GéoRécits3D: mapping journeys in space-time

Spatial mobility always involves at least two types of distances:

• the topographical distance traveled on the surface of the Earth and
• the time distance taken to do so.

GéoRécits3D allows you to map both in a space-time cuboid.

GéoRécits3D is written using HTML5 and JavaScript, and uses the visualisation frameworks D3js,version 5 and threejs.

A running example.

A running example of GéoRécits3D, shwowing the space-time line of the life of Friedrich Nietzsche can be found on my site.

Documentation

The full documentation to GéoRécits3D can be found on my website (ourednik.info).

To run the app, simply open index.html with a web browser.

Configuration csv files for journeys identical to those of GéoRécits can be used.

By default, the app fetches its data from the /data folder. You can specify another folder in your navigator by adding a ?datafolder=your/datafolderto the url. Example :

http://your.host/georecits3d/index.html?datafolder=data_examples/migration

or, locally

file:///your/path/to/georecits3d/index.html?datafolder=data_examples/migration

Running GéoRécits3D locally

Géorectis3D needs to access local files. This is not allowed in most navigators. This means it either needs to be uploaded to a server or you can also run a local server, for instance with the following commands in your terminal:

cd your/path/to/georecits3d/
python3 -m http.server

The terminal should then aswer

Serving HTTP on 0.0.0.0 port 8000 (http://0.0.0.0:8000/) ...

The app can then be run by accessing the given url, i.e. http://0.0.0.0:8000/.