Program Manager for Storytelling at Esri, formerly Chief Cartographer at Nat Geo, believer in the power of maps to tell stories. Opinions are my own. He/him
Joined April 2011
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Allen Carroll retweeted
🤯Fun fact—the average person consumes 6 to 12 hours of media per day!
In the mix of memes and movies, how can you create a story that grabs and keeps your audience's attention? Try these #StoryMaps tips: ow.ly/eYql50XWN9B
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Allen Carroll retweeted
16 Dec 2025
🤯Take your map choreography to the next level—with scrolly animation!
The #StoryMaps team combined a sidecar and custom JavaScript, made possible through the new script embed capability, to bring a dynamic experience to life. Give it a whirl: ow.ly/mv1r50XKjFf
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11 Dec 2025
Thanks, Santa, for recommending my book!
Give the gift of storytelling! 🎁 𝘛𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘚𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘔𝘢𝘱𝘴 is essential for anyone interested in the powerful storytelling potential of maps.
Use code HOLIDAYS2025 for 30% off #EsriPress orders within the US & Canada through Dec 31: ow.ly/NZGa50XoyWy
ALT An image showing the cover for Telling Storie with Maps. The background is a graphic representation of a winter landscape, with snow, evergreen trees, and red berries.
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7 Dec 2025
Honored to be recognized by master storyteller and globetrotter @PaulSalopek, with whom we have collaborated on several @ArcGISStoryMaps esri.com/en-us/esri-press/br…
7 Dec 2025
1/ Master mapmaker & storyteller @AllenCarroll is retiring from @Esri. Over the course of my journey, he’s made beautiful storytelling maps for @outofedenwalk. Here are some of his tips about using maps to illuminate, deepen & beautify your story subject. esri.com/arcgis-blog/product…
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Allen Carroll retweeted
6 Dec 2025
Maps can tell powerful stories. "Telling Stories with Maps" shares approaches and techniques for using maps to share a story.
Give the gift of storytelling.🗺️➡️ ow.ly/CBmK50XE8yp
Use code HOLIDAYS2025 for 30% off Esri Press orders within the US and Canada through 12/31.
ALT An image showing the cover for Telling Stories with Maps. The background is a graphic representation of a winter landscape, with snow, evergreen trees, and red berries.
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Allen Carroll retweeted
How about considering ❄️ gifts that show the art in cartography, help craft visual stories, or inspire young readers w/ maps? Use code HOLIDAYS2025 to enjoy 30% off Esri Press orders within the US and Canada through 12/31: ow.ly/NjZ830sRFP3 including "Mapping the Deep"!😉
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2 Dec 2025
Santa has some good mapping and GIS titles this year!
Give the gift of hygge-ography this season!🧣☕️
Get cozy with a few of our favorite reads. Use code HOLIDAYS2025 for 30% off Esri Press orders within the US and Canada through Dec 31: ow.ly/qAHA50XymCs
#EsriPress
ALT An image showing the cover for a selection of items: 2026 Esri Press Wall Calendar, Telling Stories with Maps, Tactile Mapping, A to Z GIS, and The Playground Problem. The background is a graphic representation of a winter landscape, with snow, evergreen trees, and red berries.
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Allen Carroll retweeted
12 Nov 2025
🌋Experience several hundred million years of Earth's history in just minutes.
How? Through a #StoryMaps team experiment with scroll-driven animation: ow.ly/ajIT50XqMmJ
#science #geology
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28 Sep 2025
Thank you, @PaulSalopek, for your world-spanning work, and for the pleasure you've brought to my team and me through multiple collaborations. Looking forward to more!
26 Sep 2025
Some of the great work by @AllenCarroll's team at @Esri include a map of @outofedenwalk's trek through #CentraAsia along the #SilkRoad. 2/ storymaps.arcgis.com/stories…
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In an era where data overwhelms and attention spans shrink, Allen Carroll believes maps have the power to captivate us. And he’s spent his career proving it. His new book, Telling Stories with Map chronicles a remarkable journey. ow.ly/1yZL50WECmq
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25 Jul 2025
Find out how a cutaway of Dupont Circle launched my career of "Telling Stories with Maps" Sunday, 7/27, 5:00 at @PoliticsProse Connecticut Avenue store politics-prose.com/allen-car…
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24 Jul 2025
If you're in the DC area this weekend, please join me at 5:00 Sunday, 7/27 at @PoliticsProse Connecticut Avenue store. I'll discuss the book and sign copies
21 Jul 2025
Sunday (7/27), join Allen Carroll for TELLING STORIES WITH MAPS - showcasing how maps themselves tell stories and enrich narratives by providing context and insight - 5pm @ Conn Ave: politics-prose.com/allen-car…
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Allen Carroll retweeted
14 Jul 2025
✍🏼 Meet the author!
Telling Stories with Maps 📖 follows @AllenCarroll's journey from map-loving kid to National Geographic cartographer to founder of @Esri's storytelling program.
Read the stories featured in the book: ow.ly/qbX950WpmLF
#StoryMaps #EsriUC2025
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Allen Carroll retweeted
5 Jul 2025
The iconic Boston Marathon winds through 26.2 miles and eight Massachusetts towns each year.
But for the runners, the journey to get there is much longer. Follow this illustrated road to the finish line: ow.ly/LcZM50WlcB7
#StoryMaps
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18 Jun 2025
iNaturalist represents a treasure trove of data within which are countless potential stories
18 Jun 2025
Turn a big data set into a visual narrative—
@iNaturalist data, available in Living Atlas, includes millions of observations about the natural world. Get tips and tricks for working with the data in Map Viewer. ow.ly/Rcvm50WbWGg
#StoryMaps
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Allen Carroll retweeted
10 Jun 2025
JUST RELEASED!
@AllenCarroll's "Telling Stories With Maps" a must-read and master guide to the art of visual storytelling. Featuring our very own Brooklyn Park, #Minnnesota “Something’s Buzzing” StoryMap arcg.is/145ru9
Order your copy today: esri.com/en-us/esri-press/br…
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5 Jun 2025
Launching on June 10: my book, Telling Stories with Maps, loaded with advice and memories, from atlases and wall maps at @NatGeo to ArcGIS #StoryMaps at @Esri
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Get the new, essential guide to storytelling with maps from @ArcGISStoryMaps‘s Allen Carroll. "Telling Stories with Maps: Lessons from a Lifetime of Creating Place-Based Narratives" publishes this June in print and ebook.
🔸Explore more: ow.ly/t5Tx50VN5Um
ALT A 3D version of the book Telling Stories with Maps appears below the book title in white and yellow text. The background shows the same seafoam green as the book's cover, with the icons from the cover shown on the right of the text and book.
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Allen Carroll retweeted
1 Nov 2024
Grab your mappiest sneakers, buttons, and cupcakes! #GIS Day is only 20 DAYS AWAY.
Count down with us, day by day, as 20 @Esri employees share maps, apps and stories that inspire. See the countdown GIS Day resources in #StoryScape: esri.social/cxcB50TYg0j
#GISDay2024
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30 Oct 2024
It's the Achilles heel of so many stories...and so easy to remedy! Please heed @olsdatter's advice
30 Oct 2024
What's in a name?
A story title should capture your reader’s attention and offer a hint of what’s to come.
Learn how to pique their curiosity by giving your story a title to remember. Watch the #StoryMaps short video 🎥 esri.social/VYJA50TWmLW
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