The scientific, volunteer, and lake management communities have historically invested significant time and money into collecting and analyzing data about lake characteristics. While graphs, charts, and traditional reports have their role in sharing information about your lake or watershed, stories are a more powerful way to engage a range of audiences and stakeholders. Using a tool like Esri Story Maps to connect with audiences in a compelling online format for free (or nearly so) without any coding knowledge can dramatically enhance and expand your ability to communicate about your lake.
This session will focus on helping participants learn to share information about their lakes and watersheds through Esri Story Maps (for examples, see http://bit.ly/StoryMapTypes). Participants will learn the basics about how to create Story Maps and will have the chance to either build a demo map using provided content or start building their maps with their own content. No previous experience in GIS or Story Maps is required to attend this session
Presenter
Shane Bradt is a specialist in geospatial technologies and water quality for Cooperative Extension at the University of New Hampshire. He has been teaching geospatial workshops for Extension since 2001 and started his specialist position in 2006. Shane is also part of the Lakes Lay Monitoring Program and the Cyanobacteria Monitoring Collaborative and is a member of the Department of Geography and the Department of Biological Sciences at UNH.