Thematic Cartography and Visualization

by Slocum, Terry A.

• ISBN13: 9780132097765
• ISBN10: 0132097761
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1998-10-01
• Publisher: Pearson College Div

Summary

Appropriate for either a one or two-semester undergraduate course in Cartography. This comprehensive book bridges the evolution in cartography by presenting both traditional methods and recently developed cartographic techniques. It provides a compendium of methods for symbolizing and visualizing spatial data, from the traditional methods that presume a communication model to computer-based techniques that provide a means of data visualization.

Table of Contents

Preface	ix
Chapter 1 Introduction	1	(17)
1.1 What Is a Thematic Map?	2	(1)
1.2 How Are Thematic Maps Used?	3	(1)
1.3 Basic Steps for Communicating Map Information	3	(3)
1.4 Consequences of Technological Change in Cartography	6	(5)
1.5 Visualization and Cartography	11	(2)
1.6 Cognitive Issues in Cartography	13	(1)
1.7 Postmodernism in Cartography	14	(1)
1.8 Scope of This Book	15	(3)
Chapter 2 Symbolizing Spatial Data: Terminology and General Guidelines	18	(22)
2.1 Spatial Arrangement of Geographic Phenomena	19	(1)
2.2 Levels of Measurement	20	(2)
2.3 Visual Variables	22	(3)
2.4 Comparison of Choropleth, Proportional Symbol, Isopleth, and Dot Mapping	25	(4)
2.5 Selecting Visual Variables for Choropleth Maps	29	(3)
2.6 Data Standardization	32	(1)
2.7 Some Basic Map Design Elements	33	(7)
Chapter 3 Statistical and Graphical Foundation	40	(20)
3.1 Population and Sample	41	(1)
3.2 Descriptive versus Inferential Statistics	41	(1)
3.3 General Methods for Analyzing Spatial Data, Ignoring Location	41	(11)
3.4 Numerical Summaries in Which Location Is an Integral Component	52	(8)
Chapter 4 Data Classification	60	(23)
4.1 Common Methods of Data Classification	61	(14)
4.2 Classed versus Unclassed Mapping	75	(3)
4.3 Using Spatial Context to Simplify Choropleth Maps	78	(5)
Chapter 5 Principles of Color	83	(22)
5.1 How Color Is Processed by the Human Visual System	84	(4)
5.2 Hardware Considerations in Producing Color Maps	88	(7)
5.3 Models for Specifying Color	95	(6)
5.4 Methods for Disseminating Maps to Users	101	(4)
Chapter 6 Color Schemes For Univariate Choropleth and Isarithmic Maps	105	(13)
6.1 Map Use Tasks	106	(1)
6.2 Kind of Data	106	(1)
6.3 Type of Map	107	(1)
6.4 Other Factors in Selecting Color Schemes	108	(3)
6.5 Details of Color Specification	111	(7)
Chapter 7 Proportional Symbol Mapping	118	(18)
7.1 Selecting Appropriate Data	119	(2)
7.2 Kinds of Proportional Symbols	121	(1)
7.3 Scaling Proportional Symbols	121	(9)
7.4 Legend Design	130	(1)
7.5 Handling Symbol Overlap	131	(2)
7.6 Redundant Symbols	133	(3)
Chapter 8 Interpolation Methods for Smooth Continuous Phenomena	136	(17)
8.1 Triangulation	137	(2)
8.2 Inverse Distance	139	(2)
8.3 Kriging	141	(4)
8.4 Criteria for Selecting an Interpolation Method for True Point Data	145	(2)
8.5 Limitations of Automated Interpolation Approaches	147	(1)
8.6 Tobler's Pycnophylactic Approach: an Interpolation Method for Conceptual Point Data	148	(5)
Chapter 9 Symbolizing Smooth Continuous Phenomena	153	(15)
9.1 Methods for Symbolizing Topography or Nontopographic Phenomena	154	(2)
9.2 Methods for Symbolizing Topography	156	(12)
Chapter 10 Dot and Dasymetric Mapping	168	(9)
10.1 Types of Ancillary Variables	169	(1)
10.2 Manual versus Automated Production	169	(1)
10.3 Creating a Dot Map	169	(4)
10.4 Mapping Population Density: Langford and Unwin's Approach	173	(4)
Chapter 11 Developments in Univariate Mapping Methods	177	(16)
11.1 Framed-Rectangle Symbols	178	(1)
11.2 Modeling Geographic Phenomena and the Chorodot Map	179	(2)
11.3 Dorling's Cartograms	181	(3)
11.4 Novel Methods for Flow Mapping	184	(3)
11.5 Mapping True 3-D Phenomena	187	(6)
Chapter 12 Bivariate and Multivariate Mapping	193	(17)
12.1 Bivariate Mapping	195	(6)
12.2 Multivariate Mapping	201	(9)
Chapter 13 Data Exploration	210	(12)
13.1 Moellering's 3-D Mapping Software	211	(1)
13.2 ExploreMap	211	(2)
13.3 Project Argus	213	(1)
13.4 MapTime	214	(1)
13.5 Vis5D	215	(2)
13.6 Aspens	217	(1)
13.7 Transform	218	(1)
13.8 ArcView	219	(1)
13.9 Other Exploration Software	220	(2)
Chapter 14 Map Animation	222	(9)
14.1 Graphic Scripts	222	(1)
14.2 The Fundamental Work of DiBase and Colleagues	223	(2)
14.3 Examples of Animations	225	(6)
Chapter 15 Electronic Atlases and Tools for Developing Your Own Software	231	(10)
15.1 Defining Electronic Atlases	232	(1)
15.2 Examples of Electronic Atlases	233	(4)
15.3 Tools for Developing Your Own Software	237	(4)
Chapter 16 Recent Developments	241	(16)
16.1 Depicting Data Quality	242	(6)
16.2 Using Sound to Represent Spatial Data	248	(1)
16.3 Recent Research on Color	249	(2)
16.4 Virtual Reality and Visual Realism	251	(2)
16.5 Computers and Geosciences Special Electronic Issue	253	(1)
16.6 Keeping Pace with Recent Developments	253	(4)
Appendix A CMYK Specifications for Color Choropleth Maps	257	(5)
Appendix B Using the CIE L(*)u(*)v(*) Uniform Color Space to Create Equally Spaced Colors	262	(1)
Glossary	263	(11)
References	274	(14)
Index	288