Department of Software Technology
Vienna University of Technology
TIME Article Collection - Integration of Maps 0 - 5
10 x 15 SOM
The weight vectors of the units of the individual maps are used as input to train this 10 x 15 self-organizing map. Thus, instead of having the map represent the individual documents, it rather represents the various sections (i.e. units) of the individual maps. Sections on these individual maps covering similar topics are mapped close to each other on the integrating map.
The units are labeled by their map number, followed by an underscore and the units' position in the map given as (x/y) coordinates. Clicking on ony of these mapped units will take you to the corresponding individual map, where you will be able to retrieve the corresponding articles.
Please note, that this way of representing the documents is for demonstrational purposes only to show the intergration process of the various units/maps.
The final user interface obviously needs to implement the static or dynamic mapping of documents on lower-level maps transparently by automatically or on request retrieving the respective documents.
Department of Software Technology