TimeMap
| Developer(s) | Digital Innovation Unit (DIU)[2] at The University of Sydney |
|---|---|
| Available in | English |
| Type | Geographic Information System (GIS), Historical Geographic Information System (Historical GIS), Interactive maps and Animated mapping |
| Website | TimeMap |
TimeMap TMJava is a novel mapping applet which generates complete interactive maps with a few simple lines of html. It provides a way of easily enriching web pages with historical or contemporary information that goes far beyond static jpg map images. It's easy for beginners, yet provides completely customisable power and distributed backend database connectivity for the expert. It's free for personal use.
TimeMap's unique time-handling provides an engaging and intuitive method of delivering Geographic Information System (GIS), Historical Geographic Information System (Historical GIS), Animated mapping, community, government, research and business information. Combining mapping and the time dimension gives new ways of visualising urban growth, the spread of empires, heritage sites, environmental change, weather patterns, traffic flow, earthquakes, mobile network faults, and much more ― ranging in time scale from millions of years to seconds.
TimeMap's Windows tool, TMWin, allows you to build and publish interactive maps on your web site without any programming skills. You can use your own data or map data from the Electronic Cultural Atlas Initiative's data clearinghouse.
Capabilities
TMJava can be used to develop interactive maps for web sites, for intranet enquiry systems, for museum and visitor kiosks, and for standalone CD-ROM products. In addition to static datasets, TMJava can connect with databases which are being actively updated or with live data feeds.
Applications
TimeMap's is used as the core technology to number of applications, including:
Electronic Cultural Atlas Initiative Clearinghouse Search
TMJava provides map-based spatial searching of the ECAI clearinghouse of cultural datasets and background geographic data. The search includes the Rumsey Map Collection, one of the largest digitised collections of historical maps in the world. Search results can be overlaid and displayed in the TMJava map interface, as well as through WMS and Macromedia Flash (.swf) views.[1]
MacquarieNet Atlas of Indigenous Australia
TMJava drives MacquarieNet's Atlas of Indigenous Australia and Explore Australia interactive maps. The public can display and overlay the many thematic maps of the Atlas.[2][3]