TimeMapper Talk
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Timemapper is a tool for creating combined timelines and geolocative maps that visualize relationships and narratives. Developed by the Open Knowledge Foundation Labs, it supports various applications such as teaching and data visualization, while offering flexibility in embedding and accessibility. However, it has limitations including the inability to delete projects, modify URLs, and the features are subject to change as it remains in beta.
TimeMapper Talk
- 1. Visualizing Time and Space with TimeMapper Christopher Sawula February 12, 2014
- 2. What is TimeMapper? ● Tool to create a combined timeline and geolocative map. ● Allows for relationships, events, narratives, etc. to be contextualized and displayed.
- 4. Open Knowledge Foundation Labs ● Development wing of the Open Knowledge Foundation Network o Open source tools to make manipulating and presenting data more accessible. http://okfnlabs.org/projects/ Nomenklatura CrowdCrafting o Funded by Shuttleworth Foundation
- 5. Runs from Google Drive
- 6. Sign in Using Twitter http://timemapper.okfnlabs.org
- 7. Build from a Template TimeMapper Template
- 8. The Atlanta Campaign, 1864 ● TimeMapper: http://timemapper.okfnlabs.org/cgsaw/copy-of- timemapper-template#0 ● Underlying Data: http://bit.ly/1gmYEcr
- 9. Build an Example - Lafayette ● http://timemapper.okfnlabs.org/cgsaw/lafayette-workshop-example Photos taken and licensed under Creative Commons by C. Smith and Heather Paul.
- 10. Potential Applications ● Teaching Tool ● Class Projects ● Visualizing spread of ideas, infrastructure, communities, etc. ● Ideal for exercises emphasizing time and space.
- 11. Advantages ● Hosted on Google Drive and TimeMapper site o Not reliant on other platforms to function ● Provides basic introduction to: o Public scholarship o Data visualization o Geographic Information System (GIS) Concepts o Importance of copyright and attribution ● Can be embedded into existing sites: o http://scalar.usc.edu/works/unghosting-apparitional-lesbians/ time-place-and-space
- 12. Limitations ● Unable to delete projects or modify URLs ● No option for step-by-step tour ● Cannot overlay your own maps ● While not officially, still a beta o Functionality changes as developers update o Picky about browsers
- 13. Questions?