (Anchorage, AK) -
honorable mentionEs2 Deepwater Horizon Response
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By Andrew Milanes – Environmental Science Services, Inc. -
honorable mentionDental Health in Vermont
Story Map Journal
By David Healy – Stone Environmental, Inc./Massachusetts Clean Energy Center
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Culture, History, and Events
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First PlacePay or Die? Prison or Cemetery?
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By Livia Jakob – Consciente El Salvador -
Second PlaceIt Took a Fire – The Story of Grenfell Tower
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By Miles McConville – University of Edinburgh -
Third PlaceIncunabula: The Art & History of European Printing
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By Stephanie Stillo – Library of Congress
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First PlaceThe Cruel Reality
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By Anna Kurylowicz and Marzena Koziak – AGH University of Science and Technology, Cracow, Poland -
Second PlaceThe Genesis of Exodus
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By Vicente Miguel Guna Serrano – Presbyterian Church, USA -
Third PlaceAeneid: An Interactive Voyage
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By F. Gianluca & Gaia Sperone – Wayne State University, Michigan, USA -
Honorable MentionStructured Inequality
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By Mariel Brunman – Wesleyan University, Connecticut, USA
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First PlaceOld Highway 99 Through the City of Bellingham
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By Kate Newell – City of Bellingham -
Second PlaceMaking Waves: The Evolution of Ska!
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By Mark Gallant – EntertainMaps.com -
Third PlaceTimberwood Church Prayer Path
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By Kyle Wikstrom – Brainerd, MN -
Honorable MentionThe Amazonian Travels of Richard Evans Schultes
Story Map Journal
By Brian Hettler – Amazon Conservation Team
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First PlaceThe San Francisco 1906 Earthquake and Fire
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By Chris Ingram – Santa Clara County Fire Department -
second placeOttawa's Eyewitness: Thomas Burrowes
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By Mark Gallant – EntertainMaps.com -
third placePilot Francis Mackey & The Halifax Explosion
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By Gordon Campbell – COGS/NSCC
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First PlaceChristchurch Central Recovery Plan
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By Jeremy Clark – NorthSouth GIS New Zealand -
second placeLandscapes of Umbria Region
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By Ambra Ciarapica – Regione Umbria – Giunta Regionale -
third placeTeton Dam Marathon
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By Darrik Farmer – City of Rexburg, Madison County, Idaho -
honorable mentionCity of San Luis Obispo, Neighborhood Officers
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By Mary Andrews – City of San Luis Obispo, California -
honorable mentionMonuments of Seville
Story Map Series
By DE Sevilla – Gerencia de Urbanismo de Sevilla, Spain
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Conservation, Environment, and Sustainability
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First PlaceLegalization of Indigenous Territories in Colombia
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By Brian Hettler – Amazon Conservation Team -
Second PlaceProtecting Marine Mammals in Crowded Waters
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Third PlaceSanta Cruz Steelhead
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By Austin Robey – County of Santa Cruz, CA -
Honorable MentionFire, Forests, and the Future of Rural Communities
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By Lauren Burton – Sierra Institute for Community and Environment
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First PlaceDiverse Farms, Diverse Foods
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By Peder Engstrom and Barrett Colombo – Institute on the Environment, University of Minnesota, USA -
Second PlaceMarine Debris Clean Up in Samish Territory
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By Casey Palmer-McGee – Samish Nation -
Third PlaceMetro Denver Nature Alliance
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By Lindsay Withers – The Trust for Public Land -
Honorable MentionSarayaku: In Defense of Territory
Story Map Journal
By Rudo Kemper – Amazon Conservation Team
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First PlacePennsylvania Horticultural Society Annual Report
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By Lauren Medsker – Pennsylvania Horticultural Society -
Second PlaceKeep the Canyon Grand
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By Stephanie Smith – Grand Canyon Trust -
Third PlaceBirds in the Red Book of Armenia
Story Map Journal
By Aghavni Harutyunyan - AUA Acopian Center for the Environment
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First PlaceBald Hill Farm: A Legacy for Corvallis, Oregon
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By Greenbelt Land Trust and Flo Analytics -
second placeOgooué: Field Notes from Gabon's Great River
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By Dan Kelly and Sylvia Busby – The Nature Conservancy -
third placeCooperative Solar: Driven by Principles
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By Thomas Skowronski – NRECA -
honorable mentionO'ahu Projects
Story Map Journal
By Lindsay Withers and Carolyn Ives – The Trust for Public Land
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First PlaceBuy Fresh, Buy Local; Cape Cod
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By Bret Whiteley – Cape Cod Commission -
second placePennsylvania's State Parks and Forests
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By Carrie Tropasso – Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) -
third placePacific Flyway Marine IBAs
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By Nathan Walker – Audubon, Alaska -
honorable mentionTacoma's Green Living Guide
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By Jana Fischback – City of Tacoma, Washington -
honorable mentionBat Watching in Zurich
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By Nicole Sulzberger – Ernst Basler + Partner AG
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