1.7.2 Using the Map View
You can quickly search for stories by location and identify regional trends within a collection, using the map view.
Here, we explain how to access the map view and how to search within a specific region.
This document also explains the way map view affects a collection’s story count — the map view can only display stories for which location information is provided.
Viewing the Map
Viewing a Specific Region
How Map View Affects the Collection’s Story Count
Switch to the map view by clicking the 
(map marker icon).
A map appears. Below the map, the stories in the collection that appear on the map are listed.
The map's markers indicate the geographical location of each story in the collection.
The large markers represent the stories displayed on the current page.
The small markers represent all listed stories in the collection.
Tip: The address information collected from storytellers affects a story’s map location. In the map view, when a specific address is not known, but the city, state or zipcode is, the story marker is placed at the center of the more general location.
To target a more specific region on the map, use the map controls on the left side of the map. The list of stories below updates accordingly. You will also see the story count change to reflect the area of the map on which you are currently focused.
Map control tips:
To move the map area, click anywhere on the map area and drag it, to change the area you are viewing.
To zoom in and out:
- You can zoom in pressing the
or out pressing the 
. - You can also zoom in by double-clicking anywhere on the map area.
The map view and list of stories displayed below the map only include stories for which the storyteller has provided information about location. That's why the map view might show a smaller number of stories in the collection than the list view.
You can learn whether a collection has some stories with no location information. From either the list or map view, note the number of stories shown (to the left of the List/Map icon). Switch views. You'll quickly see whether there's a discrepancy.
For example, a collection’s list view displays:
The same collection’s map view displays:
This example collection has 1 story without geographical information.