Maps of History: Historical map views from 3400 BCE to 2024, explored through an AI chat that moves the map as it answers. StoryMapJS: Free tool to tell stories along a sequence of map locations.
| Maps of History | StoryMapJS | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Geospatial Data Visualization | Online Map Makers |
| Pricing model | Freemium | Free |
| Starts at | See website | Free |
| Free tier | — | — |
| Open source | No | Yes |
| Software licence | — | MPL-2.0 |
| API | — | — |
| Platforms | Web | |
| Made by | — | Northwestern University Knight Lab |
| Commercial use | Check terms | Check terms |
| Export / print images | Check terms | Check terms |
| Offline / caching | Check terms | Check terms |
| Visits from MapTools | 1 | 9 |
| Visit | Visit |
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
StoryMapJS features
- Slide-by-slide map stories
- Images and media per slide
- Gigapixel image mode
- Embeddable
Summary based on public information. Check each provider's current pricing and terms.