Below is a simple thesaurus for travel information searches. If the entities are modelled properly with proper relationships set up in the information system, the thesaurus can be easily generated programmatically.
Each BT-NT pair represents a parent-child relationship; Each USE-UF pair is similar to an alias in computing term. Each RT pair indicates a related item relationship. All these relationships can be easily represented and modelled in relational databases.
| Honshu | |
|---|---|
| NT | Tohoku |
| NT | Kanto |
| NT | Chubu |
| NT | Kinki |
| NT | Chugoku |
| NT | Tokyo |
| NT | Tokyo International Airport |
| Tohoku | |
|---|---|
| BT | Honshu |
| RT | Kanto |
| RT | Chubu |
| RT | Kinki |
| RT | Chugoku |
| Kanto | |
|---|---|
| BT | Honshu |
| NT | Tokyo |
| NT | Tokyo International Airport |
| RT | Tohoku |
| RT | Chubu |
| RT | Kinki |
| RT | Chugoku |
| Chubu | |
|---|---|
| BT | Honshu |
| RT | Tohoku |
| RT | Kanto |
| RT | Kinki |
| RT | Chugoku |
| Kinki | |
|---|---|
| UF | Kansai |
| BT | Honshu |
| RT | Tohoku |
| RT | Kanto |
| RT | Kinki |
| RT | Chugoku |
| Kansai | |
|---|---|
| USES | Kinki |
| Chugoku | |
|---|---|
| BT | Honshu |
| RT | Tohoku |
| RT | Kanto |
| RT | Kinki |
| RT | Chubu |
| Tokyo | |
|---|---|
| BT | Honshu |
| BT | Kanto |
| NT | Tokyo International Airport |
| Tokyo International Airport | |
|---|---|
| UF | Haneda International Airport |
| UF | Tokyo Haneda Airport |
| BT | Honshu |
| BT | Kanto |
| BT | Tokyo |
| Haneda International Airport | |
|---|---|
| USES | Tokyo International Airport |
| Tokyo Haneda Airport | |
|---|---|
| USES | Tokyo International Airport |