Story maps are widespread as an interactive tool used for science and
spatial data communication, information and dissemination. A Web-based
application using story mapping technology is here presented to show the
historical importance of Metaxa Mine, known also as Mavormatis mine.
This mine is characterized by the presence of several key outcrops where
the pumice layers of the Late Bronze Age (Minoan) eruption are very well
exposed. We made up a tailored story map that combines maps, narrative
texts, multimedia content and a brand-new 3D model. Its purpose is to
highlight the visualisation and the exploitation of Metaxa Mine as a
unique “geotope” of Santorini volcano, to enable users to interact
with data and maps, texts and images, and to inform academic and
non-academic audience about the historical and volcanological aspects of
this geological site. The spatial and geological data of this story map
involve thematic maps entirely created by a Geographic Information
System
