Season 25 · Episode 16
How StoryMaps Humanize Data and Drive Action with Allen Carroll Esri
Digital Politics with Karen Jagoda
July 7, 202525m 54s
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Show Notes
Allen Carroll, cartographer and lead of the Story Maps team at Esri, joins Deepak Puri, CEO of The Democracy Labs, to discuss the power of maps and the visualization of GIS data to tell a compelling story. The StoryMaps platform combines multimedia elements to create richer and more engaging maps to spark empathy, raise awareness, and potentially inspire change.
Deepak and Allen talk about:
- Why maps and StoryMaps are a highly efficient and effective way to convey complex information
- The role of heroes in telling a story and humanizing data
- Using maps to advocate and educate
- Driving public engagement with maps and potential actions to be taken
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