The Electronic Cultural Atlas Initiative (ECAI) is a global community of technology experts, humanities scholars, and heritage managers dedicated to enhancing digital scholarship and cultural heritage preservation by using time and place for data sharing. In this presentation, I will introduce examples of the range of works that have been created using the ECAI methodology, including datasets, thematic cultural atlases, and web sites incorporating integrated TimeMaps.

I will also introduce ECAI strategies to integrate digital approaches to time and space into the traditional practices of the university: research about standards and practices for cultural heritage computing, electronic publication of exemplary map-based scholarship, and teaching in history, languages, religious studies and related fields.