GopherCluster:
	    Document Visualization in the Third Dimension
			     Paul Lindner
		    lindner@boombox.micro.umn.edu
			    GopherCon `95

ABSTRACT

In it's present form Gopher is a one-dimensional model; a simple
linear list. By using three dimensions to display the same data we can
visualize the innate relationships between documents. One way of
visualizing a database of text documents is by putting similar
documents close together in what we call a Cluster. This paper
describes a new system, called "GopherCluster". This system attempts
to build document clusters automatically by using an iterative force
function.

1. Introduction

Until recently information systems such as Gopher and the
World-Wide-Web have been confined to linear lists or graphical
pages. These systems use real-life metaphors to visualize and organize
information. Overall the book metaphor is the most
popular. Infosystems routinely support the equivalent of: