TimeMapper: ideal for integrating timelines to a map. Uses Google Spreadsheets as your data and links source. Easy to publish and share in multiple platforms, but is not embeddable in a Web Publishing site. See an example of TimeMapper, as used by Gallatin’s Lauren Walsh. FREE; no signup required.
Mapping
Omeka
Omeka: flexible open-source web-publishing platform for the display of library, museum, archives, and scholarly collections and exhibitions. Scholars may use Omeka to publish an essay or digital dissertation, share primary source collections, and collaborate with others in the creation of digital scholarship, while educators may build inquiry-based tasks for students, create lesson plans with accompanying primary sources, or build learning modules with their teams. FREE/Premium. Available through omeka.net or for download (the latter requires LAMP solution stack or equivalent).
SnapMap
SnapMap: places an Instagram user’s 20 most recent geo-tagged photos onto a map that can be shared instantly or exported into StoryMapJS. FREE.
Story Maps
Story Maps: Story Maps is an application which allows users to create map based narratives without coding. The platform also allows for crowd-sourced maps and uploading of images. Paid.
Map Warper
Map Warper: an open source map warping/geo rectifying service. Find maps and other imagery, organized by tags, upload your own, and correct them against a real map. Also check NYPL’s Map Warper database, and how to integrate it with CartoDB.
Mapbox
Mapbox: allows you to edit map styles, add data, and save your project. Once saved, you can share and embed your Mapbox project and download your data as a GeoJSON or KML file. A starter plan gets 100MB of data storage. FREE/PRO.
Clio
Clio: a website and mobile app that uses GPS to locate a user’s location and guide them to historical and cultural sites around them. Each entry contains information such as links to relevant books and articles, sources, and media files. FREE.
Palladio
Palladio: A data visualization tool that was developed in Stanford’s Humanities and Design Lab. There is no need to create an account, and data can be uploaded within the browser. Map and graph visualizations can be exported as .svg files. There are also list and gallery views where data can be linked to outside web-based information. FREE