The countdown for the launch of topicmapsforge.org as a web portal for the publication of topic maps covering diverse domains has started.

The openly accessible website will be a show-case for the efficiency and the advantages of Topic Maps, the semantic technology for knowledge representation based on a family of ISO-standards. High quality content will be provided using topicWorks technology of Nexxor, a Stuttgart based software vendor specialising in Topic Maps technologies.

Life Sciences will be one of the thematic foci of the topic maps published on topicmapsforge. Currently, the mapping of some larger data sources is under way. Among others, extensive exemplary data sets of federal German authorities will be available as topic maps on topicmapsforge.

The life science use cases will be supplemented by topic maps of general interest for addressing a wider audience. Among the latter, the 2010 soccer world cup will possibly have a high attention value.