Another Word For It Patrick Durusau on Topic Maps and Semantic Diversity

October 11, 2012

Conflict History: All Human Conflicts on a Single Map [Battle of Jericho -1399-04-20?]

Filed under: Geography,History,Mapping,Maps — Patrick Durusau @ 3:44 pm

Conflict History: All Human Conflicts on a Single Map

From the post:

Conflict History [conflicthistory.com], developed by TecToys, summarizes all major human conflicts onto a single world map – from the historical wars way before the birth of Christ, until the drone attacks in Pakistan that are still happening today. The whole interactive map is build upon data retrieved from Google and Freebase open data services.

The world map is controlled by an interactive timeline. An additional search box allows more focused exploration by names or events, while individual conflict titles or icons can be selected to reveal more detailed information, all geographically mapped.

I had to run it back a good ways before I could judge its coverage.

I am not sure about the Battle of Jericho occurring on 04-20 in 1399 BCE. That seems a tad precise.

Still, it is an interesting demonstration of mapping technology.

For Eurocentric points, can you name the longest continuous period of peace (according to European historians)?

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