2024 ArcGIS StoryMaps Competition

Storytelling For a Better World

The competition will open on September 4, 2024.

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Global storytelling competition

Esri is pleased to announce the 2024 ArcGIS StoryMaps Competition.

  • Take a geographic approach

    Our greatest challenges—including climate change, sustainability, and social and economic inequality—are interrelated and inherently tied to geography. GIS tools help us understand those challenges and communicate solutions through place-based stories.

    Learn how industry leaders use GIS

  • Discover ArcGIS StoryMaps

    Maps are an integral part of storytelling—a story can effect change, influence opinion, and create awareness. ArcGIS StoryMaps enables storytellers to easily combine text, maps, and interactive content to make engaging stories that inform and inspire.

    Get started with ArcGIS StoryMaps

  • Find inspiration and best practices

    Every day, storytellers around the world make over 2,000 new stories and collections with ArcGIS StoryMaps. Browse our ArcGIS StoryMaps gallery for story inspiration.

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Tell a story about the world you want to see

“What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make.” —Jane Goodall, scientist and activist

What inspires you? 

Are you passionate about the planet? Invested in sustainable cities, public health, or disaster response? Excited about innovation in and beyond the classroom? 

Use your unique talents—from cartography and data analysis to photography and design—to tell that story with ArcGIS StoryMaps. Then submit it to the 2024 ArcGIS StoryMaps Competition for global recognition.  

For this year's competition, Esri invites you and storytellers worldwide to submit a story in one of five categories.

  • Digital humanities and popular culture
  • Health and safety
  • Humanitarian and disaster response
  • Nature and physical science
  • Planning and infrastructure

New this year! Esri is teaming up with five prominent organizations, all subject-matter experts in their respective fields. Each organization will sponsor a competition category and select the winners of the category.

Read our announcement story to meet the competition sponsors and learn more.

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