Data Narrator

Every place has a story. Let’s tell it right. Whether you're mapping change, revealing insights, or guiding decisions how you share your data shapes what comes next.

Data Narrator is a web-based GIS storytelling tool developed by the City Science Lab at HafenCity University Hamburg. As an add-on to the Masterportal platform, it allows users to enrich geospatial datasets with text, images, and multimedia content, facilitating the creation of narrative-driven maps.

Designed to make complex urban data more accessible, Data Narrator is particularly useful for planners, researchers, and community organisations aiming to communicate spatial information effectively. By integrating qualitative narratives with quantitative data, it supports inclusive urban planning and decision-making processes.​

This tool is part of the Connected Urban Twins project, which focuses on developing digital twins for cities to enhance participatory planning and urban resilience.

What you’ll get

  • It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more.

  • It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more.

  • It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more.

  • It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more.

  • It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more.

  • It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more.

What’s inside

Module 1

Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more.

Module 2

Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more.

Module 3

Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more.

✺ Frequently asked questions ✺

  • It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more.

  • It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more.

  • It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more.

  • It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more.

  • It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more.

  • It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more.