Map #51: Continuously variable proportional circle map

http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/germany.html


These maps plot information with circles rather than dots, which are plotted in size, according to the amount of each given variable. There are many different size circles used, rather than a set size used. This map shows the most common industries used in West Germany, as well as how prominent they are, according to circle size.

Map #50: DLG Map

http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2003/of03-471/domier/index.html

DLG stands for digital line graphs, which is a type of graph that is georectified. This DLG shows different variations according to lines being closer or further apart. It shows a park, gravel, roads, tanks, a sewer dispenser, and hills. These are helpful in displaying the different types of things in an area to see what else can be placed in the particular area.

Map #49: DRG Map

http://lter.kbs.msu.edu/maps/gis_data.php

This is a digital raster graphic. These types of digital maps are scanned to a datum and provide the coordinates when you click on an area. It is also georectified, meaning it is corrected by a database it is scanned into, making the map highly accurate.

Map #48: Doppler Radar Map

http://www.atmos.washington.edu/~cliff/coastalradar.html

This is a doppler radar of hurricane Katrina in New Orleans, 2005. Doppler radar detect either microwave or radio radiation, through a sensor that uses ranging. It is used for weather in detecting clouds, hurricanes, and atmospheric conditions.

Map #47: DOQQ Map

http://www.geomart.com/products/geodata/digital.htm

The Digital OrthoQuarter Quad is a georectified map showing an aerial view of the area. Depending on the film used when taking the DOQQ in the airplane, the color of the picture may be false.

Map #46: DEM

http://www.emporia.edu/earthsci/student/alvarez1/551proj.html

This is a DEM, or digital elevation model, showing Sacramento, California's valley elevation. The dark blue represents lower elevation and the elevation increases as the colors on the scale move towards red and then white. This type of map is also georectified.

Map #45: LIDAR

http://coralreefs.wr.usgs.gov/mapping_lidar.html

This LIDAR, or light detection and ranging maps are a type of active remote sensing, which produces its own electromagnetic radiation. It uses lasers instead of radio or microwave radiation. This particular map shows the coral reefs in South Moloka‘i in order to keep track of growth and see how hurricanes have been effecting them. It shows a large hole in the reef.

Map #44: Bilateral Graph

http://www.stat.columbia.edu/~cook/movabletype/archives/2005/12/orwell_tufte_an.html

Bilateral Graphs portray two variables on the same graph that relate to each other and influence one another. This graph portrays unemployment rates and the amount of jobs during the time President Bush's economic policies went into effect.

Map #43: Accumulative line graph or Lorenz curve

The lorenz curve above shows the population's income according to percent. The straight line is the estimated distribution if the data were more equal. The curved line is actual data.

http://www.answers.com/topic/lorenz-curve



http://www.liv.ac.uk/ssci/research/single_molecule_electronics.html

This displays a lorenz curve for a chemistry experiment. The dark line shows the actual distribution of data, where multiple molecules reacted in the experiment. The curved line shows a molecule that did not react, showing exponential decay with distance. I0 is the beginning of the experiment, Sw is the distance the molecule traveled due to the current, Iw represents the plateau of the current, and the slope at Sw is where the molecule lost contact with the current and therefore decreased movement.

Map #42: Index Value Plot

http://waterwatch.usgs.gov/?m=pa07d&w=plot

This portrays the average flow of a stream in the United States from 2001 to 2009. The higher the point, the wetter the stream, and the lower the point (under the solid straight line), the drier the stream. This is not a data graph for absolute numbers. Index is measured from climate differences or in the land's differences.

Map #41: Scatterplot

http://www.panopticon.com/products/scatter_plot_data_visualization_software.htm

Scatterplots show a rough estimation of averaging the data distribution by plotting exact points on the graph. This scatterplot shows Dividend against cashflow among different entities. Some scatterplots show a trend line which shows an average of the data.

Map #40: Population Profile Map

http://www.census.gov/history/www/teaching_resources/maps/population_profile_maps.html

These portray population across an area using a color gradient. This map of Texas is divided up into counties and then colored according to population level in the area. More details of the state are broken down to the right of the map, including a pie chart showing race and a population pyramid displaying age and sex.

Map #39: Climograph Map

http://www.drought.unl.edu/whatis/climographs.htm

These always tell relationships between precipitation and temperature in an area. Honolulu, Hawai'i shows that the temperature levels are consistent throughout the year and precipitation are mostly consistent through the months of November to March. The bars represent precipitation levels and temperature levels are indicated by the dots with lines.

Map #38: Wind Rose Charts

http://www.philip-lutzak.com/weather/Meteo%20410/PROJECT%203/PROJECT_3%20Page%202%20Tucson%20Climatology.htm

The wind rose is a circular plot representing the how frequent a wind blows in which direction, as well as the strength of the wind in a location during a month or two. The majority of the winds blew southeast. The colors represent the strength of the wind. This map shows wind frequencies and strengths in Tucson, Arizona from the months of February and March.

Map #37: Triangular Plot

http://instruct.uwo.ca/earth-sci/300b-001/1516fing.htm

This is a soil texture triangle which shows the amount of Zirconium and Titanium in the soil. The elements in color are trace elements, and the one is blue is most prevalent in this particular soil.

Map #36: Parallel Coordinate Graph

http://servus.itn.liu.se/projects/geowizard/index_e.html

Every number is plotted on the y-axis and then again on each consistent veritcal axis. The average of the range of the 6 municipalities is the darkest blue line. Each column shown in the Excel worksheet data above the graph, is plotted on an individual vertical column on the graph, which represent 6 different municipalities.

Map #35: Histogram Map

http://www.aivosto.com/project/help/pm-charts.html

This is a column histrogram which shows tabulated frequencies. The majority of the distribution range falls where the higher bars reach. This shows the length of names and the percentage for each. The x-axis shows the number of letters in each name and the y-axis shows the percentage of people having names with those numbers of letters in them. There are no names for this population with 1 to 2 letters in them.

Map #34: Box Plot Map

http://www.mathworks.com/access/helpdesk/help/toolbox/stats/f4801.html

Box plots show a quick summary of data and are helpful with two sets of data. The red line in the middle of the blue box is the Median. The red lines towards the bottom show data that are scattered and do not fit in with the majority of the values. The top of the blue box is a line representing the median and average while the bottom of the box is the 25th percentile.

Map #33: Stem and Leaf Plot Map

http://www.eduplace.com/math/mhm/5/06a/index.html

This displays the range of ages at a given family reunion. The median age in this case is 34 and the average age is roughly 35 years old.

Map #32: Similarity Matrix Map

http://iv.slis.indiana.edu/sw/simvis.html


This shows how similar items are, just by looking at the data displayed. In the similarity matrix map, it shows differences in color, shape, and background of the square to portray how different or similar each characteristic is.

Map #31: Correlation Matrix Map

http://yin.che.wisc.edu/images.htm


These maps show the correlation between two variables. This is the protein correlation matrix for phage T7. High correlation between proteins is in red and low correlation is in blue. The red blocks in a diagonal row are in a protein phage assembly..

Map #30: Star Plot

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Star_plots

These compare multiple variables at once, where the radius sprouts the different variables. This type of geovisualization helps you look at many variables all at once. This starplot shows how effective each given design, showing different variables. Each design is measured on mass, task completion, actuator saturation, collision, accuracy, and trajectory completion.

Map #29: Black and White Aerial Photo

http://www.rolfealumni.com/whatsnew2003.htm

The black and white aerial photos are sensitive to the same wavelengths as us and much less of a differentiation between land and sea in these types of photos than in the infrared ones. This black and white aerial shows the area of Rolfe High School in Ames, Iowa.

Map #28: Infrared aerial photo

http://www.aerialarchives.com/Aerial-Maps-of-Sonoma-County.htm

These maps can be used to show changes to the environment, the condition of forests, oceans, and bays. This shows false color because the Infrared wavelengths on the film cannot be seen by humans. Vegetation and bodies of water are displayed in red, while the other areas are buildings, parking lots, and soil. This is a map of Sonoma County, California.

Map #27: Statistical Map

http://personalpages.manchester.ac.uk/staff/m.dodge/cybergeography/atlas/census.html

Statistical maps show data across an area. This statistical map show the percent increase in internet use across Africa. The colors represent how frequently it is used: if it's new in the area, if the rate of use as decreased, or if their is no change of use in the area.

Map #26: Propaganda Maps

http://www.victoriansatwar.net/archives/maps_2.html

Propaganda tells half truths about a party to make them appear worse than they really are, usually because they want to manipulate that party into doing or thinking something. This shows a satirical map of Europe at war in 1914 during WWI. These countries are portrayed as having dog-like behavior at this time. Germany is shown as a hostile Dachshund, Austria as an annoying Mongrel, Belgium as an minuscule Griffon, France as a fancy Poodle, the United Kingdom as a Bulldog that's biting Germany's nose. Other surrounding parties were displayed as things such as a Spanish bullfighter (Spain), a Greek man ready to stab someone in the back, Russia as a bear with a steamroller, and many others. These countries are represented this way to show how everyone was portrayed during the time of this war.

http://thebizzare.com/cool/satirical-maps-of-europe/

This propoganda map shows how each of the countries in Europe are portrayed. For example, Russia is seen as the big guy who everone is aiming their guns at.

Map #25: Cartographic Animations

http://www.3dnworld.com/gallery.php?user=CHanson

These show topographic elevation using isolines and colors. The map shows Mount St Helens volcano after it erupted and blew a huge hole in the earth. This map easily shows this crater.

Map #24: PLSS map

http://iagenweb.org/harrison/twp/rangemap.htm

This is Harrison County, Iowa's PLSS map system, which divides the county into a grid-like pattern. It shows the Civil Townships (used in the U.S. Census)-which are all the colored areas- and it shows the Public Land Survey System Township and Ranges outlined in red. The names in purple are the towns. The PLSS help identify land ownership by dividing it into 36 squares (from northeast to southeast), each section with 640 acres. The smallest squares represent a quarter quarter section and the number in each of these sections tells the quarter section quadrant and quarter quarter section quadrant it belongs to.

Map #23: Isolines

http://mapmaker.rutgers.edu/355/links.html

The isolines represent lines of equal value-in this case, Temperature in degrees Fahrenheit for Australia.

Map #22: Range Graded Proportional Circle Map

http://www.neiu.edu/~ejhowens/377/examples.htm

These maps are mapped with a circle instead of a dot and the size of the dot tells how dense the population is in that area. This range-graded proportional map displays only a set number of circle sizes used in the map (four). It shows the estimated number of Filipinos living in these particular states in 2000. The majority of the Filipino population resides in Texas.



http://www.gis.unbc.ca/courses/geog205/lectures/theme_map_pd/index.php

This is also a range graded Proportional Circle Map because it uses a set number of circles rather than a variety in circle size.

Map #21: Dot Density Map

http://www.mpassociates.gr/software/distrib/science/golden/mapviewer7.html

Dot density maps usually use non-proportional point symbols that do not vary in size. This shows Arizona and each county's population, where one dot equals 10, 000 people. The majority of the population resides in Maricopa county in Arizona.

Map #20: Isopleth

http://www.envisci.ucr.edu/ensc176/es176_2003/ENSC_176_Summer_2003.html

Isopleths connect points which have the same numerical value of a certain variable. For example, this isopleth map shows the percentage of CO2 concentrations in the soil in 1999. The green lines represent tree kill boundaries. As you can see, the highest concentrations of carbon dioxide area found in the middle of the tree-kill area.

Map #19: Isopach

http://www.volcano.si.edu/world/volcano.cfm?vnum=1505-10=&volpage=var

Isopachs show the thickness of rock in the area. This is an isopach map of the lighter volcanic rock called tephra, after the eruption of Lascar on April 19-20, 2004. The depths are in centimeters.

Map #18: Isohyets

http://artsci.wustl.edu/~anthro/courses/306/geography.html

Isohyets tell how much precipitation an area received. This demonstrates the amount of rainfall for Africa in millimeters. As you can see, the area where the Sahara Desert receives no rainfall, while mid-Africa gets the most rain.

Map #17: Isotachs

http://aurora.aos.wisc.edu/tropical/index.shtml

The colored areas represent isotachs, which show areas of equal wind speed with intervals of 10 knots. This map shows areas of higher wind speed around the North Atlantic Ocean and wind speeds from 20 to 30 knots all over North America.

Map #16: Isobars

http://seakayaking.wordpress.com/2006/11/

Isobars represent lines of equal atmospheric pressure. In isobaric maps, winds flow counterclockwise around lows, clockwise around highs, and parallel to isobars. The closer the lines, the stronger the winds and the further apart the lines, the weaker the winds. The dashed lines are the geopotential heights, where 500mb of air pressure is reached. People had to seek shelter from these 20 knot winds while sea kayaking in Japan.

Map #15: Cadastral Map

http://www.flyingemu.com/ccosta/bloy.html

These types of maps show the land-parcel boundaries that tell the location, shape and size of land parcels within the system. They also have a parcel number and identifier system, used to identify what land belongs to whom and is a basis for property rights. This cadastral map shows the breeding status of Black Oystercatcher birds in Contra Costa County, California. This type of map helps locate the birds more accurately because it is divided into a grid system.

Map #14: Topographic Map

http://geology.isu.edu/geostac/Field_Exercise/wildfire/topography.htm

Topographic maps show elevation using contour lines and shading by showing a three dimensional surface on paper. Most of these maps are put in block formation, similar to latitude and longitude lines, so its easy to locate things on the map.

Map #13: Hypsometric Map

http://www.reliefshading.com/colors/hypsometric.html

In a hypsometric map, elevation is shown by using shading, colors, and contour lines. Usually, the higher the elevation, the brighter the color. This map shows France relief.

Map #12: Planimetric Map

http://www.ncdot.org/doh/PRECONSTRUCT/highway/photo/Products/Planimetric_maps_default.html

This surface map does not show relief, but shows two dimensional contrast and no contour lines.
Planimetric maps are often digital maps that use lines and symbols. This particular map is used for design of a transportation project.

Map #11: Unstandardized Choropleth Map

German (Blue), American (Red), Mexican (Orange), Irish (Green), African (Bright Blue), Italian (Bluish-Purple), English (Purple), Japanese (Yellow), Puerto Rican (Pink)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_ancestry

Unstandardized choropleth maps are not areally averaged. This map only shows the majority of each ethnicity within each area, but it does not show population density of persons per square or percentages.

Map #10: Cartogram

http://www.realrufus.com/articles/econ/econ-gal.html

Cartograms are often abstract or distorted maps, by using statistics. This is a GDP cartogram adjusted to represent the amount of money each country produces. The more inflated a country, the more money that country makes.

Map #9: Standardized Choropleth Map

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:USA_states_unemployment_2004.PNG

This is an areally averaged map of unemployment by state in 2004. These maps are often measured by density (persons per sq mile) or percentages (all data on a scale of 0-100).