IMapping

iMapping is a technique for visually structuring information objects. It supports the full range from informal note taking over semi-structured personal information management to formal knowledge models. With iMaps, users can easily go from overview to fine-grained structures while browsing editing or refining the knowledge base in one comprehensive view.

An iMap is comparable to a large whiteboard where information items can be positioned like post-its but also nested into each other. Spatial browsing and zooming aswell as graphical editing facilities make it easy to structure content in an intuitive way. iMapping builds on a zooming user interface approach to facilitate navigation and to help users maintain an overview in the knowledge space.

First iMapping prototypes have been implemented in the Developed in::Nepomuk project. But further development is still ongoing. If you are interested in trying out iMapping, please register here

The iMapping App now has bundled with::QuiKey built in to allow other ways to access to your contents.



Documentation and Community
A user forum is availlable on our new iMapping Facebook Page

Apart from the introduction videos below, there is an instruction map that opens on first use and explains how to use the tool. Also the most important functions are listed on the help page available from the Help menu. For some hacks for Linux users (including the Alt-Key problem), see iMapping/Linux

Introduction Videos

 * iMapping Basics (english visual, german voice)
 * dealing with links (english visual, german voice)
 * QuiKey basics (english visual, german voice)

Publications
cite these two:
 * iMapping: a zooming user interface approach for personal and semantic knowledge management In HT '10: Proceedings of the 21st ACM conference on Hypertext and hypermedia, 2010, Toronto, Canada. ISBN: 978-1-4503-0041-4, DOI – newest, won Ted Nelson Newcomer Award

Earlier Publications
 * A Novel User Interface Approach for Personal and Semantic Knowledge Management – Paper accepted to I-KNOW 2009 conference. See Full Proceedings of I-KNOW'09 and I-SEMANTICS'09, p336ff.
 * A workshop paper published at SWUI2006: iMapping - a Graphical Approach to Semi-Structured Knowledge Modelling
 * the accompanying poster
 * Requirements for Diagrammatic Knowledge Mapping Techniques – Paper accepted at the I-KNOW 2009 conference. See Full Proceedings of I-KNOW'09 and I-SEMANTICS'09, p82ff.
 * A Novel User Interface Approach for Personal and Semantic Knowledge Management – Paper accepted to I-KNOW 2009 conference. See Full Proceedings of I-KNOW'09 and I-SEMANTICS'09, p336ff.
 * A workshop paper published at SWUI2006: iMapping - a Graphical Approach to Semi-Structured Knowledge Modelling
 * the accompanying poster
 * The first workshop-paper, describing iMapping from a semantic wiki perspective: IMapping Wikis - a visual interface to structured information

Software Development Information
For software development information contact Designed by::Heiko Haller