Map Catalog

Star Plots

2008-07-07T19:05:00.000-04:00

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The above image is a star plot showing as noted above polar plot of peak height retions of oils #1 and #2 are the same and oil #3 is different. The ratios are plotted on a star to show the differences. A star plot is a graphical data analysis technique for examining the similarities or differences of all the variables in the data set.

Correlation Matrix

2008-07-07T18:43:00.004-04:00

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The above image is a correlation matrix of commodities from magazines showing that comodities are indeed a useful asset class in putting together a diversified portfolio. A correlation matrix is a matrix that gives the correlations between all pairs of sets of data.

Similarity Matrix

2008-07-06T20:58:00.000-04:00

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The above image is a similarity matrix of 230 different models divided into 32 different categories. The darker squares indicates the models that are higher in similarity. A similarity matrix shows similarity between two different models.

Stem and Leaf Plot

2008-07-06T20:33:00.000-04:00

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The above image is a stem and leaf plot showing the infant mortality rates in Western Africa. A stem and leaf plot is a type of graph that organizes data to show its shape and distribution. The leaf is usually the last digit of a number and the other digits to the left of the leaf form the stem.

Box Plot

2008-07-06T20:09:00.004-04:00

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The above image is a box plot of car milage grouped by country. A box plot is a graph that represents distribution (this case milage). The boxes mark the maximum and minimum values where the median and first and third quartiles are marked by lines parallel to the ends of the box.

Histogram

2008-07-06T19:18:00.004-04:00

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The image above is a histogram showing the distribution of salaries from employees working with the Acme Company. A histogram is a type of graph of a frequency distribution where the bars are the widths equal to the class intervals and the heights are equal to the corresponding frequencies.

Parallel Coordinate Graph

2008-07-06T16:50:00.003-04:00

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The above image is an example of a parallel coordinate graph. A parallel coordinate graph is not a normal line graph. The lines represent a time-series data, up and down slopes are changes through time from one value to the next. The single line in a parallel coordinate graph connects to a series of values associated with different variables.

Triangular Plot

2008-07-04T16:09:00.000-04:00

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The above image is a triangular plot of three dietary specializations on what animals actually eat (fruits and seed, animal matter, and leaves, flowers, gum and sap). An animal has been plotted within the triangle according to its diet. A triangle plot is also known as ternary plot and graphed with 3 different vaiables.

Wind Rose

2008-07-04T15:46:00.003-04:00

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The above image is an image of a wind rose. A wind rose is a graphic tool used by meterologist to give them a view of the wind speed and direction. The length of each spoke around the circle is related to the frequency that the wind is blowing.

Climograph

2008-07-04T15:35:00.003-04:00

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The above image is a climograph from Walgett, Austrailia. A climograph shows the monthly precipitation and temperature conditions for a selected place (in this case it would be Austrailia). Percipitation is shown by a bar graph and temperature is the line graph.

Population Profile

2008-07-04T11:37:00.001-04:00

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The above image is a population profile for Mobile County. The age is on the y-axis and the x-axis are the percentages of each age class to the total population divided up into two columns (males and females). There is a smaller percentage of 20 - 30 year olds with a slight increase in the 40 year old range representing migration and the baby boom. A population profile shows the age and sex distributions for any given region.

Scatter Plot

2008-07-04T11:17:00.000-04:00

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The above image is a scatter plot showing the wife age as a function of the husband age or paired ages. As you can see in the plot above there is a strong relationship between the husband's age and the wife's age...meaning the older the husband the older the wife and vice versa. A scatter plot is a graph of two or more variables that are plotted on the Y-Axis and X-Axis to show their relationship with each other.

Index Value Plot

2008-07-04T11:04:00.000-04:00

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The above image is an index value plot for the United States showing the current water resource conditions recorded in January 2001. The information is calculated each day as an average of the streamflow index values for all the stream gaging stations located in the state or water resource region that have at least 30 years of recordings.

Accumulataive Line Graph (Lorenz Curve)

2008-07-04T10:42:00.002-04:00

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The above image is a lorenz curve showing the income of the people in Scotland. The chart shows a slight increase in equality from 2000/01 to 2005/06. The yellow line shows perfect equality and the red and dashed lines are the lorenz curve that shows the actual income. A lorenz curve is a graph that shows the concentration of ownership of wealth and income.

Bilateral Graph

2008-07-04T10:34:00.000-04:00

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The above map is a bilateral graph showing the grown in humanitarian assistance between the years 2005 and 2006 from different countries. A bilateral graph is a graph that shows an increase on one side of a zero line and decreases on the other side of the zero line. The segmented bar graphs are used to show the composition of the variables that is being compared.

Nominal Area Choropleth Map

2008-07-04T10:21:00.001-04:00

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The above map is a choropleth map that shows nominal-level data in the United States showing the minority group with the highest perccent of state population. Nominal maps are usually based on name features and involves qualitative data.

Unstandardized Choropleth Map

2008-06-29T22:15:00.000-04:00

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The above map is an unstandardized choropleth map showing geographic areas to their values. I believe this is unstandardized because it is using raw data (also incomplete and inaccurate), there isn't a table of contents attached to the map.

Standardized Choropleth Map

2008-06-29T21:50:00.000-04:00

The above map is a standardized choropleth map of Canada showing the percentage of population 14 years old and under from 2006. A standardized choropleth map uses standardized data instead of raw numbers.

Univariate Choropleth Map

2008-06-29T21:26:00.000-04:00

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The above map is a univariate choroopleth map of the water use per day in the United States. A univariate map uses a single data (in this case it is water usage).

Bivariate Choropleth Map

2008-06-29T21:08:00.002-04:00

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The above map is a bivariate choropleth map showing land use, life expectancy and GNP per capita in Africa from 1989. A bivariate choropleth map displays two variable on a single map (in the top map it is showing two different variables - land use and GNP per capita). The main objective to this is to find a simple method for accurately and graphically issultrate the relationship between the two variables.

Unclassed Choropleth Map

2008-06-29T20:46:00.004-04:00

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The above map is an unclassed choropleth map of rates of illiteracy in France. An unclassed choropleth map is a map where color, gray scale, graduated colors indicate the level of the attributes displayed.

Classed Choropleth Map

2008-06-29T20:26:00.003-04:00

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The above map is a classed choropleth map that shows the number of males per 100 females from the Census in the year 2000. A classed map groups data into classification intervals and then each interval is then assigned a graphic value that usually uses the principle of maximum contrast.

Range Graded Proportional Circle Map

2008-06-28T16:41:00.001-04:00

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The above map is a range graded proportional circle map of an urban population taken from the U.S. Bureau of the Census in 1970. Range graded scaling is another scaling method term in which the circle is represented is grouped into classes and symbolized with a different size circles (in this case it would be population).

Continuously Variable Proportional Circle Map

2008-06-28T15:50:00.002-04:00

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The above map shows a continuously variable proportional circle map of the Czech Republic from 1996. The circles are proportional in size of the example that is being represented.

DOQQ (Digital Orthophoto Quarter Quadrangles)

2008-06-24T19:13:00.005-04:00

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The above photo is a 1991 DOQQ of Mountain View, California. A Digital Orthophoto Quarter Quadrangles (DOQQ) is a digital image of an aerial map or photograph in one and four meter resolutions.

Remote Sensing Photo

2008-06-24T18:37:00.007-04:00

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The above remote sensing photo is an aerial photograph of Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, FL and it's surrounding areas. The type of remote sensing data that is used is an aerial photograph of the above said area.

DEM (Digital Elevation Model)

2008-06-22T19:01:00.002-04:00

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The above image is a DEM (Digital Elevation Model) of Africa from 2005. A digital elevation model is a digital image of ground surface topography or terrain. It is also known as DTM or Digital Terrain Model.

DLG (Digital Line Graph)

2008-06-22T18:31:00.002-04:00

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The above image is a DLG (Digital Line Graph) of the Southwest area of the United States. A digital line graph is a digital representation of the features displayed on a USGS topographic map and in numerous scales. The digital line graph are separated into four layers: boundaries, transportation, surface water and contours.

DRG (Digital Raster Graph)

2008-06-22T18:13:00.003-04:00

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The above image is a DRG (Digital Raster Graphic) map of Hartford, CT. A DRG is typically a digital image that is scanned on a paper of the USGS topographic map for the use on a computer and includes the original border information of the area.

Isopleth

2008-06-18T23:34:00.001-04:00

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The above map is a map with isopleths of pH, SO4 concentrations as well as NO3 concentrations around the United States from 1998. An isopleth on a map shows geographic measurement or contour line of pressure.

Isopach

2008-06-18T22:14:00.016-04:00

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The above is a map with isopach of Holocene Overburden. According to the above website "the rainbow contours correspond to thickness of overburden sediment on the ocean floor..." A map with isopach shows rock and sediment thickness.

Isohyet

2008-06-16T18:19:00.004-04:00

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The above map is a map with isohyets of Texas from 1961 to 1980 showing the average annual percipitation, it indicating the increased rainfall. Isohyet is a type of contour map where a line joins points of equal precipitation. A map with isohyets is also called an isohyetal map.

Isotachs

2008-06-16T18:01:00.005-04:00

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The map above is a map with isotach showing the wind speed in the United States on June 16, 2008. An isotach is a type of contour map where a line on the map connects points where winds of equal speeds have been recorded. This will let the meterologist know the direction a storm will be moving.

Isobar

2008-06-16T17:52:00.004-04:00

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The above map is a map with isobar of the United States from September 8, 1998. An isobar is a type of contour map where a line on the map that connects points of equal atmospheric pressure. It measures air pressure to help predict the weather patterns.

LIDAR

2008-06-15T16:40:00.002-04:00

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The above photo is a LIDAR image of ground zero (World Trade Center) taken on September 27, 2001. This was taken from an altitude of 3,300 feet from NOAA. A LIDAR image is an image using infrared laser light instead of radio waves which is capable of detecting particles and conditions in the atmosphere.

Doppler Radar

2008-06-15T16:08:00.011-04:00

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The above doppler radar is an image from Savannah, GA to Orlando, FL areas taken on June 15, 2008 at 12:18 p.m. A doppler radar measures the velocity of a moving object by measuring the doppler shift.

Black and White Aerial Photo

2008-06-15T15:51:00.002-04:00

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The above photo is a Black and White Aerial Photo from 2005 of the town of Ridgway, CO and it's surrounding areas. Black and white aerial photography is used most often because color photography is often affected by the atmospheric haze.

Infrared Aerial Photo

2008-06-14T09:43:00.005-04:00

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The above infrared aerial map is a map of Three Forks Marsh located west of Brevard county near Melbourne, Florida from 2000 showing roads and trails. An infrared aerial map is a map that is used to document changes to the enviroment.

Cartographic Animation

2008-06-14T09:23:00.002-04:00

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The above cartographic animation map is a map that is showing the change in irrigation use in Nebraska during a 33 year period between 1954 and 1987. A cartographic animation map is a map that shows the movement of a specific topic in this case it would be the irrigation use.

Statistical Map

2008-06-12T17:58:00.006-04:00

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The above statistical map is a 2002 larceny crime statistics map of Denver. These are crimes that have been reported from 2001 to 2002 showing a decrease, increase and no changes in the areas. A statistical map or distribution map represents the interest of the actual theme (in this map it would be larceny crime).

Cartogram

2008-06-12T17:48:00.002-04:00

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The above cartogram map shows the world's economy in the year 2000. This highlights the wealth and power in the world. A cartogram map presents statistical data on the map.

Flow Map

2008-06-12T17:25:00.003-04:00

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The above map is a 2004 Heat Flow Map of the United States. A flow map is used to show the movement of objects from one location to another location, in this map above it shows the heat movement in the U.S.

Isoline Map

2008-06-03T19:29:00.004-04:00

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The above photo is an isoline map of the high temperatures in North Carolina on the date listed on the map (January 31, 1981). An isoline map (also known as countour map) is a map with continuous lines that joins at points of the same value such as equal altitude, temperature, wind speed, wind direction, etc.

Proportional Circle Map

2008-06-01T19:40:00.003-04:00

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The above photo is a proportional circle map of Germany showing the major industries in the area. A proportional circle map is a map of clusters of circles on a map that represent quantities of various facts. Each circle represents a geographic location through its placement on a map and indicates a quantity by the size to which it is scaled.

Choropleth Map

2008-05-31T10:31:00.002-04:00

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The map above is a Florida counties map showing a percent of people who are hispanic or latino living in those areas in the year 2000. A choropleth map is also a thematic map (which is easy to visualize) that shows shaded or patterned areas in proportion to a measurement of statistical numbers that is being displayed on a map.

Dot Distribution Map

2008-05-31T10:14:00.003-04:00

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The above map shows a dot distribution map of military families that lives in the Ohio area. These military families live literally all over the State of Ohio. A dot distribution map is a map that portrays data as a dot that represents a number of persons or items within a boundary of that specific geographic region, in this case it represents a number of families.

Propaganda Map

2008-05-21T21:00:00.005-04:00

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The above photo is a propaganda map showing what Europe would of looked like if Germany hadn't won WWI. A propaganda map is a map that has been manipulated or distorted to fit a political or social goal as well as an idea or vision.