The Using of Knowledge Visualization tools in E-Science Environment - Take Concept Maps for Example

In e-Science environment, people pay more attention to the scientific visualization and data visualization. Visualization about information exchange and knowledge sharing is rare to be mentioned. Knowledge sharing is an important part in e-Science environment. The knowledge visualization tools can facilitate thinking together and the collective wisdom, it also can promote the knowledge sharing and the creation of the new knowledge. If the concept maps, a visualization tool, are used to help members in e-Science environment to describe their structure of knowledge in communication, it can promote the knowledge discovery in a clearer way. In this paper, we discuss the application of concept maps and we promote an application model in e-Science environment.