History Atlas fills a perceived need for an open-source collaborative application that can, potentially, present the entire tapestry of human history in a series of interrelating threads
Introducing History Atlas...
History Atlas can focus on the events of a single day in an obscure corner of the globe, or present a sweeping overview of a vast region encompassing hundreds of years of events—and anything in between. The time controls are based on exponential increments of 12: 12 months, 12 years, 12 dozen-year ages, and 12 dozen-age epochs.
History Atlas, by design, gives equal weight to all parts of the globe. Each of the 12 global perspectives, or views, is assigned a unique color overlay to differentiate it from its 5 neighbors. The division of the globe along these specific lines, while not arbitrary, is certainly subjective, based as it is on the creator’s reading of geopolitics and understanding of the currents of world history.
There are also 12 categories, admittedly subjective, but designed to be inclusive, each in their own way, of every facet of human history. Continue reading...