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Journeys

Scroll-driven storytelling with maps: a full-screen cover, then text, media and interactive maps that advance as the reader scrolls.

How a journey is built#

A journey opens with a full-viewport cover and continues as a vertical stack of blocks. Blocks can sit in the reading column, span the full width, or float beside the text. The editor is full-screen with undo/redo, a live reading-time estimate, autosave, and Design, Preview and Publish in the header.

The journey editor with the block insert menu open
The block palette in the journey editor

The block types#

BlockWhat it does
TextParagraphs, lists and links, the narrative itself.
ButtonA call-to-action link.
SeparatorA horizontal divider.
ImageA photo or graphic, with a rich-text caption.
MapAn embedded interactive map, heights from small to full-viewport, static or interactive, with chosen visible layers and an optional legend.
InfographicStat callouts in a grid.
TimelineA chronological series, waterfall, single-side or condensed, up to 20 entries.
Image galleryA photo set as grid, masonry or carousel, 2–4 columns, 2–30 images.
SwipeTwo maps or images compared with an interactive slider, horizontal or vertical, up to full-bleed.
Map tourA guided sequence of places on a map (see below).

Map tours, three templates#

A map tour walks readers through up to 50 stops, each with a title, address, rich description, media and its own map pin and zoom, optionally connected by a dashed route. Three layout templates:

  • Story Rail, a centered reading column steps through stops beside a route map.
  • Immersive Map, a full-bleed map with a floating glass card for each stop.
  • Editorial Scroll, a long-form article with a sticky map that tracks the scroll.

The cover#

Six cover layouts, three full-bleed (bottom, centre, right) and three split, with image or video media, a focal-point control, overlay opacity, automatic or custom text color, a kicker line, an author byline and an optional logo. A credits section can close the journey.

Design, preview, publish#

Journeys follow your organization’s themes with per-item overrides. Preview shows the reader view; Publish (Publisher or Admin) puts the journey on your-org.orbgis.se/your-journey, see Sharing & publishing. Captions and descriptions are rich text throughout.