GeoWorlds -- Information Manager

GeoWorlds Project, Distributed Scalable Systems Division
University of Southern California Information Sciences Institute

The Information manager is the most complex and feature-rich component of GeoWorlds. It is used not only for searching for information on the web or private databases previously registered with GeoWorlds, but also an invaluable tool for organizing the information retrieved and analyzing it using one or more of the several information analysis services available on GeoWorlds.

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Following is the list of the most important questions asked when using the GeoWorlds Information Manager component.

Beginners Level

How can I query the web?

How can I get the latest place names exported from the Map manager?

How can I view the contents of a document on the "Document Analyzer" window?

How can I switch back and forth between several windows being displayed?

How can I execute one of the document analyzer services available on GeoWorlds?

What services are available for use in GeoWorlds?

	Check availability
	Language identification
	Document summarization
	Date extraction
	Place name extraction
	Company name extraction
	Noun phrase extraction
	Document clustering

What is the difference between a "Category Editor" window and a "Document Analyzer" window?

How can I exchange documents between the Category Editor and the Document Analyzer windows?

What is the difference between the Clipboard and the Clipbook?

What is the basic functionality available for manipulating documents in the Category Editor?

	Create a new category editor tab
	Remove an existing category editor tab
	Select a category tab to work on
	Create a new category folder within the currently selected category tab
	Cut/Copy/Paste category folders
	Expand/Collapse a category folder
	Select documents in a category tab
	Interacting with a Web browser
	Take a snapshot of the selected documents' URLs
	Import/Export selected documents to a file
	Running analysis services on the selected documents

Advanced Level

How can I perform a geo-located query?

How can I exchange documents and/or categories among users?

What is the advanced functionality available for manipulating category folders in the Category Editor?

	Compare
	Cross
	Intersect
	Subtract
	Add
	Duplicate
	Flatten paths
	Domain names
	Leaf nodes
	Categorize by property value
	Sort
	Sort recursively
	Prune out empty categories
	Count documents
	Clear property
	Set property

How can I customize the software to my own needs?

	Set the maximum number of web sites visited
	Set the wrapper time out
	Ignore same domain URLs
	Set the web browser command
	View original source
	Automatically translate on download
	Set up the translation server
	Set up the summarization server
	Display document properties
	Automatically take snapshot on download