Credits
histographiq is built on a foundation of excellent open source software and thoughtfully run services. We are grateful to the developers and organisations behind the tools that make it work.
AI & Machine Learning
The AI assistant and bias checker are powered by Claude, Anthropic's AI model. Anthropic is an AI safety company focused on building reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems.
Hosting & Infrastructure
Hosting, file storage, and email are provided by Infomaniak, a Swiss company committed to ecological and privacy-respecting digital infrastructure. Infomaniak's servers are located in Switzerland.
Database
histographiq stores all data in PostgreSQL, extended with PostGIS for geographic data support.
Mapping
The interactive maps are built with Leaflet, a leading open source JavaScript library for mobile-friendly interactive maps.
Map tiles are provided by MapTiler.
Map data is © OpenStreetMap contributors, made available under the Open Database Licence. OpenStreetMap is built by a community of volunteers and is fundamental to much of the world's open mapping infrastructure.
The timeline slider is based on LeafletSlider by Falke-Design, a fork of the original work by Dennis Wilhelm.
Web Framework
histographiq is built with Django, a high-level Python web framework that encourages rapid development and clean, pragmatic design.
Frontend
UI components and responsive layout.
Icons throughout the interface.
Rich text editing for event descriptions.
Notable Python Libraries
HTTP client used for external API requests including Wikipedia image retrieval.
Fast, safe HTML sanitisation based on the Rust ammonia library.
Image processing and handling.
S3-compatible file storage integration.
Event images are sourced from Wikimedia Commons via the Wikipedia REST API, where available. Images are subject to their respective licences as listed on Wikimedia Commons.