The various uses of concept maps are supported by CmapTools.
Multiple links can be added to each concept to form a dynamic map that opens web pages or local documents; The links added receive a category chosen by the user on the provided list of types, to help with organization, some categories are: URLs; Documents; Images; and so on. Each link will be disposed accordingly with the category set by the user. The links are stacked by each category type under the chosen concept form (like show on the image sideway).
Even other concept maps can be linked to concepts letting the user construct a strong navigation tool.
Multiple maps connected can form a knowledge base, for example of a company structure, repository of standards, personal contacts and other important general information.
References
^Cañas, Alberto J.; Hill, Greg; Carff, Roger; Suri, Niranjan; Lott, James; Gómez, Gloria; Eskridge, Thomas C.; Arroyo, Mario; Carvajal, Rodrigo (2004). "CmapTools: a knowledge modeling and sharing environment"(PDF). In Cañas, Alberto J.; Novak, Joseph D.; González García, Fermín María (eds.). Concept maps: theory, methodology, technology: proceedings of the first International Conference on Concept Mapping, CMC 2004, Pamplona, Spain, Sept 14–17, 2004. Pamplona: Dirección de Publicaciones de la Universidad Pública de Navarra. ISBN9788497690669. OCLC433188714. Archived from the original(PDF) on 3 February 2018.
^Mintzes, Joel J.; Leonard, William H., eds. (2006). Handbook of college science teaching. Arlington, VA: NSTA Press. pp. 124–127. ISBN0873552601. OCLC69020959.