Topic Map

Topic maps are an ISO standard for the representation and interchange of knowledge, with an emphasis on the findability of information. The standard is formally known as ISO/IEC 13250:2003.

A topic map can represent information using topics (representing any concept, from people, countries, and organizations to software modules, individual files, and events), associations (which represent the relationships between them), and occurrences (which represent relationships between topics and information resources relevant to them). They are thus similar to semantic networks and both concept and mind maps in many respects. In loose usage all those concepts are often used synonymously, though only topic maps are standardized.

Ref:

• http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Topic_map
• Dr. Steven R. Newcomb presented to the community "Ontological Engineering and the Topic Maps Reference Model" during our ConferenceCall_2004_06_10   
• also SubjectMap:
  • Mr. Jack Park (SRI) and Dr. Patrick Durusau (NCITS/V1) will be presented to the community on Thursday, April 27, 2006. Their talk is entitled: "Avoiding Hobson's Choice In Choosing An Ontology". ... Please refer to details at the session wiki page at ConferenceCall_2006_04_27 ... Audio archive of the session is now available!