Welcome to Team 14's Project Report
Politics Mapper is a tool to be used by journalists and researchers, as well as the general public, for finding out more about what is said in the Houses of Parliament.
Politics Mapper is accessible via the web app at www.thepoliticsmapper.cloudapp.net
Want to know what politicians think about a particular topic? Looking for a specific transcript? Politics Mapper is the tool for you! Our standard search mechanism allows user to type in any query of their choosing and view the findings of that search in mere milliseconds. Political knowledge could not be accessed simpler or easier!
Politics Mapper's defining characteristic is, indubitably, its similarity search; this function allows users to search for other records from the Houses of Parliament which are similar to another record of their choosing. This is a must-have tool for journalists looking to collect multiple records on the same topic or, even, numerous transcripts from a single politician without having to repeatedly formulate queries.
Are you a developer wanting to utilise our innovative data retrieval solution? If so, look no further! Our easy-to-use API comes direct from ElasticSearch itself, offering all the functionality of the querying and similarity mechanisms. Collaboration could not be simpler!