Explains TimeMapper, the pros and cons of using it, and provides examples for what a completely project looks like.

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.

3. ● http://timemapper.okfnlabs.org/okfn/medieval-philosophers

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?