Judging Criteria

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A panel of GIS professionals will use the rubric below to determine the point value awarded to each submitted story map. There is a possible total of 100 points. This same rubric should be used to judge the maps at the school level to determine the best five to submit.

Alabama ArcGIS Map Contest Judging Rubric
Topic (5 points): The topic is clearly stated and features the student’s hometown in Minnesota.
Map Presentation (10 points): The student has effectively used the story map format to tell a hometown geographic story.
Cartography (20 points): The basemaps, layers and views used are extremely effective in presenting all the critical elements of the topic and story.
Data (15 points): The data selected is appropriate to tell the story, includes the most important elements, does not leave out any obviously important elements, and does not include irrelevant elements.
Student Created Data (5 points): Five points are set aside to specifically reward students who create important data for their story map. Data created by the student should be documented on the Details page. Points awarded from 0 to 5 based the significance of the data created.
Geographic Analysis (20 points): The student effectively used at least one type of geographic analysis to present the story. Here are some possible types of analysis:
• Classification: Data is presented using some form of classification such as population density, median income, etc.
• Symbolization: The data has been symbolized by shape, color or size.
• Filtering: Data has been filtered to show specific characteristics.
• Geoanalysis: The geographical distribution of the data has been analyzed and the pattern explained.
Documentation (25 points): Documentation in the item Details page is clear and complete:
• All non-original contents (images, videos, text) in the story map are appropriately referenced and/or linked.
• Original contents are described and/or linked.
• Documentation identifies processes used to analyze the content.
• All persons who assisted in project are identified (including specifying if no one did).
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