Timeline

Timeline is a straightforward mechanism to present the sequence of events in a spatial metaphor. To do this well, computer-based visualization is the ideal place to show this metaphorical mapping. One can find the following tools to be useful in our work:

TimelineJS from Knightlab.com

Please see TimelineJS from Northwestern University.

TimeMap.js on Google Code

Please see TimeMap

Simile Widget Timeline

Please see SIMILE_TIMELINE