Range Graded Proportional Circle Map

This is a range graded proportional circle map.  The ranged graded map overlaps more than one variable.  By looking at the map above, you can distinguish where the Hispanic population is in the United States.  In addition, you can also distinguish how the Hispanic population compares to the rest of the population of the state.

This map is located at:
https://www.e-education.psu.edu/natureofgeoinfo/book/export/html/1553

Bivariate Choropleth Map

The Bivariate Choropleth map charts 2 variables of information.  This one is charting the population under the age of 18 and rural population of Warsaw.  Using more than one variable can help give a better understanding and see if the variables are related.

This map is located at:
http://www.geo.unizh.ch/~annal/Choropleth%20maps.html

Standardized Choropleth Map

This is a standardized Choropleth map of the population of Canada in 2006 who is under the age of 15.  The map shows the percentages of the population in the area.  The darker the shade indicates a larger percentage of people under the age of 15.

This map is found at:
http://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/92f0138m/2008003/figures/5200001-eng.htm

Nominal Area Choropleth Map

This is a nominal area choropleth map demonstrating the health care costs in the United States in 2006.  The lighter shaded areas are less expensive and the darker shaded areas are more expensive.  One aspect of the map is that some of the darker shaded areas are popular retirement areas and would have an older population as a whole.  I would be interested to see this map side-by-side with an economic one, to see if the areas that spend more money on health care line up with the less fortunate economic areas.


This map is located at:
http://chandoo.org/wp/2009/07/24/medicare-chart-critique/

Unclassed Choropleth Map

This is an unclassed choropleth map of France in 1826.  This type of map was developed by Charles Dupin.

This map is found at:http://euclid.psych.yorku.ca/SCS/Gallery/milestone/sec5.html
http://euclid.psych.yorku.ca/SCS/Gallery/images/dupin2.gif

Classed Choropleth Map

This is a classed choropleth map.  This map shows how much money is spent per student in the state of North Carolina by county.

This map is found at:
http://personal.uncc.edu/lagaro/cwg/color/Choropleth-5Good.gif

Continuously Variable Proportional Circle Map

This is a continuously variable proportional circle map.  The map shows motor vehicle deaths in California.
The map on the left depicts the numbers with circles, the one on the right depicts the the numbers using different sized cars.

This map is found at:
https://www.e-education.psu.edu/geog486/book/export/html/1796

DLG map

This is a DLG of the Southwestern quadrant of the United States.  DLG stands for digital line graph.
This map is in digital vector form.

This map is found at:
http://geochange.er.usgs.gov/sw/resources/sw_basemap/

Isoline Map

The isoline maps show continuous lines of temperature.  This is a map of MaunguWhau Volcano (or Mount Eden) found in New Zealand.
You'll see how the temperature gets warmer around the middle of the volcano.

This map is found at:
http://www.improving-visualisation.org/vis/id=242

Hypsometric Map

This is a hypsometric map of Australia.  The use of different shades of green and tan show the different elevations.  The texture and contouring of these maps really gives the viewer a good idea of how the terrain appears in person.

This map is found at:
http://www.aridocean.com/SKU-R53PQA4-Australia-shaded-relief-map

Cartographic Animation

This is still shot of a Cartographic Animation of a Tsunami.  Cartographic Animations can demonstrate activity natural occurrences.  These maps help give the public an explanation for such disasters.  

This is map is found at:
 http://nctr.pmel.noaa.gov/Titov/show/

DEM

Before                                                                      After

This is a DEM or Digital Elevation Model of Mount St Helens before and after her eruption on May 18, 1980.  The digital elevation model give a better visualization of the land elevations.  Information can be gathered from land surveys, Lidar, or Radar.
The photo above shows that the eruption had a clear effect on the surface of the Mountain.

This map is found at:
http://ned.usgs.gov/Ned/historic.asp

Parallel Coordinate graph

This is a Parallel coordinate graph of the Drosophila Gene Expression.  This is a 3-D version of the graph.  This graph shows how close the genes are in the fruit fly.  Maps like these can show numbers that are really similar.


This map is found at:
http://vis.lbl.gov/Vignettes/Drosophila/

Proportional Circle Map

This is a Proportional Circle Map on the Hispanic Population of the United States and territories.  These maps have circles on them to display the amount of of statistics.  The bigger the circle is on the map the larger the number of Hispanic people there are in the state.

This map is found at :
https://www.e-education.psu.edu/natureofgeoinfo/c3_p16.html

Flow Map

Flow maps can be used to map out sequential thinking.  This map is a step-by-step instruction on how to make a peanut butter sandwich.
Flow maps are a good visual for those who are more visual thinkers.

This map is found at:
http://www.nhcs.k12.nc.us/parsley/Curriculum/ThinkingMaps.html

Choropleth Map

Choropleth maps use different hues of a color to demonstrate the numbers of statistics in the areas on the map.  The choropleth maps can show a wide variety from health to economic to divorce statistics.  The map above shows the results from the 1990 census on where American Indians, Eskimos, and Aleut Persons are located in the United States of America. The darker the hue the larger the numbers are in that area.

This map is found at:
 https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/maps/race-hisp1990.html

Dot Distribution Map

Dot distribution maps are most commonly used to show population in the area.  The map above is the famous map made by Dr John Snow in 1854, during the cholera epidemic in London.
His research through mapping helped pinpoint the cause of the epidemic to a water pump located on Broad Street.

This map is located at:
http://scienceline.org/2010/05/john-snows-maps-of-the-broad-street-cholera-outbreak/

Planimetric Map

A planimetric map is a two-dimensional map.  This is a map of the Best and Shortest Cattle Route in Texas. The map shows the railways from Corpus Christi, Texas to Red River station in Kansas.   This is a great look into the past of our country as cattle brought an economic boom into much of the west and most notably, Texas.
This map is found at:
http://www.loc.gov/rr/geogmap/guide/gmillgen.html

PLSS Map

This is a Public Land Survey System Map.  The system was developed through the Land Ordinance of 1785 after the American Revolution to help retrieve losses from the the war.  The PLSS evolved again during the Northwest Ordinance of 1787.  This rectangle survey was created to show and assist in the transfer of ownership of land.  The PLSS was developed after the original 13 colonies, which are set up on a metes and bound system.
This map is found at:
http://nationalatlas.gov/articles/boundaries/a_plss.html#two

Propaganda Map

This is a propaganda map of the United States from the view of a Texan.  My father is a Texan, so I find this quite humorous. He is 66 years old and moved from his "home" when he was 20. You can take the man out of Texas, but you cannot take the Texas out of the man.  Texans have a state pride like no other I have ever seen.
This map is found at:
http://historum.com/general-history/9905-propaganda-maps-2.html

Isohyet Map

This is an Isohyet map of the Island of Kauai in Hawaii.  This map charts the rainfall on the island.

This map is found at:
http://rainfall.geography.hawaii.edu/downloads.html

Isopach Map

This is an isopach map.  The isopach map usually charts minerals and natural resources.  The map above charts sediment on the ocean floor and gas seepage.
This map is found at:
http://seeps.geol.ucsb.edu/pages/isopach.html

Infrared Aerial Photo

This is an infrared aerial photo of Arbuckle Tract in Florida.  I chose this map because it shows all the campsites, hiking trails, and even boat ramps found at Arbuckle Tract.

This map was found at:
http://www.outintheboonies.com/Arbuckle_Tract/

Isotach Map

This is the Isotach map of the December storm in 2009.
This map was found at:
http://www.erh.noaa.gov/gsp/localdat/cases/2009/18-20DecemberWinterStorm/18-20DecemberWinterStorm.html

Isobar

This is an Isobar map.  The isobar map shows the lines of constant pressure.
This map was found at:
http://www.nc-climate.ncsu.edu/edu/k12/.IsobarIsotherm

DRG

This is a Digital Raster Graphic of Emerald Bay.  In a DRG , the elevation is marked.  The map also charts the land levels within bay.

This map was found at:
http://tahoe.usgs.gov/DRG.html

DOQQ

This is a DOQQ, digital orthophoto quadrangle, map.  This map is an image taken from a satellitte.  They can be in grey scale or natural colors.

This map is found at:
http://www.geomart.com/products/geodata/doqq/index.htm

Triangular Plot

This is a Triangular Plot.  Triangular plots use an equilateral triangle with measurements on every side.  This one is charting the percentages of plutonic rocks found in California.
This map is found at:
http://www.siskiyous.edu/class/geol20/GraniticRockClass.html

Wind Rose

This is a Wind Rose charting rain.  The table to the right can assist in reading the chart.  The Wind Rose is used to chart the direction of wind.  It uses 16 different directions.

This map was found at:
http://vistadatavision.com/reports/wind-rose/

Climograph

This is a climograph of Yakutsk, Russia.  The chart shows the precipitation and temperature of the city.  This can be used to predict what the weather will be like the following year.
This map was found at:
http://www.earthonlinemedia.com/ipg/outlines/climates_subarctic.html

Star Plot

This is a star plot.  The star plot can be used to compare several different atributes of an item.  You can compare cities with: precipitation, temperature, crime, population, etc.  All on one plot.
I chose this plot because it has different colors and is visually stimulating.

This map is found at:
https://www.rmetrics.org/node/35

Similarity Matrix

This is a similarity matrix of Statistics from famous baseball players.  Charts like this can be used to compare different players in a team to each other or other teams.
This map was found at:
http://www.softcodedlogic.com/ratebaseballplayers.htm

Stem and Leaf Plot

This is an example of a Back to Back Stem and Leaf Plot. I chose this plot because it was easy to follow and explains itself.  You can use Stem and Leaf Plots to chart data, but also to work out algebraic equations as shown in this image.
This map is found at:
http://learnalgebrafaster.com/back-to-back-stem-and-leaf-plot/

Population Pyramid

This is a population pyramid of age distribution in 2000.  This type of map can be use to compare side by side two different demographics.  This one used male and female and charted their age distribution.  You could use educated against uneducated, or even different race groups.

This map is found at:
http://www.censusscope.org/us/chart_age.html

Scatter plot

This is a scatter plot of Old Faithfuls eruptions-the duration and frequency.  A map like this one could be used with tourism.  The national park could make filers when the geyser is most likely to erupt to inform tourist.
This map is found at:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scatter_plot

Index Value Plot

This is an index value plot charting the greenhouse gas emissions between the years 1990 and 2005. This would be useful information for those making environmental changes to these industries.  The companies can track to see if their efforts are working or where they should direct their concentration.
This map was found at:
http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/policy/otps/innovation/issue1/policies.htm

Accumulation Plot

This is an accumulation plot of the precipitation in Lubbock, TX.  Accumulation plots, such as this one, can not only show the statistics for more than 1 year(dark blue and magenta), but also show what the normal statistics(red line) are for the area.
This map was found at:
http://www.srh.noaa.gov/lub/?n=2012-record-countdown-final

LIDAR

This is a LIDAR map of the World Trade Center from July 2001.  These maps are used by combining the use of Light and Laser.  They scan an area with a laser and measure the reflection of the light.
The map is found at http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/911/911-maps.html.

Cadastral map

This is a cadastral map of Washington DC; the mall and surrounding area.  Cadastral Maps are used to ownership of the land.
This map is found at http://www.dcvote.org/trellis/character/historicalmaps.cfm?print=1.

Remote Sensing

This is a kml satelitte image of South Dakota, Montana, Nebrask, and North Dakota in October 2013.  There was a an early blizzard the first week of October resulting in terrible deaths to the area's cattle.  The cattle had not yet grown their thick winter coats and were not protected from the weather. Many cattle either died from being frozen or suffocated after the combination of rain and snow.  25,000 people lost power.

A view like this clearly shows the magnitude of the event.  

Doppler Radar

Doppler Radar pictures are used to show weather.  This is an image of Hurricane Ophelia from 2005.
The map shows not only where the storm is located, but also the size and intensity.

This map is found at:  http://www.dnr.sc.gov/climate/sco/Tropics/HurricaneReports/2005/hurricane_Ophelia.php

Black and White Aerial Photo

This is a black and white aerial photo of New York City.  The Black and White aerial photos show the depth and texture of the area.  I chose New York City not only because it is one of my favorites cities, but because of the great architecture of the buildings.  If you just see a footprint of the city, you don't get the full picture of the buildings.

This photo is found at:  http://www.123rf.com/photo_14361178_new-york-city-manhattan-street-aerial-view-black-and-white-with-skyscrapers-pedestrian-and-busy-traf.html

Statistical Map

Statistical Maps like this one shows the data collected about different statistics.  This partical map is charting the commute averages between states.  The national mean is 24.3 minutes. We live in Florida which is 24.1 to 26 minutes average statewide.  More populated states seem to take longer to get to work than the less populated states.

This map is found at:  http://mappery.com/map-of/United-States-Travel-Time-to-Work-Statistical-Map

Cartogram

This cartogram documents the electoral vote breakdown from the Presidential election of 2004.  The state is the size of how many electoral votes it receives in a presidential election.  Cartograms can be used to show statistics for all types of locational demographics, whether it be horticulture, animal life, or politics.

This map is found at:  http://vis.berkeley.edu/courses/cs294-10-fa07/wiki/images/a/ae/NYTCartogram2000.jpg

Topographic Map

This is a topographic map of Hawaii.  The map shows the elevation of the island.  This island has a shield volcano.
The map is found on: http://volcano.oregonstate.edu/vwdocs/vwlessons/activities/l_number3.html

Bilateral graph

This is a bilateral graph charting trade between China and Africa.  The chart exhibits the exports, imports, and the two combined.  You can see by looking at the graph how all trade has dropped between 2008 and 2009.  With all years, imports are larger than exports.
The bilateral graphs can be used to show the fluctuation grades, profits, or even population.

This graph was found at:  http://www.cieca.org.tw/DB/english/page/bil-1-1.htm

Thematic Map

This is a thematic map of the 1980 presidential election.  The election of 1980 is the earliest presidential election I can remember.  The map distinguishes what party held which states for electoral votes.  The red states indicate the states that Ronald Reagan won and the blue states indicate the states in which Jimmy Carter won.  The map has a clear legend to the right.
This map is found at:  http://1984election.com/

Box Plot

The box plot shows the range of temperatures that recorded from 1950-1999.  With this map, you can see the entire range of temperatures.  The box represents the 25%-75% range of the data.  The black line represents the median of the entire range.  With this chart, you can recognize which months have a broader range in temperatures and some that do not deviate much much at all.


This map is found at:  http://www.wekaleamstudios.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/boxwhisker-base.jpeg

Histogram

This is a histogram map.  This particular histogram is charting a group of workers and the amount of money the workers make in a day.  The chart is easy to understand.  I have seen this type of map used with charting test scores.  At a glance you cannot only see the narrow specifics of $25 increments, but also see the broader views of where the bulk of the numbers are located on the chart.
The map was found at:
http://image.wistatutor.com/content/feed/tvcs/Histogram2520basic.GIF