Map Catalog for Dummies

Star plots

2008-08-08T00:32:00.000-07:00

http://www.itl.nist.gov/div898/handbook/eda/section3/gif/starplot.gif

Above are Star plots of 1979 Automobile analysis.

Box plot

2008-08-08T00:31:00.001-07:00

http://www.epa.gov/OWOW/monitoring/volunteer/stream/images/fig64.jpg

Above is a Box plot of total metric scores for 1995.

Histogram

2008-08-08T00:26:00.000-07:00

http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/stratosphere/uv_index/gif_files/histogram.gif

Above is aHistogram of the "Departure of Fcst UVI from Obs UVI".

Parallel coordinate graph

2008-08-08T00:23:00.000-07:00

http://www-vis.lbl.gov/Events/SC07/Drosophila/3DParallelCoordinates.png

Above is an example of Parallel coordinate graph

Triangular plot

2008-08-08T00:19:00.000-07:00

http://ex-parrot.com/~chris/images/20050407/triangle.png

The Triangular plot above shows the estimated fraction of the population intending to vote for each of the major parties

Windrose

2008-08-08T00:16:00.000-07:00

http://mensch.org/vplot/windrose/windrose.png

Above is a Windrose showing the relative frequency of directions from where the wind is coming from.

Climograph

2008-08-08T00:11:00.000-07:00

http://arsc.arid.arizona.edu/migratory/case_studies/mazatlan-climograph.jpg

Above is a Climograph of showing temperature and rainfall per month.

Population profile

2008-08-08T00:09:00.000-07:00

http://www.nt.gov.au/ntt/financial/9697bps/bp6/gifs/ch1f4.gif

Above is a Population profile illustrating the population profile for Australia's Northern territory from 1986-1995.

Scatterplot

2008-08-08T00:06:00.000-07:00

http://cnx.org/content/m10949/latest/age_scatterplot.gif

Above is an example of a Scatterplot "showing wife age as a function of husband age.

Index value plot

2008-08-08T00:02:00.000-07:00

http://water.usgs.gov/waterwatch/regplots/real/real_us_2.gif

Above is an example of an Index value plot is "of Average Streamflow Index, plotted as the red line on the above graphs, is calculated each day as the average of the streamflow index values for all the stream gaging stations in the state or water resource region having at least 30 years of record".

Accumulative line graph or Lorenz curve

2008-08-08T00:00:00.000-07:00

http://www.unc.edu/depts/econ/byrns_web/Art/Glossary/LorenzCurve.jpg

Above is an example of an Accumulative line graph or Lorenz curve.

Bilateral graph

2008-08-07T23:55:00.001-07:00

http://www.realityofaid.org/images/wat6a_08.gif

Above is a Bilateral graph of the trends in bilateral tied aid.

Nominal Area choropleth map

2008-08-07T23:52:00.003-07:00

http://www.ilstu.edu/~jrcarter/Geo204/Choro/Tom/calif-correct-4-quartiles%7B2%7D.gif

Above is an example of a Nominal area choropleth map of the "California % Black Condo Owners".

Unstandardized choropleth maps

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http://www.epa.gov/oppt/rsei/images/thematic.jpg

Above is an example of a Unstandardized choropleth map.

Standardized Choropleth map

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/education/bitesize/standard/img/geography/population/g156.gif

Above is a Standardized Choropleth map of the world's population density.

Univariate Choropleth map

2008-08-07T23:31:00.000-07:00

http://www.cartisan.com/map_resources/map_types/images/choropleth.jpg

Above is a Univariate Choropleth map of the percentage mean for each states electoral votes for the 2004 presidential election. This map may also be considered a propaganda map.

Bivariate Choropleth map

2008-08-07T23:26:00.000-07:00

http://www.directionsmag.com/images/articles/sportsillustrated/Olympic_Athletes.jpg
Above is a Bivariate choropleth map of U.S. Olympic Athletes' home areas, based on high(darker shades) or low (lighter shade) per capita and winter(blue) and summer(red) olympic athletes.

Unclassed Choropleth Map

2008-08-07T22:45:00.000-07:00

http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=6932841296169209324&postID=1035458377811982688
Above is an example of an Unclassed Choropleth Map of the 2006 percentage of population 14 years or younger in Canada.

Classed Choropleth maps

2008-08-05T17:03:00.000-07:00

http://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2007/oct/images/07_0091_02.gif

Above is a Classed Choropleth map of Percentage of individuals living in poverty, by county in the United States in 2000.

Range graded proportional circle map

2008-08-05T16:52:00.000-07:00

http://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/fs-004-03/

The Range graded proportional circle map above is of river characteristics discovered during the Lewis and Clark expedition.

Continuously variable proportional circle map

2008-08-05T16:50:00.000-07:00

http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/europe/west_germany_ind_1972.jpg
Above is an example of a Continuously variable proportional circle map.

DOQQ or Digital Orthophoto Quarter Quadrangle

2008-08-05T16:07:00.001-07:00

http://www.tceq.state.tx.us/assets/public/gis/images/doq_ut.gif

Above is a DOQQ or Digital Orthophoto Quarter Quadrangle of the Texas Longhorn's stadium.

DOQQ or Digital Orthophoto Quarter Quadrangle is an aerial color photograph using infrared light.

DEM or Digital Elevation Model

2008-08-04T21:57:00.000-07:00

http://hawaii.wr.usgs.gov/maui/image/map/maui_map.gif

Above is a DEM of Maui and color-coded oblique view looking northwestward.

DEM or Digital Elevation Model is digital representation of ground surface topography or terain.

DLG or Digital Line Graphic

2008-08-04T21:25:00.000-07:00

http://gis.esri.com/library/userconf/proc00/professional/papers/PAP691/p6911.gif

Above is an example of a DLG.

A DLG or Digital Line Graphic is a digital illustration the different cartographic information on a USGS topographic map.

DRG or Digital Raster Graphic map

2008-08-04T21:14:00.000-07:00

http://erg.usgs.gov/isb/pubs/factsheets/fs08801.graphics/drg.jpg

Above is a DRG of West side of Washington D.C.

A DRG or Digital Raster Graphic map is a digital image of a USGS topographic map that has been scanned for computer use.

Isopleths

2008-08-04T20:58:00.001-07:00

http://nadp.sws.uiuc.edu/isopleths/maps2006/nh4.gif

Above is an Isopleth of the Ammonium ion concentration, 2006

Isopleths are maps that illustrate connecting points of equal value or amount value of some variable at a given time and spatial area.

Isopach

2008-08-04T20:42:00.000-07:00

http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2006/1179/Data_layers.html

The Isopach above is of the thickness of Hauterivian sandstones in northern Afghanistan .

Isopach on a map display points of equal amounts of sediment and rock thickness.

Isohyets

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http://www.gec.gov.in/envis/map%20images/isohyet.gif

Displayed above are Isohyets in Gujarat.

Isohyets are contour lines on a map that display points of equal amounts of rainfall.

Isotachs

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http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/wrh/SLCw38.jpg

An example of Isotachs over the western United States.

Isotachs are contour lines that display points of equal wind velocity.

Isobars

2008-08-04T17:16:00.003-07:00

http://www.weatherchannel.com.au/Magic94scripts/mgrqispi94.dll?appname=WC&prgname=WC&Function=Maps&Map=Syn

Above is an example of Isobars showing the different levels of air pressure above Australia.

Isobars are illustrated by contour lines which display the different levels of air preassure in the atmosphere; these maps are used as part of the weather predicting process.

LIDAR image

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http://www.stanfords.co.uk/business-mapping/lidar/

Above is an example of a LIDAR image.

A LIDAR image (Light Detection and Ranging), employs measurements of laser lights beamed into the atmosphere in order to define and detect and measure the distance between ground station and the vegetation canopy or building tops.

Doppler Radar

2008-08-04T16:35:00.000-07:00

http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories/s1192.htm

Above is a Doppler Radar image taken on July 2003 of Hurricane Claudette making landfall in Houston, TX.

The Doppler Radar uses the doppler shift to measure the change in frequency and wavelength of moving objects; such as weather phenomena.

Black and White Aerial Photo

2008-08-04T16:21:00.000-07:00

http://freegeographytools.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/09/doq.jpg

Above is an example of a Black and White Aerial Photo.

Infrared Aerial Photo

2008-08-04T15:38:00.000-07:00

http://www.aerialarchives.com/Infrared-Aerial-Photography.htm

Above is an Infrared Aerial Photo of the Sacramento Deep Water Channel.

An Infrared Aerial Photo can be used to document changes in the enviornment and as well as changes in many other types of applications.

Cartographic animations

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http://maps.unomaha.edu/AnimArt/ActiveLegend/Peterson.html

The Cartographic animation above is of the percentage of deaths by population for the state of Nebraska, 1996.

Cartographic animations illustrate the movement of geographical phenomena that develops within specific topics.

Statistical map

2008-08-04T13:30:00.000-07:00

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/national/census/percent.gif

The Statistical map above represents the percentage change in population for all 50 states, District of Columbia and Puerto Rico.

A Statistical map is also known as a distribution map; illustrates the distribution of specific variables within a geographic area.

Cartograms

2008-08-04T13:11:00.000-07:00

http://pthbb.org/natural/footprint/img/cartogram.png

Above is the 2003 WorldConsumption Cartogram. Based on the 2006 Global Footprint Network and corresponding 2003 CIA World Fact Book data. The basemap is an edited ESRI ArcIMS world shapefile in Mollweide equal area projection. Created with ArcMap9, MAPresso 1.3, Open Office 2.2. & Perl 5.8 Jerrad Pierce 2007-11-19 jpierce@cpan.org

A Cartogram is a map which employs abstract illustrations that are not to scale in order to represent detailed statistical data.

Flow map

2008-08-03T17:54:00.000-07:00

The Flow map above displays the movement of freight transported over water from Hawaii to the United States for 1998.

A Flow map is used to illustrate the movment of specific data from one location to another.

Isoline map

2008-08-03T16:30:00.001-07:00

http://www.waterpowermagazine.com/graphic.asp?sc=2049536&seq=6
The above is from the International Water Power and Dam Construction; it "illustrates the temperature Isoline Map at crown section during operation period (January 31, 2005); Right: Figure 9 â€“ The temperature isoline map at dam vertical section during operation period (January 31, 2005)

An Isoline map employ continuous lines with joining points of the same value in order to illustrate identical information in different geographical and atmospheric conditions.

Proportional Circle map

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http://www.neiu.edu/~jrthomas/377/circle.jpg

Above is a Proportional Circle map of the Mexican population in Western United States in 1990.

Dot Distribution map

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http://www.census.gov/geo/www/mapGallery/2kpopden.html

Above is a Dot Distribution map of the 2000 populaton distribution of the United States. Each dot represents 7500 people. A Dot Distribution map basically uses dots to represent numerical data for specific geographical regions and areas.

Choropleth map

2008-08-03T14:59:00.000-07:00

The Natioanla Highway Traffic Safety Administration :

http://www-nrd.nhtsa.dot.gov/departments/nrd-30/ncsa/STSI/6_CA/2006/6_CA_2006.htm

Above is a Choropleth map of California's 2006 alcohol related fatalities by county. A Choropleth map is a thematic map in which colored or shaded areas are in direct proportion to the measurement of the numerical or statistical information.

Propaganda map

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http://www.calvin.edu/academic/cas/gpa/images/heer/heer1.jpg

The above is a Propaganda map from a "1935 book titled 'Army, Navy and Air Force', a small book that wanted to demonstrate that Germany was surrounded by hostile countries". The title of this map is "Demilitarized Germany"; which displays the demilitarized regions that were imposed under the Treaty of Versailles.

A Propaganda map is used to influence people for political or social reasons by manipulating or distorting the facts on the map.

Hypsometric map

2008-08-01T22:02:00.000-07:00

http://www.rrcap.unep.org/centralasia/reapreport/Map/MOUNTAIN/map_2.jpg

Above is a Hypsometric map of Tajikistan ; the dark red color represents the highest elevations, while the green represents. A Hypsometric map is a map that is used to illustrate topographic surveys. This type of map displays the different elevations by different means; such as shading, coloring, tinting or even contours.

PLSS Map

2008-07-31T07:07:00.000-07:00

www.idwr.idaho.gov/gisdata/tech_note/adjudica.htm

The above is an example of a PLSS map of a portion of a Idaho Township. Typically a township is 6 sq miles, which is subdivided into 36 different 1 sq mile sections.

A Public Land Survey System map or PLSS map is a map that the Federal Government uses to identify and illustrate public domain land that is owned by the government.

Cadastral Map

2008-07-31T06:35:00.000-07:00

http://alabamamaps.ua.edu/historicalmaps/counties/macon/Cadastrals/index.htm

The above is a Cadastral map illustrating the Macon County Property Ownership, 1936.

A Cadastral map is basically used to divide land for development, ownership and boundaries.

Thematic Map

2008-07-31T06:12:00.000-07:00

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maps_of_Chicago

The above Thematic Map illustrates the different neighborhoods and contrasting demographics of the diverse city of Chicago, Illinois. A Thematic Map illustrate spatial variation of one or more geographic distributions; which may be of the physical phenomena such as climate characteristics and human characteristics such as population demographics and other related topics.

Topographic Map

2008-07-12T14:12:00.000-07:00

http://maps.grida.no/go/graphic/tajikistan_topographic_map

The above is a Topographic map of Tajikistan which is located in Central Asia, west of China and north of Afghanistan. A Topographic Map shows both natural and man-made features of an area; it is all represented on a large scale map of the specific area.

Planimetric Map

2008-07-12T13:46:00.000-07:00

http://wwwpaztcn.wr.usgs.gov/vigil/last_day/figure1.html

The above is a Planimetric map of "Last Day Gully", Wyoming. A Planimetric map is a map that only represents horizontal positions of features; this is featured on a two-dimentional plane without reference to contours or topographic relief.

KML Remote Sensing

2008-06-27T18:54:00.000-07:00

http://earth.google.com/gallery/#utm_campaign=en&utm_source=en-gg-na-us-google&utm_medium=gg&utm_term=gg-clickthrough

The above KML file was put together by the North American Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) to illustrate all the locations of the industrial facilities that reported to the Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers (PRTRs) for North America in 2004. Each yellow placemark represents the pollution data reported by each perspective facility.