HistoAtlas is a free collection of historic geographic information of the human culture all over the world.

This is achieved as a time enabled geographic information system (GIS) on the web.

In concept there are some similarities to what online encyclopedia like Wikipedia are doing, with differences on how data is stored, presented and used.

Information is structured more transparently[further explanation needed] so it can be searched more efficiently and presented in different ways.

But like Wikipedia the information and application will be made available under an open license, meaning it will be maintained by volunteers who want to share their knowledge.