Title Details: | |
Thematic Cartography |
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Authors: |
Kokla, Margarita Nakos, Byron |
Subject: | NATURAL SCIENCES AND AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES > EARTH SCIENCES > GEOGRAPHY > MATHEMATICAL GEOGRAPHY > CARTOGRAPHY- GEOVISUALIZATION NATURAL SCIENCES AND AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES > EARTH SCIENCES > GEOGRAPHY > MATHEMATICAL GEOGRAPHY > CARTOGRAPHY- GEOVISUALIZATION > THEMATIC CARTOGRAPHY ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY > TECHNOLOGICAL SCIENCES AND ENGINEERING > RURAL AND SURVEYING ENGINEERING ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY > TECHNOLOGICAL SCIENCES AND ENGINEERING > RURAL AND SURVEYING ENGINEERING > CARTOGRAPHY- GEOVISUALIZATION |
Keywords: |
Thematic Cartography
Geovisualization Thematic map Graphic semiotics Visual variables Data classification Spatial interpolation Proportional symbols Flow map Choropleth map Dasymetric map Isarithmic map Three-dimensional map Dot map Cartogram Bivariate mapping Multivariate mapping Web map Dynamic map Animated map Interactive map |
Description: | |
Abstract: |
This book presents an analysis of spatial information collection, processing, and visualization in thematic maps. In essence, it includes the "grammatical" and "syntactic" rules of the "cartographic" language, a primarily graphic language, suitable to communicate spatial information but also to generate new spatial knowledge through the map. The content of the book is organized into seventeen chapters. The first six chapters establish the necessary theoretical framework for the analysis of spatial phenomena and corresponding data, so that they take the appropriate form to be rendered through graphical elements in the thematic map. In particular, the first Chapter - Introduction presents the basic principles that govern Thematic Cartography and defines the thematic map, its content, and function. The second Chapter focuses on the analysis of the characteristics of spatial phenomena, while the third Chapter describes the data sources and data processing methods for the representation of spatial phenomena. The fourth Chapter presents a systematic analysis of data classification methods, while the fifth Chapter presents spatial interpolation methods. The sixth Chapter analyzes the use of color in thematic maps. The following chapters analyze the methods and techniques for the graphic design and spatial information visualization. In particular, the seventh Chapter examines the methods and techniques of mapping qualitative spatial data. Chapters eight through fifteen analyze the different types of thematic maps for mapping quantitative spatial data: proportional and graduated symbol maps, flow maps, choropleth maps, dasymetric maps, isarithmic maps, 3D maps, dot maps, and cartograms. Chapter Sixteen focuses on bivariate and multivariate mapping, that is, the visualization of two or more variables. Finally, Chapter Seventeen introduces web thematic maps, focusing mainly on the two subcategories of dynamic maps: animated and interactive maps.
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Linguistic Editors: |
Tikopoulou, Magda |
Graphic Editors: |
Zacharopoulou, Dimitra |
Type: |
Undergraduate textbook |
Creation Date: | 26-04-2024 |
Item Details: | |
ISBN |
978-618-228-240-3 |
License: |
Attribution - NonCommercial - ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) |
DOI | http://dx.doi.org/10.57713/kallipos-981 |
Handle | http://hdl.handle.net/11419/13200 |
Bibliographic Reference: | Kokla, M., & Nakos, B. (2024). Thematic Cartography [Undergraduate textbook]. Kallipos, Open Academic Editions. https://dx.doi.org/10.57713/kallipos-981 |
Language: |
Greek |
Consists of: |
1. Introduction 2. Spatial phenomena and their characteristics 3. Processing of thematic data 4. Data classification 5. Spatial interpolation 6. Color in thematic maps 7. Visualization of qualitative spatial phenomena 8. Proportional and graduated symbol maps 9. Flow maps 10. Choropleth maps 11. Dasymetric maps 12. Isarithmic maps 13. Three-dimensional maps 14. Dot maps 15. Cartograms 16. Bivariate and multivariate mapping 17. Web thematic maps |
Number of pages |
292 |
Publication Origin: |
Kallipos, Open Academic Editions |
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