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How To Make Area Cartogram Maps in ArcGIS

Filed in Cartography by Caitlin Dempsey on April 30, 2012 • 0 Comments
How To Make Area Cartogram Maps in ArcGIS

If you have data with disparate values between areas, making an area cartogram is an effective way to map out those values.  Unfortunately, making area cartogram maps within ArcGIS can’t been done natively so external scripts and programs are needed.  In this article, I review one ToolBox that is available from Esri’s Arcscript’s site called [...]

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Area Cartogram Maps Explored

Filed in Cartography by Caitlin Dempsey on April 24, 2012 • 1 Comment
Area Cartogram Maps Explored

Area cartogram maps are maps of non-absolute space where the areal extent is in proportion to some measured value.  Cartogram maps retain a partially accurate relative location and relative space, but the actual area of the individual polygons features are overrepresented or underrepresented based on the assigned values. Area cartograms are useful for visualizing relativity [...]

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The Look of Maps: An Examination of Cartographic Design is a cartographic classic by Arthur H. Robinson originally published in 1952. The book was based on Robinson’s doctoral research “which investigated the relationship between science and art in cartography and the resultant refinement of graphic techniques in mapmaking to present dynamic geographic information.”

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