Box plot

www.xfy.com/.../1.4/spec/spec_chart.html

A boxplot, or box and whisker diagram provides a simple graphical summary of a set of data. This box plot is showing scores in different subjects including sociology, physics, geography, and math.

Histogram

escience.anu.edu.au/.../printNotes.en.html

A Histogram is a graphical display of tabulated frequencies. The Histogram uses bars to signify the tabulated frequencies. This histogram is showing the number of weeks of waiting for a contraceptive order.

Parallel coordinate graph

www.matthewtavares.com/baseball_report/

A parallel coordinate graph is a graph that plots its variables on a vertical axis and is particularly helpful when plotting large amounts of information and showing the relationships of it. Each piece of data is shown on a y axis and has a maximum point shown at the top. This parallel coordinate graph shows baseball statistics.

Triangular plot

http://www.dplot.com/triangle_plot.htm

A triangular plot is a graph that shows three different types of variables. The three variables always equal out to some constant. This graph shows soil composition with the three variables being clay, sand, and silt.

Windrose

mensch.org/vplot/windrose/

A Windrose is a plotting graph that shows wind speed using circles to represent different frequency's that increase as toward the outward direction of the circle. This Windrose shows winds in 1998 using blue circles that indicate frequency per 10 degrees.

Climograph

www.uwsp.edu/.../09_global_climate_patterns.html

A Climograph is a graphic representation of the relationship between temperature and precipitation as plotted at monthly intervals throughout the year. The graph above shows the relation between the precipitation and temperature in Walgett, Australia.

Population profile or Population pyramid

www.coventry.gov.uk/redirect/?oid=%5Bcom.arsd..

A Population pyramid shows the different age groups in a given population with the population plotted on the x axis and the age on the y axis. The graph above shows population stats for a region of the United Kingdom from a 2001 Census.

Scatterplot

www.netmba.com/statistics/plot/scatter/

A Scatterplot is a graph that shows the relationship between two variables using a line and dots around the line in most cases. The dots can indicate a strong relationship if they are close together and close fit, and also indicate a weak relationship if they are not close fit. The graph above shows a positive relationship.

Index value plot

water.usgs.gov/waterwatch/?m=pa07d&w=plot

An index value plot is a graph that is used to compare different averages to a particular year of data and give the different relative to the index value, or compared data. It uses a system of averaging out all the information except the index value and multiplying it by 100. This graph shows the average streamflow of water relative to the historical streamflow of water.

Accumulative line graph or Lorenz curve

www.frdp-maldives.gov.mv/hies/cover.htm

A Lorenz Curve is a graph that can show the amount of a variable of data, usually income, if the data was distributed equally out, and also show the actual distribution in order to show how disproportionate in most cases social financial stats actually are. This Lorenz Curve shows per capita household expenditures in 2002 and 2003.

Bilateral graph

www.globalhumanitarianassistance.org/humanita...

A bilateral graph is a graph that shows the variable as a positive or increasing number and/ or a negative or decreasing number, such as population. In this photo, from 2005 to 2006, you can see the growth in humanitarian assistance as well as the negative dips.

Nominal area choropleth map

gis.esri.com/.../proc97/to200/pap175/p175.htm

A nominal area choropleth map does not order or rank the data that it is showing. This map is showing part of Maryland and is giving information on which sections may be impacted by developmental pressure on farmland.

Unstandardized Choropleth Map

www.adherents.com/rel_USA.html

An Unstandardized Choropleth Map shows the map aerially and divides the area like standard maps, however they do not rank the category or give specific numbers or percentages regarding the data. This map is of the United States and shows each state and the most largest religious group in that state.

Standardized Choropleth Map

www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/united_states.html

A standardized map will show a set of data from an areal perspective using a specific and standardized unit. The map above shows the percent of total population of Spanish people for each county of the United States. The percent per total population is the standardized unit being used.

Univariate choropleth maps

www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2007/oct/07_0091.htm

A Univariate choropleth map is a map that only shows one type of data or variable. The map above shows the poverty percentage by county in the entire United States in 2000 from Census statistics.

Bivariate Choropleth Map

gis.esri.com/.../proceed/papers/pap171/p171.htm

A bivariate choropleth map is a type of simple choropleth map that combines two types of data at the same time. They do this by using two sets of symbols or colors on the map. This map is an example of just that.

Unclassed choropleth map

http://www.mapresso.com/examples.html

An unclassified Choropleth map is an areal shot of data mapped in as many intervals of color as there are aerial units. The above map is from a unclassed mapping website and shows election results in 2003 in South Tyrol, Italy.

Classed choropleth maps

www.es.mq.edu.au/courses/GEOS219/choropleth.htm

A classed choropleth map is a map that uses classified aerial units with certain colors to show the relative data for that geographic area. The above map shows deaths per 1000 live births in Australia.

Range graded proportional circle map

http://www.iupui.edu/~geotech/g337/g337_old/exer7/exer7.html

A range graded proportional circle map is a map that uses circles and a key to give certain types of geographic information such as population, industry, cattle, and so on. The thing that separate range grades from a continuously variable proportional map is that there is a set number of circle sizes that are used. The map above shows the gross domestic product in the world from 1996.

Continuously variable proportional circle map

mapmaker.rutgers.edu/355/links.html

The above image is a continuously variable proportional circle map of the Illinois, Michigan, Ohio, and Indiana corners. This type of map uses circles that are sized in correlation to the amount of whatever data is being given in that area. In this map, the biggest circles are around Chicago and Detroit because of their dense population.

DOQQ

http://seamless.usgs.gov/website/seamless/products/1doqq.asp

DOQQ, or Digital Orthoimagery Quarter Quadrangles are computer-generated images of aerial photograph. Also, the image displacement that is caused by terrain relief and camera tilt is removed The above image is a DOQQ over Washington DC, USA.

DEM MAP

able1.mines.unr.edu/.../downloads.htm

A digital elevation model, or DEM is used to show terrain digitally using remote sensing techniques or land surveying. This image is from a Geothermal exploration website and shows a DEM with color shading relief.

DLG map

www.outintheboonies.com/Bull_Creek/

A DLG is a digital line graph, which is a form of a digital map developed by the United States Geological survey. The above map is of the Bullcreek Wildlife management area and shows rivers, streams, lakes, wetlands, highways, and back roads.

DRG

www.goldensoftware.com/.../Issue50Sgps.shtml

DRG is abbreviated for Digital Raster Graphic and is a scanned image of a US geological survey. The map itself is georeferenced to the surface of the Earth.The above map is of a Vail pass quad survey from a fish and wildlife website.

Isopleth Map

www.volcano.si.edu/world/volcano.cfm?vnum=080...

Isopleth show a third dimension by connecting a series of equal lines called isopleths. The third dimension may be surface elevation, precipitation, atmospheric pressure, and other measurements as well. The map above shows data from the Miyaki-jima volcano eruption in Japan in 2000.

Isopach Map

www.gomr.mms.gov/.../whatsnew/papers/gp9509.html

An Isopach is map of the thickness variation of a certain unit from an aerial view. The map above is of the Gulf of Mexico off of Florida's west coast. The map shows the sea bed of the Gulf of Mexico and the thickness of the reefs. The map comes from a website that has different maps Isopach maps of the same area showing different types of sea bed information.

Isohyet Map

oldpage.tfri.gov.tw/book/2000/5e.htm

An Isohyet is a line drawn on a weather map connecting points that receive equal amounts of precipitation during a certain period of time. The above map is of Taiwan and shows rainfall amounts using isohyets. The maps purpose is to show how hard it is to conserve water because of the uneven temporal.

Isotachs

weather.cod.edu/help/mchelp.html

Isotachs are lines that connect points of equal wind speeds on a surface. The closeness of the lines of the isotachs correlates to how intense the wind speeds are. this is a map of the United States that shows heights and isotachs.

Isobars

www.newmediastudio.org/.../Closed_Isobars.html

An Isobar is a line that is drawn on a weather map to connect points of equal pressure. This map displays close isobars around a low pressure cell. Isobars are a way to describe air pressure.

Lidar Map

www.csc.noaa.gov/products/nchaz/htm/intro.htm

Lidar data is remotely sensed data that is detected using Lidar equipment. They are usually collected with mounted laser on aircraft's and can document topographic change on the land and water below. This is an image over Wrightsville Beach in 1997.

Doppler Radar image

www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories/s1192.htm

A Doppler radar image is an image is created by a radar using the Doppler effect to measure radial velocity and microwave signals. It can be used to measure velocity of hurricanes and tornadoes. This is an image over Houston, Texas during Hurricane Claudette in 2003

Black and White Aerial Photo

www.amenfoto.com/.../2006_12_01_archive.php

Black and white aerial photo's are ideal for locating very detail changes in a land's image and shape. This is a photo of different patterns on an island in Sacramento. Black and white is also cheaper to produce.

Infrared Aerial Photo

http://www.aerialarchives.com/Infrared-Aerial-Photography.htm

Infrared aerial pictures are unique in the fact that they use a spectrum of light to and the filtration of the films to display a photo. This photo is an infrared aerial photo of the Deep Water Channel in Sacramento, California.

Remote Sensing-GOOGLE EARTH

http://www.google.com/educators/kml_contest.html

This is a remote sensing map put together by NASA's Jet propulsion laboratory in California. It shows daily MODIS satellite imagery from the previous day. It is used mostly to predict upcoming weather conditions.

Cartographic Animation

maps.unomaha.edu/mp/Articles/GISLIS/VisAnim.html

Cartographic animation can be temporal or non temporal and usually creates an illusion of movement or change which is displayed in a series of single frames. This cartographic animation shows Omaha, Nebraska and the percent of population by age group in different areas of the city.

Statistical Map

personalpages.manchester.ac.uk/.../census.html

A statistical map is a map that is used to display the distribution of a certain variable over a particular geographic areas. This map is a statistical breakdown of Internet and email connectivity by country. The purple countries have full Internet connectivity and the green have only email capability. The few yellows have no connectivity at all.

Cartogram of World

www3.shastacollege.edu/dscollon/images/Figure...

A Cartogram is a map that focuses mainly on showing area or distance measurable proportional to the size of the areas on the map in contrast to each other. For example, this map is a world map that show the population of each country. What makes it a cartogram is that the countries with the most people are the biggest on the map with no relation to how big it is in actual land mass.

Flow Map of Cali and NY

graphics.stanford.edu/papers/flow_map_layout/

A flow map shows traffic patterns and flow from one place to another or many places. This is a flow map using different colors and line thickness to show the top 10 states of people that migrate to California and New York. It gives an idea of the variety of people and volume that travel between those areas.

Isoline Map of MAUI!!!

www.esri.com/news/arcwatch/0207/feature.html

An isoline map is a map with continuous lines joining points of the same value. In this map of Maui, Hawaii the rainfall isolines are displayed with contour lines and the different colors on the satellite image that show annual rainfall in the area.

proportional circle map

www.neiu.edu/~ejhowens/377/examples.htm

A proportional circle map is a map that displays data in relation to the size of the circles that are shown on the map. This is a map of that shows the population of Mexicans in the United States in 1990. The biggest circles are in Texas and California and correlate with Those two states having the highest Mexican population.

choropleth map of Canada

www.statcan.ca/.../figures/figure3.1-en.htm

A choropleth map is a thematic map that is used to show a measurement of some sort by use of shading and/ or patterns. It provides the viewer an easy way to translate statistics to and from a map by use of the colors and patterns used. This is a choropleth map of Canada and show the percentage of population that are under age 14 in 2006. The lighter areas are for less percent and the darker areas are for higher percent.

Dot Distribution Map

www.brocross.com/dfly/species/cyanea.htm

The main purpose of a dot distribution map is to show population or how much of something is in a particular area on a map using dots. This particular map is taken from a study of an insect and it's breeding habits. The large dots show proven breeding, the medium dots show probable breeding, and the small dots show possible breeding.

Propaganda Map during wartime

www.psywarrior.com/sexandprop.html

This is an attempt to use sex and persuasion together in a postcard from the 1940's.A propaganda map's main purpose is to try to persuade or send a message. During the 1940's there was a lot of use of propaganda maps by the US, Russian, China, Germany, Korea and so on to try to intimidate opposing countries and their soldiers. The link provided is very educational and interesting to just how this was done. However, there is a lot of graphic images, so be forewarned.

Hypsometric map of Canada

www.maps.com/map.aspx?pid=1312

This is a hypsometric map of Canada with some of the Northern United States, Alaska, and Greenland also shown. A hypsometric map is a map that shows elevation and contours through shading, tinting, and sometimes batching. It's main purpose is to show relief of the land through these means.

http://www.answers.com/topic/hypsometric-map

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A PLSS, or Public Land Survey System, is a map that is used mostly to facilitate land ownership. It uses a division method of Townships that break down into grids, lots, and sections that are structured around different surveys. This image is taken from a website that shows different PLSS maps and how to use and read them. This PLSS is of Alabama and the blue part is the Franklin County Townships.

Cadastral map

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This map was taken from an ancestry website. Although the detail is not given, is presents itself as a cadastral map of a families land breakdown in a certain area. A Cadastral map is a map that that basically shows boundries and ownership of land parcels.

Thematic map of population

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http://www.lib.wsc.ma.edu/themap.jpg

This is a thematic map of the median age of population from state to state in the Northeastern and Midwestern United States. Thematic maps are used for focusing in one one or a few particular geographic distributions. For example, on a normal reference map there may be 10 different breakdowns, while a thematic map may take 1 or 2 of those things and give more detail about them on a map.

Topographic map of Mountainous Region

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This is a topographic map of Mt. Passaconway and Mt. Tripyramid with the surrounding elevations. The lines in the image are called contour lines and indicate changes in elevation. This image is meant to be viewed as 3-d in some respects because of the way the elevation is charted.

Plaimetric map of Hospital

http://www.spatialdc.com/projects/images/rexhospitalplan.jpg

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This planimetric map was taken from a consulting companies website name Spacial Consultants. They are a consulting company that specializes in additions to hospitals and prisons. Although the specifics of this picture are not explained, it appears that this map is a detail of possible additions or a before map of a hospital. It does not show any relief features or any type of indication of vertical measurments.

Mental Map of LA

This is a mental map taken from 215 residents of 6 different ethnic neighborhoods from the Los Angeles area of different sections of LA. The green sections are basically areas that are less dangerous, or safer to be in. The red areas are less safe in the minds of the people who made the maps and live in the city.
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