Intro to Digital Cartography

Exam 2 is Tuesday, November 27 at 10:30am.

Phenomenon and Symbolizations Space (repeat from Exam 1)

Proportional (and Graduated) Symbols (basics, data type, symbols, scaling, perceptual vs. linear scaling, placements, design strategies)

Point symbols, Mimetic symbols

Dot density maps (basics, rules, dot value, dot size, dot placement)

Smooth Continuous Surfaces (types of phenomena, different visualization options, manual creation of contours (Lab 9))

Choropleth maps (repeat from Exam 1 of basics including what type of data, design guidelines) (I want to ask about all 4 major thematic mapping styles)

Color (basics, hue/value/saturation, qualitative and/or quantitative, Munsell, Pantone, Process, subtractive vs. additive colors,  visual effects of color, different color schemes, color vision deficiencies)

Bivariate Maps (2 mapping approaches, design and interpretation issues)

Same boundary, but such variation in design. Take note of layouts and legend designs.

Search and find an example of a map displaying two variables together on one graphic. Any topic. Any style. Preferably one that is not a student lab assignment. :)

Back in 2009 National Geographic asked US Senators to hand draw a map of their state: http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2009/12/departments/senator-maps

Especially interesting is the video (at the bottom) of Al Franken hand drawing the US. Trust me...I won't ask you to do that! Far too cruel....

Scroll down to "Percent Change, 1990-2000 and Population Density, 1990" http://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/atlas/pdf/censr01-103.pdf

Found the digital, interactive version of the NYTimes Election 2004 map: http://www.nytimes.com/packages/khtml/2004/11/03/politics/20041103_px_ELECT_G...

Try the Bivariate example down the page (GeoVista is a great group up at Penn State): http://www.geovista.psu.edu/grants/nci-esda/software.html#

Singles in the U.S.:  http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_JRzWnNjXRV0/Rydib_lM3tI/AAAAAAAAACE/TWRLM9d_H4c/s16...

Pie chart graduated symbol map of obesity:  http://hci.stanford.edu/jheer/files/zoo/ex/maps/symbol.html

There are two map competitions for college students (one sponsored by National Geographic and one by CaGIS). Your final project map could certainly be designed to be entered into one (or both) of these. 

Details: http://www.natgeomaps.com/mapawards.html

Check out what the NYT put out yesterday: http://elections.nytimes.com/2012/results/president

and:  http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2012/11/07/us/politics/obamas-diverse-base...

Check out this interesting interactive graphic that highlights color associations by geography, religion, and theme: 

http://lab.zoho.co.uk/lab/interactive-colours-in-culture/#/?region=asian&culture=truce