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Searching storymaps

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Storymaps created by other users can be searched at GeoHub. This section explains how you can search existing storymaps in various ways.

Overview of search window
Figure 1: Overview of search window

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The above figure illustrates the overview of storymap search window. It consists of two tabs:

Tab Description Signed User Unsigned User
Storymaps tab Show all publicly accessible stories ✅ ✅
My storymaps tab Show only stories owned by a signed user ✅ ❌

Storymaps tab

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Both signed and unsigned users can see this storymaps tab contents. Users can search and explore all publicly available storymaps or stories which signed user has permission to access.

View type

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Both Card view and List view can be switched by segment buttons on the top-right of contents.

Segment buttons to switch view type either Card or List
Figure 2: Segment buttons to switch view type either Card or List

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  • Card view

Card view consists of a preview image and story map title. It may help you identify a storymap from visual.

Card view of storymaps
Figure 3: Card view of storymaps

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A card preview image is generated from primary style definition set at storymap header. The preview image may not be different from actual looks.

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  • List view

List view is a table having the list of storymaps. Each record of a table consists of Titile, Created at, Created by, Updated at, Updated by, and the state of favourite. It may help you search storymaps from metadata in the list view.

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List view of storymaps
Figure 4: List view of storymaps

Filtering search results

The page offers three ways to filter results of storymaps: by keywords, by starred and by access level.

Filtering result of searched storymaps
Figure 5: Filtering result of searched storymaps

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Search by keywords

Keyword searching is available. If you type any keywords, stories which contains typed words in title and description of storymap header will be shown as the result.

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Filter by starred

You can also filter storymaps only for your favourite ones by ticking Show starred only checkbox.

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Filter by access level

Like datasets and maps, storymaps also offer data accessibility either private, organization or public. As default, it shows all access levels unless you select your preferred access level.

My storymaps tab

My storymaps tab is only available for signed user. The result is filtered by the ownership of signed user. You only can see your created storymaps or stories which you have permission to access.

List view of My storymap tab
Figure 6: List view of My storymap tab

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The elements of My storymaps tab contents is the same with regular Storymaps tab.

Add a storymap to favourite

If you find a favourite storymap, you can add it to your favourite list.

Adding storymap to favourites
Figure 7: Adding storymap to favourites

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After you open a storymap page, you can find STAR button under INFO tab. Simply click the button to add it to your favourites. If you click the button again, it will be removed from favourites.

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Favourite feature is only available for signed users.

Next step

In the next section, we are going to learn how to share your storymap with your peers.