TimeMapper
Business Profile
Core Value Proposition
TimeMapper provides fast creation of timelines and TimeMaps from Google Spreadsheets, with easy publishing and sharing.
Target Customer
{"Educators","Researchers","Historians","Students"}
Key Differentiator
Open-source project that integrates Google Spreadsheets data with TimelineJS/ReclineJS/Leaflet/Backbone/Bootstrap components, allowing fast, publishable timelines and maps.
Implementation Timeline
Value can be realized quickly: create via a 3-step flow (Spreadsheet → Connect/Customize → Publish/Share); timelines/maps can be created in seconds once data is prepared.
Pain Points
- 1Slow or manual creation of timelines/maps.
- 2Difficulty turning spreadsheet data into interactive visualizations.
- 3Need for quick publishing/sharing of timelines and maps
Key Features
- 1Create from a Google Spreadsheet
- 2Choose visualization type: TimeMap, Timeline, or Map
- 3Publish, embed, and share timemaps
- 4Ambiguous date handling options (US and non-US styles)
- 5Geodata support via latitude/longitude or GeoJSON
- 6Spreadsheet-based data model with required fields (Title and Start) and optional additional columns
- 7Anonymous creation or account-based ownership with optional sign-in
- 8Open-source source code and GitHub availability
Target Customer Industries
Client Results
- 1Fast creation of timelines and maps (in seconds per claims on the site)
- 2Publishable timemaps with a personal URL for sharing
- 3Open-source, customizable data and visualization stack
Competitive Advantages
- 1Free to use
- 2Open-source with source code available
- 3 integrates Google Sheets data directly
- 4Supports multiple visualization types (TimeMap, Timeline, Map)
- 5Publish and embed capabilities for easy sharing
- 6Uses well-known open-source components (TimelineJS, ReclineJS, Leaflet, Backbone, Bootstrap)
Key Benefits
Case Studies & Success Stories
Major Battles in the Napoleonic Wars
An example TimeMapper timemap created by an anonymous user using TimeMapper; demonstrates public sharing and embedding of a historical dataset.
Medieval Philosophers
An example TimeMapper timemap showcased as a sample on the TimeMapper home page.
Archaeology of Wine
An example TimeMapper timemap showcased as a sample on the TimeMapper home page.
Additional Product Information
Product Description
TimeMapper is a project of Open Knowledge Foundation Labs that lets users create timelines and TimeMaps quickly by connecting Google Spreadsheets. It supports publishing, embedding, and sharing, with visualization options including TimeMap, Timeline, and Map. It is open-source and relies on components such as TimelineJS, ReclineJS, Leaflet, Backbone, and Bootstrap.
Target Market
Educators, researchers, historians, and students who want to transform spreadsheet data into interactive timelines and maps and share them publicly
Unique Value Proposition
Open-source, fast, spreadsheet-driven timeline and map creation with easy publish/share capabilities and a flexible visualization suite
Technical Requirements
{"Google Spreadsheet data source (Publish to Web required for data publication)","Location data as latitude/longitude or GeoJSON","Date handling (ISO 8601 preferred; supports US/non-US styles)","Place column with optional coordinates lookup formula","Account optional for ownership; anonymous timemaps are supported"}
Pricing Model
Free to use; open-source; source code available; optional account signup for ownership and management of timemaps
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