CmapTools is

concept mapping A concept map or conceptual diagram is a diagram that depicts suggested relationships between concepts. Concept maps may be used by instructional designers, engineers, technical writers, and others to organize and structure knowledge. A conc ...

software developed by the

Florida Institute for Human and Machine Cognition The Florida Institute for Human & Machine Cognition (IHMC) is a not-for-profit research institute of the State University System of Florida, with locations in Pensacola and Ocala, Florida. IHMC scientists and engineers investigate a broad range o ...

(IHMC). It allows users to easily create graphical nodes representing concepts, and to connect nodes using lines and linking words to form a network of interrelated propositions that represent knowledge of a topic. The software has been used in classrooms and research labs, and in corporate training.

Use

The various uses of

concept maps A concept map or conceptual diagram is a diagram that depicts suggested relationships between concepts. Concept maps may be used by instructional designers, engineers, technical writers, and others to organize and structure knowledge. A c ...

are supported by CmapTools. Multiple links can be added to each concept to form a dynamic map that opens web pages or local documents; The links added receive a category chosen by the user ono the provided list of types, to help with organization, some categories are: URLs; Documents; Images; and so on. Each link will be disposed accordingly with the category set by the user. The links are stacked by each category type under the chosen concept form (like show on the image sideway). Even other concept maps can be linked to concepts letting the user to construct a strong navigation tool. Multiple maps connected can form a knowledge base, for example of a company structure, repository of standards, personal contacts and other important general information.

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* Knowledge representation software Graph drawing software Concept mapping software Mind-mapping software Concept- and mind-mapping software programmed in Java {{Software-stub