Kriging

Original Location: http://c3project.iita.org/BXWIncidence.aspx

This kriging map shows a mathematical prediction of damage to the banana crop by BXW, and banana-tree specific disease, in parts of Rwanda.

Cartographic Animation

Original Location: http://www.wunderground.com/radar/radblast.asp?zoommode=zoom&num=6&delay=15&scale=1.000&noclutter=1&ID=MLB&type=N0R&lat=27.19614029&lon=-80.21172333&label=Stuart,%20FL&showstorms=0&map.x=286.5&map.y=81¢erx=400¢ery=240&lightning=0&smooth0&showlabels=1&rainsnow=0

This cartographic animation comes from wunderground.com, one of my favorite weather sites. It animates up to the last 6 radar maps so you can see which way a storm is moving. This is a screen capture, so you will need to click on the link to see the animation.

Range Graded Proportional Circle Map

Original Location: http://www.d.umn.edu/geog/cartfolder/HTML%20Pages/Prop-Symbol3.htm

This map uses four clearly defined circle sizes to show the population distribution of different parts of Africa.

Isopleth Map

Original Location: http://dwb.unl.edu/Teacher/NSF/C14/C14Links/weather.about.com/newsissues/weather/library/weekly/aa071600a.htm

This isopleth map shows the concentration of nitrates in rainfall across the U.S.

DLG Map

Original Location: http://images.google.com/url?q=http://www.versamap.com/webdoc08.htm&usg=AFQjCNFDX0Ziade4udrm2F03scpsUsofpw

This is a sample of one of many maps that might be generated from the USGS DLG dabatase.

Isoline Map

Original Location: http://www.unu.edu/unupress/unupbooks/80157e/80157E09.htm

This is an atypical isoline map that uses lines to show water runoff in a particular are of China

Cartographic Visualization

Original Location: http://www.esri.com/software/arcgis/graphics/popdensity_lg.jpg

This could probably be called a thematic map of sorts. It is a 3D visualization of population density across the world.

Portolan Chart

Original Location: http://www.oceansatlas.com/unatlas/uses/transportation_telecomm/maritime_trans/nav/portolans.htm

Portolan charts were highly stylized and imprecise charts, but they did reflect coastlines and ports and were useful for navigating smaller bodies of water. This chart depicts the Mediterranean Sea from an unusual orientation for most of us.

Aboriginal Songlines

Original Location: http://www.aboriginal-art.com/desert_pages/papunya_thumb.html

Aboriginal songline paintings are a highly stylized art form that combines geography, cultural legend, and more.

Stick Chart

Original Location: http://www.mariner.org/exploration/index.php?type=navigationtool&id=10

This Marshall Islands stick chart is a very sophisticated form of mental map. The cultures that made maps like this used them to navigate tremendous distances over open water.

T-O Map

Original Location: http://www.loc.gov/rr/hispanic/guide/iberia.html

This T-O Map drawn between A.D. 622 and 633 by Isidore, the Bishop of Seville, Spain, is the one of the earliest mappae mundi still in existence.

Isobar Map

Original Location: http://www.weatherchannel.com.au/Magic94scripts/mgrqispi94.dll?appname=WC&prgname=WC&Function=Maps&Map=Syn

This isobar map created by the Weather Channel Australia shows barometric pressure across the continent and the surrounding sea.

DEM/Landsat Map

Original Location: http://www.waialeale.org/waialeale_kawaikini_photo.html

This is a combination Landsat/DEM view of Kauai, Hawaii

Black and White Aerial Photo

Original Location: http://www.citywindsor.ca/002119.asp

This aerial view of part of Windsor, Ontario, Canada, is provided by the Geomatics Division of the City of Windsor.

Isotach Map

Original Location: http://maritim.bmg.go.id/product.php?product=isotach&range=24H

This live isotach map shows forecast wind speeds for Indonesia and the surrounding areas.

DRG Map

Original Location: http://www.tceq.state.tx.us/gis/drg.html

This DRG shows part of downtown Austin, TX

Windrose

Original Location: http://www.cres.gr/windrose/joomla/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=5&Itemid=36

This windrose chart shows that the wind in this area is most often out of the north.

Climograph

Original Location: http://southhill.vsb.bc.ca/Departments/Humanities/Geogpraphy/Kyle/Notes/2_Atmosphere/Climographs/TropicalMonsoonClimate/Tropical%20Monsoon%20Climate.html

This climograph of Mangalore, India, makes it clear that the core of the monsoon season is June-August.

Index Value Plot

Original Location: http://www.missouristate.edu/econ/26228.htm

This index value plot from the University of Missouri Economics Department shows the value of residential construction and all construction combined. An index value plot doesn't show the actual value, but some kind of index of it.

Bivariate Choropleth Map

Original Location: http://www.personal.psu.edu/acr181/election.html


This bivariate choropleth map analyzes John Kerry's vote share and the population of an area in the 2000 election. As the cartographer says "Places that are green are high in Kerry votes but low in population, and places that are purple are simply high in population." A combination of the two colors represents areas high in both population and Kerry votes.

DOQQ

Original Location: http://www.wygisc.uwyo.edu/24k/doqq.html

This is a DOQQ of the Jackson Quadrangle of Wyoming, from the Wyoming Geographic Information Science Center.

Statistical Map

Original Location: http://www.oesc.state.ok.us/lmi/LAUS/2006/Mar/counties.htm

This map shows county-by-county unemployment rates for the state of Oklahoma.

Flow Map

Original Location: http://www.metrokc.gov/airport/pilots/fly_quiet.stm

This flow map shows takeoff and landing patterns compared to noise-sensitive areas in King County, Washington.

Bilateral Graph

Original Location: http://icma.eprospectus.edgar-online.com/EFX_dll/EDGARpro.dll?FetchFilingHTML1?sessionId=cRgcWlwNDiVuPqt&ID=5567045

This bilateral graph shows the historical performance of the New Asia Growth Fund from Pacific Capital Funds. Investment companies are required to make such performance information public.

Infrared Aerial Photo

Original Location: http://www.outintheboonies.com/Three_Forks/

This infrared aerial photo is of the Three Forks Marsh Conservation Area near Melbourne, Florida.

Lorenz Curve

Original Location: http://www.rrh.org.au/articles/subvieweuro.asp?ArticleID=457

This curve shows the distribution of primary care physicians in the prefectures of Ioannina, Greece and Gjirokaster, Albania in the year 2001.

Triangular Plot

Original Location: http://ex-parrot.com/~chris/wwwitter/20050407-it_doesnt_matter_how_you_vote_either_way_your_planet_is_doomed.html

This triangular plot shows the expected percentage of votes each of the three major parties will receive in a UK election.

LIDAR

Original Location: http://soundwaves.usgs.gov/2007/06/pubs.html

This is LIDAR imagery of an area in California where a landslide occurred in 2007.

Parallel Coordinate Graph

Original Location: http://www.matthewtavares.com/baseball_report/

This graph shows various baseball statistics across an entire league, with the highest of each category posted across the top.

Proportional Circle Map

Original Location: http://www.geography.wisc.edu/~harrower/dissertation/files/Vermont11.html

This is a snapshot of a very cool interactive proportional circle map showing hourly traffic density in Vermont during October 2001.

Box Plot

http://www.beyondtheboxscore.com/2006/5/29/2119/53460

This box plot compares the pitch speeds of opposing pitchers during a game between the Texas Rangers and Oakland A's in 2006.

Dot Distribution Map

Original Location: http://www.botany.wisc.edu/Wislichens/scripts/detail.asp?SpCode=CLARAN

This map shows the distribution of Grey Reindeer Lichen in the state of Wisconsin.

Stem and Leaf Plot

Original Location: http://www.nhhealthcost.org/method.aspx

This stem and leaf plot shows the prices paid by recipients of a specific mammogram procedure in New Hampshire.

Hypsometric Map

Original Location: http://www.bitolaonline.com/maps.htm

This hypsometric map of Bitola, Macedonia, uses colors to reflect differences in elevation.

Star Plot

Original Location: http://www.humble-inc.com/rof_app99-2.htm

These star plots compare various characteristics of oil found in two different but close together underground locations.

PLSS map

Original Location: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~iaharris/twp/rangemap.htm

This is a combination PLSS and civil township map of western Iowa. PLSS data are displayed as 36-square grids surrounded by a red line, and civil township information is displayed using different colors.

Cartogram

Original Location: http://www.worldmapper.org/display.php?selected=27

This cartogram shows the world with thousands of annual aircraft departures substituted for land area. I found this on worldmapper.org, the website of Danny Dorling. He has many fascinating cartograms on his site.

Isohyet Map

Original Location: http://www.weather.gov.hk/wxinfo/rainfall/isohyete.shtml

This is a very interesting isohyet map from the Hong Kong Observatory. It automatically updates by the hour, and the page links to previously generated maps as well. The observatory does a very good job of critical cartography on itself, and points out clearly that this map does not necessarily show all rain, and that all areas inside the precipitation boundaries may not be receiving rain.

Correlation Matrix

Original Location: http://www.investors-routemap.co.uk/Guidebook_price_correlation.htm

This correlation matrix shows the relationship between various types of financial markets.

Cadastral Map

Original Location: http://www.house-sa.com/Farm6/Farm%20buildings.html

This cadastral map shows the boundaries of a farm for sale in South Africa

Thematic Map

Original Location:

This sample thematic map from the Environmental Protection Agency shows distribution of a pollutant across by state.

Propaganda Map

Original Location:
http://www.newberry.org/K12maps/module_15/germ_prop.html

This is a pre-World War II German propaganda map that portrays Czechoslovakia as a military threat.

Topographic Map

Original Location:
http://vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/Volcanoes/CraterLake/Maps/map_crater_lake_topo.html

This is a topographic map of Crater Lake in Oregon. It uses contour lines to show elevation in the lake and the surrounding territory.

Mental Map

Original Location:
http://bour3.blogspot.com/2007/12/european-mental-map-of-usa.html

This is a mental map portraying how the cartographer thinks Europeans see the U.S.

Remote Sensing

Original Location: http://www.ceresm.com/google_earth.htm

This is a sonar map of the sunken ship SS Albertville, located off the coast of France.

Population Profiles

Original URL: http://ecp3113-01.fa01.fsu.edu/lively_introduction/comp.htm

These are population profiles for Kenya, the U.S., and Italy. From right to left, they represent the change as a nation develops, from high birth and mortality rates (growing population) to low birth and mortality rates (shrinking population).

Scatterplot

Original URL: http://www.agry.purdue.edu/ext/corn/research/psv/Update2004.html

This scatterplot shows the relationship between how close together corn plants are seeded in a field and the resulting yields of that field. A lot of science goes in to large-scale agriculture.

Doppler Radar

Original URL: www.magazine.noaa.gov/stories/mag198.htm

This is a Doppler Radar image of Hurricane Frances in August of 2004. I lived through this hurricane (and without electricity for 2 weeks after it). The top of the eyewall passed just north of Stuart, the town I live in.

Planimetric Map

Found at http://erg.usgs.gov/nimamaps/topo.html
This is a planimetric map of Iraq and some of the surrounding countries.

Histogram of Population Height

Original URL: http://www.3dweave.com/plugins/bg_example_us.php

This map is a histogram depicting the average height of the populations of various European countries. It tells us that of the countries shown, the Netherlands has the tallest population on average, followed by the U.K., Sweden, Germany, Italy, and France. If we do not assume that the data is accurate, it might be a propaganda map as well, especially if the Netherlands is trying to woo would-be NBA players away from Italy and France.