Abstract
SOMMER is a publicly available, Java-based toolbox for training and visualizing two- and three-dimensional unsupervised self-organizing maps (SOMs). Various map topologies are implemented for planar rectangular, toroidal, cubic-surface and spherical projections. The software allows for visualization of the training process, which has been shown to be particularly valuable for teaching purposes.
Spread of a spherical self-organizing map (SOM) in a three-dimensional data space
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- SOM:
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self-organizing map
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Norbert Dichter is thanked for technical assistance. This work was supported by the Beilstein-Institut zur Förderung der Chemischen Wissenschaften, Frankfurt.
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Schmuker, M., Schwarte, F., Brück, A. et al. SOMMER: self-organising maps for education and research. J Mol Model 13, 225–228 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00894-006-0140-0
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