GWHAT's goal: improve the world's understanding of how we arrived where we are by providing an animated, map-based, storytelling environment.
Cover: Willem Janszoon Blaeu world map, Amsterdam, 1635, Wikipedia The web is full of wonderful map content provided by amazing map producers. GWHAT aims to make this content easier to find, easier to contrast and compare, and easier to customize. Historic information should not be captive to data formats, copyrights, or subscription barriers. Please browse on to learn more about the vision!
10/08/2021
Presentation in 45 min! (1:15pm ET)!!! Don't miss it!
Richard Welty talks about OpenHistoricalMap at
WikiConference North America WikiConference North America 2021 is happening October 8-10. This is the annual conference of Wikimedia enthusiasts and volunteers from throughout North America, including Canada, the United States, Mexico, and the Caribbean.
It's been a while, but I loved the detail required for this project: https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=2311452715581713&id=1866388290088160
11/18/2016
Love this... how to tell where mountain ridges might be? Just look at which way the water flows... : )
The veins of America: Stunning map shows every river basin in the US A stunning new map from Imgur user Fejetlenfej shows the complex network of rivers and streams in the contiguous United States, highlighting the massive expanse of basins across the country.
11/08/2016
Maps over time telling a story!
Lost Cause: Seeing America Through the Losing Candidates’ Map We’ve mapped the counties that supported the losing candidate in every presidential election since 1828. Take a tour through history through the lens of the losers.
Kids/students in India influencing urban planning with their hand-drawn maps! http://t.co/TotE4xt0Pz ? ; )
North Korean border. Yep. Note someone cleaning up after me : ) ' http://t.co/JUeuydadOK
Good K12 and stuff here for geography, history, and project-based learning! https://t.co/fMPbUfWxlK
If the White House makes maps, your students can, too! White House Mapathon playback: https://t.co/xNif2lngrC
If you like http://t.co/E5LfbEUHro, be sure to check out http://t.co/5Bna9zhkJa, too!
Amazing old pic/maps mashup for New York, NY - http://t.co/E5LfbEUHro. ?
Love the Boston timeslider at http://t.co/VqPfhXdwlU
High-fidelity historical map: 21 yrs of excavation and analysis at Çatalhöyük in present-day Turkey
