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