Cartography, Map Production and

GeoVisualization
Geog 176B
Lecture 10: Longley Chapters 12,13

Visual Variables: Bertin

Quantitative

Qualitative

Map Types: Point Data

Reference
Topographic
Dot
Picture Symbol
Graduated Symbol
Multivariate symbol

Reference & Topo Map

Simple Dot Map

http://www.cybergeography.org/atlas/

Picture Symbols/Icon Map

http://tabi.joy.ne.jp/h-tokachigawa/icon/map.gif

Graduated Symbol
Source: Dent

Multivariate Symbol: Chernoff Faces

Source: Eugene Turner, Dan Dorling

Map Types: Line Data

Network
Flow
Isopleth
Reference

Network Maps
http://www.360.net
http://www.luxembourg.co.uk/pics/railnetw.jpg

Flow Map: Europe Internet Traffic

www.cybergeography.org/atlas/census.html

Isoline (isobar)

Map Types: Area Data

Choropleth
Dasymetric
Area qualitative
Stepped surface
Hypsometric
Reference

Area Qualitative Map

http://www.townofbrighton.org/

Stepped Surface

Hypsometric

Choropleth Mapping

Fields and Regions

2D Web Cartography

HTML embeds PNG, JPEG and GIF

Animation possible with GIF
Drawing extensions with SVG (XML)
Otherwise, need JAVA or FLASH
GIS data can be web enabled with on-line
products such as Arc/IMS and GeoMedia
Web Map, MapInfo Envinsa
Map open source tools

Map Types: Volume Data

[Isopleth, Stepped Surface, Hypsometric]

Gridded fishnet
Realistic perspective
Hill-shaded
Image map

2.5D Methods

Hill shading

DOQ/Vector integration

Oakland: Integration of Hi-Res Imagery

2.75D Anaglyphic stereo

Map Types: Time

Multiple views
Animation
Moving map
Fly thru
Fly by

Animations

3D Web Cartography
Unload interaction functions to web client
Build and make visible 3D models
VRML established as 3D web equivalent
of HTML
GeoVRML is geographically enabled
VRML
GML, X3D now available

(Geo)VRML

Public domain Web tools (CosmoCreate and Player)

Works for both immersive and passive displays
Symbolization at feature level, any dimension object
Integrated environment to develop, test and distribute
cartographic methods
Combine traditional cartographic portrayal techniques,
animation, and 3-dimensional display
Importance of nodes and georeferencing Worlds
(GeoVRML 1.0)
Incorporates visual field depth via proximity sensor and
zoom

CosmoWorlds VRML Authoring

Package

VRML Object modeling

VRML: Worlds

World plus texture

Dibiase: Public/Private

EDA/Scientific Visualization
www.ais.fraunhofer.de/NWEnglandAnalysis.gif

Professional map publishing

Avenza, ArcPress etc.