Globe of History – Interactive 3D Map of 6k Years of Human Events

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I built Globe of History — an interactive 3D visualization of 6,000 years of human events, mapped onto the Earth’s surface. It includes 5,000+ data points covering wars, inventions, assassinations, natural disasters, and philosophers — spanning 4000 BCE → 2025 CE. The main goal was to build a visual entry point into history — not a database, but a way to instantly sense density and continuity over time. Stack / Process Python for scraping structured event data from Wikipedia/Wikidata Gemini 2.0 Flash for AI-based enrichment and multi-stage verification Mapbox GL JS + React (Vite) for the interactive 3D globe Custom scripts for deduplication, temporal grouping, and category color logic Currently optimized for desktop only I’d love feedback from this community on: data-pipeline scaling / verification best practices improving performance with large point datasets in Mapbox ideas for better temporal exploration UX Source link: globeofhistory.com

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