The Best Maps in Infrastructure, Planning, and Government

Esri recently announced the winners of its Storytelling with Maps Contest, and we’d like to share the winning maps in the Infrastructure / Planning / Government category.

Grand Prize / First Place

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.” — Joyce John, City of Boston, MA

Second Place

GRAB: Grande Raccordo Anulare delle Bici


“A pedestrian walkway, bicycle path, green areas, and riverbanks all make up the GRAB, an infrastructure project to entirely sew a green corridor around the city of Rome.” — Alberto Fiorillo, VeloLove/Legambiente

Third Place

LOSSAN: Coastal Rail Corridor


“The LOSSAN (Los Angeles-San Diego-San Luis Obispo) rail corridor is the second busiest intercity rail corridor in the nation, playing a critical role in the movement of people and goods around Southern California. This story map highlights some of the improvements being made to LOSSAN in San Diego County.” — Pat Landrum, San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG)

Honorable Mention

Rapid Damage Assessment

“A chronicle of the devastating Boles Fire of 2014 highlights how Web GIS can be used to improve real-time GIS disaster response.” — Cassie Hansen, FireWhat, Inc. GIS Team

See the full list of winners of Esri’s Storytelling with Maps Contest and learn how you can harness the power of maps to tell your story.