ViaMap
SMART Stories LIVE-region sub-skill for geographic or routing mapping in the SOM architecture.
Last refreshed: 17 May 2026
- What is ViaMap in the SMART Stories project?
- ViaMap is a sub-skill named on the EVS whiteboard for the SMART STORIES Story Object Model architecture, positioned in the LIVE region above the router. Its exact function is unspecified in public documentation beyond the mpts.london whiteboard, May 2026.Source:
Background
ViaMap is a named sub-skill in the LIVE region of the SMART STORIES Story Object Model architecture, as specified on the EVS whiteboard revealed at mpts.london on 14 May 2026. It appears alongside Cerebrum (the reasoning agent) and Social IPs as one of the Skills layered above the live router in the SOM runtime. The name suggests a geographic or story-routing mapping function — context-aware PATH selection for incoming live content — though no public documentation of ViaMap's behaviour exists beyond the whiteboard .
ViaMap is a design-phase component, specified in the April 2026 EVS architecture session. Its exact function within the LIVE region router layer will be clarified at the IBC2026 live proof-of-concept in September 2026.