[okfn-discuss] [ANN] TimeMapper - Create Elegant TimeMaps from Google Spreadsheets in seconds

Mon Oct 14 23:46:44 UTC 2013

Thanks Marc and updated.

If you have additional items you can jump in directly and add to
spreadsheet at:
https://docs.google.com/a/okfn.org/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Aon3JiuouxLUdDQ3QlJhOHJnS2x0NkxibUp1YnYwR1E&usp=drive_web#gid=0

On 15 October 2013 00:21, Marc Joffe <marc at publicsectorcredit.org> wrote:

> Rufus****
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> This is a very nice interface and I especially like the US municipal
> bankruptcy example.****
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> Since you include Jefferson County with the bankrupt cities, you may also
> wish to add Boise County, Idaho for completeness.  Please see
> http://boiseguardian.com/2011/03/02/boise-county-bankruptcy-is-historic/.
> I would be happy to make the addition if you’re willing to permit me to
> alter your sample.****
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> Marc****
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> *From:* okfn-discuss-bounces at lists.okfn.org [mailto:
> okfn-discuss-bounces at lists.okfn.org] *On Behalf Of *Rufus Pollock
> *Sent:* Monday, October 14, 2013 2:43 PM
> *To:* Gene Shackman; Open Knowledge Foundation discussion list
> *Subject:* Re: [okfn-discuss] [ANN] TimeMapper - Create Elegant TimeMaps
> from Google Spreadsheets in seconds****
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> On Monday, 14 October 2013, Gene Shackman wrote:****
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> Looks nice, but why do you have to sign up using a twitter account? And
> why google spreadsheets? What if you don't have an account with either of
> those? For future applications can you design it so you don't need twitter
> or google?****
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> Twitter: happy to have another sign in mechanism but want something quick
> and convenient for most people that involved them already having reserved a
> unique username. Specifically we wanted to avoid being responsible, at this
> point, for doing the whole signup process (storing passwords, doing
> password recovery, handling spam accounts etc)****
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> Re google spreadsheets: its the best simple tabular data backend and one
> that very large number of people use. JSON and straight up CSV could easily
> be supported but they are more complex and are more complex for
> non-techhies to use (e.g. can't just be any CSV would need to be one CORS
> accessible etc).****
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> Rufus****
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> Gene ****
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> *From:* Rufus Pollock <rufus.pollock at okfn.org>
> *To:* okfn-discuss <okfn-discuss at lists.okfn.org>
> *Sent:* Monday, October 14, 2013 3:34 AM
> *Subject:* [okfn-discuss] [ANN] TimeMapper - Create Elegant TimeMaps from
> Google Spreadsheets in seconds****
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> Hi All,****
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> TimeMapper <http://timemapper.okfnlabs.org/> is a new web app from Open
> Knowledge Foundation Labs <http://okfnlabs.org/> that lets you create
> interactive timemaps from Google spreadsheets quickly and easily.****
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> *http://timemapper.okfnlabs.org*****
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> More information in this post: *
> http://okfnlabs.org/blog/2013/10/11/timemapper.html*****
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> Examples:****
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>    - Major Battles in the Napoleonic Wars<http://timemapper.okfnlabs.org/rufuspollock/major-battles-napoleonic-wars>
>    ****
>    - Medieval Philosophers<http://timemapper.okfnlabs.org/okfn/medieval-philosophers>
>    ****
>    - US City Bankruptcies since the Financial Crisis<http://timemapper.okfnlabs.org/rufuspollock/us-city-bankruptcies>
>    ****
>    - Archaeology of Wine<http://timemapper.okfnlabs.org/adamrabinowitz/archaeowinetimeliner>
>    ****
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> The site is a simple node.js app with storage into s3. The timemap viz is
> pure JS built using KnightLabs excellent Timeline.js for the timeline and
> Leaflet (with OSM) for the maps. For those interested in the code it can be
> found here: https://github.com/okfn/timemapper/ ****
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> Regards,****
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> Rufus****
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