Geostory Skill
The Geostory Skill builds a scroll-driven geographic narrative from a single prompt. As the reader scrolls, the map camera moves from location to location while the story unfolds alongside it — ideal for journeys, routes, and place-based storytelling.
How to trigger it
Ask for a geographic story or map narrative in natural language, in any language:
- “Create a geostory about the Silk Road”
- “Build a map story of the Apollo missions’ launch and recovery sites”
- “Make an interactive journey through the stages of the Tour de France”
- “Racconta la migrazione degli uccelli dal Nord Europa all’Africa”
What you get
A self-contained HTML page where the map is the canvas. The geostory includes:
- A persistent background map that smoothly animates to each location as the reader scrolls
- Story panels at each stop — a heading, narrative text, and optional images or video
- A map style suited to the topic: satellite for physical geography, outdoors for trails and terrain, or a clean editorial style for urban and historical stories
Tips for best results
- Describe the route. List the key locations in order — the AI positions the camera at each one with the right zoom level.
- Provide real coordinates if you have them. Otherwise the AI will look them up and ask you to verify before generating the final file.
- Choose a visual tone. Bright (general), liberty (urban/historical), positron (editorial/clean), or dark-matter (dramatic) — mention it or let the AI suggest one based on the topic.
- Provide your own images and video. The AI will ask per stop and use labelled placeholders until you supply them.
- Iterate freely. Ask to add a stop, change the map style, or swap an image — the AI updates the page in place.