Changes and Updates
April 25, 2008 – 7:53 amWe’ve changed our name from Time Space Map to Concharto. I hope you like the new name.
A lot has happened since we launched a few months ago. We’ve attracted a worldwide audience, gotten plenty of favorable reviews, been nominated for a prestigious award and have added lots of new features.
I have been surprised at how quickly the word has spread to other countries. We have contributors from all over, including the Czech Republic, Germany, Poland, Spain and Argentina to name a few.
Reviewers who have taken a look at Concharto have had good things to say. For instance, Ed Parsons, Google’s Geospatial Technologist, said “…This is not the first example of this type of web application, but the first in my knowledge to really exploit the potential of the community at a global level to contribute..“. And Stefan Geens of OgleEarth Blog said “… I was born way too early:-) I love the sudden burst of potential and opportunity an innovative site like this brings about…”
We have also been nominated for the Austria-based 2008 Prix Ars Electronica award in the Digital Communities category. The Prix Ars Electronica (like the Oscars of electronic media) is a highly regarded international juried competition with awards in seven categories. Past winners include Wikipedia in 2004.
