GapVis

GapVis is the visualization interface which we have developed for exploring and reading texts that reference ancient places. It includes maps and data visualizations that help you navigate through a text geospatially, see what locations are referred to at different points in the narrative, and dig into the details to learn more. The single-screen application comprises of three “views”:

Book Summary
The Summary view gives you a big-picture perspective on what places are referenced in the book and where they appear in the narrative structure.

Reading View
The Reading view offers an interface for reading the text, including a narrative timeline and a map of recently-referenced places.

Place Detail
The Place Detail view provides deeper information about a particular geographic location, including a network map of related places based on narrative co-reference.

We should point out that GapVis is still a “beta” application (which is basically a Web 2.0 equivalent of a little animated man with a shovel). But we hope it’s solid enough for you to test out some of these approaches and find out more about ancient places. Have a play with it now by clicking here and experience a new way of reading!

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