MapTools
CARTO
vs
Maps of History

CARTO: Cloud-native location intelligence on your data warehouse. Maps of History: Historical map views from 3400 BCE to 2024, explored through an AI chat that moves the map as it answers.

CARTOMaps of History
CategoryWeb GIS & Cloud PlatformsGeospatial Data Visualization
Pricing modelEnterpriseFreemium
Starts atSee websiteSee website
Free tierFree trial—
Open sourceNoNo
Software licence——
APIYes—
PlatformsWeb, API, JavaScript
Made byCARTO—
Commercial useCheck termsCheck terms
Export / print imagesCheck termsCheck terms
Offline / cachingCheck termsCheck terms
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CARTO features

  • Runs on BigQuery, Snowflake, Redshift, Databricks
  • Builder for maps and analysis
  • Spatial indexes (H3, quadbin)
  • Developer tools and APIs
  • Data Observatory datasets
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Maps of History features

  • AI history chat linked to an interactive map
  • Timeline of historical views from 3400 BCE to 2024, showing the nearest available source where a year has none
  • 21 guided atlases told chapter by chapter
  • Map quizzes and exams for each atlas
  • AP and IB History map pages
  • 10 free chat exchanges; paid plans for more
  • AI answers and classifications can contain errors
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