nodegoat Go: data management and network analysis
nodegoat Go is a virtual research environment for modelling, visualising, and analysing heterogeneous data. Researchers and students at the University of Bern can apply for free, institution-hosted domains and carry out projects in the humanities, social, and natural sciences.
- Currently active projects: 113
- Researchers on the platform: 186
Services
- Provision of a personal or group research environment
- Support with data entry, visualisation, and network analysis
- Organisation of workshops and training on nodegoat (introductory & advanced)
- Application support: help in drafting data models and setting up collaborative workflows
How to apply for a domain/account
The Faculty of Humanities maintains a licensed installation of nodegoat Go. Students and staff can request a personal or project domain via this online form; accounts are created manually and become active within two working days.
Typical use cases
- Prosopography & social-network research – tracing persons, events, and relationships over time to reveal hidden communities or migration patterns.
- Digital editions & textual projects – storing TEI/XML or metadata alongside facsimiles and linking passages to people, places, or concepts.
- Spatial history & historical GIS – mapping artifact distributions, travel routes, or settlement patterns with time filters.
- Archaeological typologies – classifying objects and running similarity or network analyses to test cultural hypotheses.
- Data-publication pipelines – exporting curated datasets as JSON/CSV and exposing an API or interactive viewer for the public.
These scenarios leverage nodegoat’s built-in data modelling, temporal–spatial visualisation, and network-analysis tools as demonstrated in UniBE projects such as Forced Academic Migration, Reading the Beach, and RAG Online.
Further resources
| Resource | Link |
|---|---|
| Official website & documentation | https://nodegoat.net/documentation |
| Guides & FAQs | https://nodegoat.net/guides, https://nodegoat.net/faq |
| Developer studio (LAB1100) | https://lab1100.com/ |
| Community mailing list (UniBE) | nodegoat.hist-join@lists.unibe.ch |
| ILIAS support group | request via sebastian.borkowski@unibe.ch |
| SWITCHtube channel “Closer to the Edge” | https://tube.switch.ch/channels/unE1loPMPW |
Use-case videos
A curated playlist showcases concrete applications—from digital editions to archaeological network studies—recorded during nodegoat workshops and Nodegoat Day events. Browse the videos for inspiration and methodological insights.
Contact
Sebastian Borkowski
nodegoat.support@unibe.ch