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There are currently two types of Knowledge Maps: subjects and places. Each has its own viewer at mandala.shanti.virginia.edu/subjects and mandala.shanti.virginia.edu/places, respectively. We call the hierarchical grouping of terms a Knowledge Map tree.
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Subjects and places are built collaboratively, through crowd-sourcing. Ideally, new subjects or places should integrate into the existing trees at https://mandala.shanti.virginia.edu/subjects and https://mandala.shanti.virginia.edu/places. We understand that everyone has different needs for their project, and are happy to implement whatever terms most serve your scholarship. We only ask that you come to meetings open to collaboration and productive conversation.
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You should think about whether your places are administrative (ie, the official state of Virginia) or cultural (ie, the Rotunda). These will have different implementations in Places.
You can add alternative names to Knowledge Maps, so you won't need seperate places for official and popular terms – "The Big Apple" and "New York City" should share the same place.
Formatting Trees in a Spreadsheet
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