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title: The Nodes Explained
slug: salpulse-user-guide/the-nodes-explained
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createdAt: 2021-09-19T20:51:17.000Z
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The top most node of a selected survey is the [Salpulse Culture Index](docId\:h6J3oFzaFG24PtpX-edlv) which combines the overall score for the selected [Salpulse Survey](docId\:d6KLe5UvJIZ84Jgar8WxK) with the analytics from your organisation's [Salp activity](docId\:OsN8sSo5jcy8BTkP4K4aU) at the survey date, to give an overall picture of how purpose-driven and vibrant your culture is:

::Image[]{src="https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/JIBbX60uyU8EEhh2IsyiQ/Vg4g7NhUnK1nvwK0dZ6CI_surveytree-2.png" size="38" width="778" height="302" position="flex-start" alt="Top of the culture measurement tree in Salpulse" showCaption="false"}

A typical expanded Navigation Tree is shown below *(Note, the details of the Way node expansion will be dependent on your organisation's Values):*

::Image[A typical expanded Navigation Tree: *(Note, the details of the Way node expansion will be dependent on your organisation's Values)*]{src="https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/JIBbX60uyU8EEhh2IsyiQ/xpc6Yj4jT5rdyKSLdvKbL_surveytree.png" size="38" width="731" height="852" position="flex-start" alt="A typical navigation tree for a Salpulse culture survey" showCaption="false"}