An isopach map is a map illustrating variation of thickness within a tabular unit or stratum. These maps usually show equal thickness over an area.
Sunday, November 28, 2010
Isohyets
Very detrimental in rainfal prediction and stats, Isohyets connects points on a map that hasve the same amount of rainfall in a giving time period. This example depicts rainfall during the month of July in 2008.
Isoline Maps
As oppose to other "Iso" maps, An Isoline map is one that connects continuous points of the same value. This example shows mobile phone reception in a particular region.
Isobars
An Isobar has numerous different meanings depending on the topic. This particular example depicts a line connecting points of equal atmospheric pressures.
Sunday, November 14, 2010
Similarity matrix
A similarity matrix express the similarity between two data points. This example categorizes common behavior patterns under one forensic model.
Cartographic animations
These animations are relevant in cartographic features. Defined as visual representations that occur over different periods of time. These images record change over time by displaying new maps for each year.
Bivariate choropleth
Bivariate choropleth maps compare two related variables, within different years. The example above displays raw freedom scores in the Philippines over multiple years
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