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 <m...@publicsectorcredit.org> wrote: > Rufus**** > > ** ** > > This is a very nice interface and I especially like the US municipal > bankruptcy example.**** > > ** ** > > 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.**** > > ** ** > > Marc**** > > ** ** > > *From:* okfn-discuss-boun...@lists.okfn.org [mailto: > okfn-discuss-boun...@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**** > > ** ** > > On Monday, 14 October 2013, Gene Shackman wrote:**** > > 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?**** > > ** ** > > 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)**** > > ** ** > > 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).**** > > ** ** > > Rufus**** > > **** > > **** > > Gene **** > > ** ** > ------------------------------ > > *From:* Rufus Pollock <rufus.poll...@okfn.org> > *To:* okfn-discuss <okfn-discuss@lists.okfn.org> > *Sent:* Monday, October 14, 2013 3:34 AM > *Subject:* [okfn-discuss] [ANN] TimeMapper - Create Elegant TimeMaps from > Google Spreadsheets in seconds**** > > ** ** > > Hi All,**** > > ** ** > > 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.**** > > ** ** > > *http://timemapper.okfnlabs.org***** > > ** ** > > More information in this post: * > http://okfnlabs.org/blog/2013/10/11/timemapper.html***** > > ** ** > > Examples:**** > > - 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> > **** > > 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/ **** > > ** ** > > Regards,**** > > ** ** > > Rufus**** > > > > > **** > > > > -- **** > > Rufus Pollock**** > > Founder and Executive Director | skype: rufuspollock | > @rufuspollock<https://twitter.com/rufuspollock> > **** > > The Open Knowledge Foundation <http://okfn.org/>**** > > *Empowering through Open Knowledge***** > > http://okfn.org/ | @okfn <http://twitter.com/OKFN> | OKF on > Facebook<https://www.facebook.com/OKFNetwork>| > Blog <http://blog.okfn.org/> | Newsletter<http://okfn.org/about/newsletter> > **** > > ** ** > > _______________________________________________ > okfn-discuss mailing list > okfn-discuss@lists.okfn.org > http://lists.okfn.org/mailman/listinfo/okfn-discuss > Unsubscribe: http://lists.okfn.org/mailman/options/okfn-discuss > > -- * Rufus Pollock Founder and Executive Director | skype: rufuspollock | @rufuspollock<https://twitter.com/rufuspollock> The Open Knowledge Foundation <http://okfn.org/> Empowering through Open Knowledge http://okfn.org/ | @okfn <http://twitter.com/OKFN> | OKF on Facebook<https://www.facebook.com/OKFNetwork>| Blog <http://blog.okfn.org/> | Newsletter<http://okfn.org/about/newsletter> *
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