Version 1.1.0（2025-04-23）
Last updated
Last updated
We are excited to introduce a major update to the Time Machine paleogeographic reconstruction platform! This release brings powerful new features designed to enhance data accessibility, visualization, and analytical capability across space and deep time. Below is an overview of the newly released functionalities:
Production environment
Testing environment
Local Application
Online Plate Tectonic Models
Access a curated collection of commonly used plate tectonic reconstruction models directly online — no need for manual downloads.
Visualize tectonic plate motions through time by simply selecting a model and adjusting the time slider.
Supported models include PALEOMAP, Merdith2021, Müller2022, Cao2024, and others.
Users may also upload their own static plate polygon and rotation files to define custom models.
Time-dependent Atlas
Load and explore paleogeographic raster maps that evolve through time, similar to GPlates' time-sequenced rasters.
Choose from pre-published online atlases and visualize them dynamically on the globe.
Create your own time-dependent atlas by uploading a series of raster files and assigning time metadata — ideal for high-resolution reconstructions.
Supports various file types, including RGB-based (JPG, PNG) and data-driven (TIFF, NetCDF) formats.
Cross-database Search
Search multiple global geoscientific databases simultaneously (e.g., PBDB, Macrostrat, GeoLexicon, climate-sensitive lithofacies).
Filter results by keyword (e.g., "limestone"), time range, and spatial extent using intuitive controls.
Add search results to the globe as separate layers, view full metadata, and customize styles for clear visualization.
Export search results with optional paleocoordinate calculations for specified geological times.
