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This GIS 101 page is the launch page for accessing information about GIS and geospatial technologies on GIS Lounge.
This GIS 101 page is the launch page for accessing information about GIS and geospatial technologies on GIS Lounge.
The choice of labeling and color can have a pronounced influence in shaping opinions when visualizing climate change on maps.
Spatialtemporal visualization are ways to illustrate changes in an area over time on a map. The famous geographer Immanuel Kant maintained that geography was the study of knowledge in a location, while history was the study of knowledge in time. This article explores different cartographic methods of showing changes in time over space on a map.
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 … Read more
The release of ArcGIS 9.2 brought increased cartographic capabilities to ArcMap especially in the area of rendering. As with last year’s conference, this was evident … Read more