At Radar Oreilly Nat Torkington links through to a map of the German rocket strikes of Greater London in WWII. Fantastic work assembling this from historical sources, interviews with people, and Google maps. This effort demonstrates the value of combining digital tools (mapping) and historical information from multiple sources.
The element of time and its constant change struck me when viewing the map. When looking at modern day satellite images of coordinates that were struck by Hitler’s V2 rockets, many of the sites are still noticeable for their lack of old trees and many are now parking lots. The results of the rocket strikes underscores, albeit starkly, a point we’ve incorporated in Ibiograph: Over time just geo coordinates provide insufficient context. Today’s parking lot a generation ago, prior to the Vengeance-2 rockets, was a family home. In addition to geo coordinates Ibiograph gathers the individual’s understanding of context (e.g., home, backyard, office)
The example of the London rocket strikes map demonstrates why we think ongoing, mass biography will revolutionize how history is recorded and interpreted.
1. More information - far richer detail and data than previously available
2. Dimension of Time - changes over time and evolution of meaning
3. Save time - historians and history buffs gain from exponential reduction in work and costs required to find and reconstruct information
More on mass biography and human history in the future as we believe this is a "big" idea related to the Ibiograph service.
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