Title :
Geospatial Anchoring of Encyclopedia Articles
Author :
Kienreich, Wolfgang ; Granitzer, Michael ; Lux, Mathias
Author_Institution :
Know-Center, Graz
Abstract :
An encyclopedia provides a written compendium of knowledge consisting of articles concisely and exhaustively covering topics of interest. Most general encyclopedias are structured in an alphabetical manner and favor keyword queries and link-based navigation as the primary form of access. On closer examination, many encyclopedia articles can directly or indirectly be associated with geospatial references. This publication explores ways of anchoring encyclopedia articles to geospatial references and presents a Web-based 3D interface which allows navigation of the German Brockhaus encyclopedia through a geospatial metaphor
Keywords :
encyclopaedias; geography; geophysics computing; graphical user interfaces; information retrieval; German Brockhaus encyclopedia; Web-based 3D interface; encyclopedia articles; geospatial anchoring; geospatial metaphor; keyword queries; link-based navigation; Composite materials; Encyclopedias; Geographic Information Systems; Natural languages; Navigation; Search engines; User interfaces; Visualization; Web search; Web sites;
Conference_Titel :
Information Visualization, 2006. IV 2006. Tenth International Conference on
Conference_Location :
London, England
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-2602-0
