Star plot

http://www.itl.nist.gov/div898/handbook/eda/section3/starplot.htm

This is an example of a star plot. A star plot represents multivariate data in the form of a star. Each star is representative of a single data set. In this case each star represents a different car model. Enjoy!!!

Correlation Matrix

http://yin.che.wisc.edu/images.htm

This is a correlation matrix of proteins. This is a matrix giving correlations between all pairs of data sets. In this specific case this is showing correlations between different proteins. Enjoy!!!

Similarity Matrix

http://cbrg.ethz.ch/Server/ServerBooklet/section2_14.html

This is a similarity matrix. A similarity matrix is a matrix of scores that shows the similarity between two data points. This maps out data and how they are similar to each other. This specific graph is an amino acid similarity matrix. This is showing the amount of similarity between different elements. enjoy!!

Stem and leaf plot

http://mainland.cctt.org/mathsummer/JosephBond/StemAndPlots/stem-and-leaf_std.htm

This is a stem and leaf plot. It is a quantitative way of representing data. It uses a number group such as tens hundreds thousands and so forth and maps out how many numbers occur in each group of numbers. In this plot this is a plot of per capita GNP of western Africa.

Box plot

http://itl.nist.gov/div898/handbook/eda/section3/boxplot.htm

This is a box plot. A box plot graphs are graphs that uses the five number properties which are the smallest value, lower quartile, median, upper quartile, and the highest value. Here there is a comparison of 4 different machines where they use the box plot to represent the data found on every trial run of each machine. Enjoy!!

Histogram

http://itl.nist.gov/div898/handbook/eda/section3/histogra.htm

This is a histogram chart. A histogram chart is a chart that uses the number of times a certain result appears and places that count in a bin and uses a bar to represent the number of times a piece of data occurred. In this particular graph there were a lot of data that occurred in the 299.8 range. Enjoy!!

Parallel Coordinate Graph

http://www.stat.columbia.edu/~cook/movabletype/mlm/mdg1.png

This is a parallel coordinate graph. A parallel coordinate graph is a graph where it compares mulivariate data to one another on a graph. In this graph, the data is moving across the x coordinate of the graph and is giving different values of y. Enjoy!!

Triangular Plot

http://www.pmel.noaa.gov/maillists/tmap/ferret_users/fu_2007/msg00384.html

This is a triangular plot map of maximum humidity on the island of Kauai. A triangular plot is a barycentric plot of three variables that add up to a constant. This plot demonstrats the maximum humidity experienced off the coast of Kauai. Notice that there is a low humidity area between AASZ-B19 and AASZ-B17. Enjoy!!

Windrose

http://www.wcc.nrcs.usda.gov/climate/fresno_apr.gif
This is a windrose map and what makes this windrose map is a meteorological map showing the distribution of wind speed and wind direction at a location over a period of time. It is oriented in the cardinal directions.
This map shows strong winds coming from the north west.The location of this plot is in Fresno California.
Enjoy!!!

Climograph

http://www.uwsp.edu/geo/faculty/ritter/glossary/A_D/climograph.html

This is a climograph of Memphis Tennessee. Trends in this graph can demonstrate which hemisphere a place is located. Based on the temperature trend on the Climograph, one can know that Mamphis is located in the northern hemisphere based on when the temperature peaks occur. In this graph the temperature peaks occur in June and July. In the winter in Memphis this is when there is the most precipitation and this is from the increase in cold fronts that come through the area during the winter. What makes this a Climograph is that it has a record of the history of average precip. and temperatures of the whole year.  Enjoy!!

Population Profile

http://www.allgirlsallowed.org/demographic-crisis-china-statistics

This profile is an example of China population profile. Looking at the profile there are more old people than young people. This is due to the one child policy implemented by the Chinese government in 1970 and since then birth rates have dropped drastically. Also there are selective abortions where female babies are aborted so that a family can keep a male baby to provide for the family.What makes this a population profile is that it has bar graphs of people in different age groups.

Scatter plot

http://www.icoachmath.com/math_dictionary/scatter_plot.html

This is a plot of studying in relation to test scores in math. The more hours of studying math the general trend of the plot is that ones test scores would go up. The A's put in 30 hours of studying for the test which is almost a full time job. School is hard work What makes this a scatterplot is that there are different points placed on a coordinate chart based on two factors. Enjoy!!!

Index value plot

http://www.cmis.csiro.au/rsm/research/remveg/vegassess_all.html

This is an example of an index value plot of the condition of the woodlands in Australia. There three categories for the woodlands in Australia on this graph. There are poor conditions,  intermediate, and good condition. Enjoy!!!

Lorenz Curve

http://ingrimayne.com/econ/AllocatingRationing/MeasuringIncomeDist.html

This curve is really good to demonstrate the distribution of income in the US. This trend do seem to be consistent throughout different countries except that it may be more extreme or less extreme. Enjoy!!!

Bilateral Graph

http://elit.advancedbionics.com/CMS/Your-Journey-to-Hearing/Bilateral-Research.aspx

This is a bilateral graph of word hearing while using a hearing aid that is produced by the company Advanced Bionics. This graphs demonstrations of word recognition as the time using the instrument go by. The trend is an up trend the longer that it is being heard.

Nominal Area Chloropleth map

http://krygier.owu.edu/krygier_html/geog_353/geog_353_lo/geog_353_lo07.html

This map of the different collegiate basketball player across the United States. The scale seems really small but this is due to the limited number of Athletes that are able to play basketball on the collegiate level. There is an area in the michigan Ohio area where there a lot of collegiate basketball players from this area. This is a nominal area chloropleth map because it is made to place colors that represent small areas throughout the United States.

Standardized Chloropleth map

http://www.geovista.psu.edu/grants/nci-esda/research.html
This is a standardized chloropleth map of the US that have multiple factors towards the research of cancer. There are areas where there a lot of cancer cases but the statistics of many areas are unrelaiable. this map hows that there need to be more accurate and up to date information. What makes this a standardized Chloropleth map is that that are defined polygons which are counties that the colors correlate to.

Univariate Chloropleth map

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

This is a map of the United  States where this demonstrates the percentage of people living in poverty in the United States. There are some areas where there are a high percentage of the people are living in poverty. This appears to be lined across the south of the United States. This makes this a univariate chloropleth map because of the color that is selected and because there is only one variable.   Enjoy!!

Bivariate Chloropleth Map

http://proceedings.esri.com/library/userconf/proc99/proceed/papers/pap171/p171.htm
This is a Bivariate map of Ohio that tells a story of median house value in the counties of Ohio. Notice that areas int he southeast part of the state have some of the most expensive homes in the region. This is the the northern part of Cincinatti.What makes this a bivariate Chloropleth map is that it has two factors being showed on the same map. Enjoy!!!

UnClassed Chloropleth map

http://krygier.owu.edu/krygier_html/geog_353/geog_353_lo/geog_353_lo07.html

This is an unclassed chloropleth map of the united states representing the change in population in the 1960's decade. Notice that Florida had the biggest change and the Northeast and Southwest. During this time these were desired areas where people wanted to make a move to. What makes this unclassified is because the factors the colors are representing are not a specific number or class. It is by percent so it is a ratio.

Enjoy!!

Classed Chloropleth map

http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/Info.do?page=userguide/detailedguidance/statisticalpresentation/statisticalmaps/best-practice-statistical-maps.htm

This is a classed chloropleth map of England that shows where the most and least spending occur by overseas residents. This is good for locating tourist areas in Enland. There are only three areas of the highest spending. One of being London. this area is a bog tourist attraction so it makes sense. What makes this a classed chloropleth map is that there are distinct classes be represented on the map. Enjoy!!!

Range graded proportional circle map

http://www.gis.unbc.ca/courses/geog205/lectures/theme_map_pd/index.php

This is a map of england representing the areas where there were raids during WW2. The bigger circles had the most aerial attacks against them during this war period. Looking at the map the most raids happened to all of the harbors of England. This map is a range graded map because there is a different size circle assigned to a range. Enjoy!!!

Continuously variable proportional circle map

http://geea.lyellcollection.org/content/10/2/99.abstract

This is a map of ground water of the Atacama desert in Chile. There are different circles accompanied with symbols showing the areas of the Atacama desert that have groundwater in it. What makes this continuously variable is that it uses circles to make point data.  Enjoy!!!

DOQQ map

http://www.apfo.usda.gov/FSA/apfoapp?area=home&subject=maps&topic=arc
This is a DOQQ map that represents those counties that have done their inspections within the country. I noticed that the only state that have completed phase 2 out of the whole country is Michigan. What makes this map a DOQQ is the fact that the data is represented in quarter quadrangles. Enjoy!!

DEM map

http://www.satimagingcorp.com/galleryimages/digital-elevation-model-high-resolution-dem-sahara-tunisia.jpg

This is a DEM map of elevation changes in Tunesia. This was taken from the IKONOS satellite. This image shows a shelf and a depression in this area of Tunesia Desert. This map is a DEM map because it has contours and uses shadows to show the changes in height in the desert. Enjoy!!

DLG map

http://www.dlg.nsw.gov.au/dlg/dlghome/dlg_regions.asp?region=region&regiontype=3

This is a DLG map of Sydney Australia and shows regions surrounding the Sydney city area. This demonstrates the areas of suburbs around the Sydney area. Each area is color coded and can be seen through the legend. The reason why this map is a DLG is because it is represented in the digital line graph partition that was developed by the United States Enjoy!!!

DRG map

http://ghostdepot.com/rg/maps/drg%20map%201899%20red.jpg

This is a DRG map of Denver's railroad system. This shows where all of the railroads stem from. They all expand out form the center of Colorado and shows that the railroads expand out to all directions from the center  of the state. Salt Lake city had railroads from all directions.This is a DRG because it is represented in pixels. It was not done digitally and it was scanned. Enjoy!!!

Isopleth map

http://dwb4.unl.edu/chem/chem869v/chem869vlinks/weather.about.com/newsissues/weather/library/weekly/aa071600a.htm

This is an isopleth map that demonstrates the different ph levels of acid rain across the US. Notice the Northeastern United States have the most basic rain on the pH scale. That is where most of the industry began and this is where most of the industry in the United States still exist. There are many large cities in this area which contribute to this basic pH. This is an isopleth map because it has lines that connect two equal points. Enjoy!!!

Isopach map

http://www.geo.utexas.edu/faculty/barker/kempter/rbtephra.html

This is a measurement of thickness. This measures the thickness of  ash deposited from the volcanic eruption on the land. This image demonstrates that most of the deposits are deposited near the volcanic eruption. This is an Isopach map because it has lines connecting equal value of thickness.

Enjoy!!

Isohytes map

http://www2.hawaii.edu/~dennis/Geog101L/isolines.htm

This is an Isohyet lines represent areas with the same amount of rainfall. This is a map from a class so part of it was an activity to complete but the general area of high rainfall is the area with 7000 line around it. This gives idea of the climate in the area. This mean that this is a very wet climate in that area. Enjoy!!

Isotach line map

http://tornado.sfsu.edu/geosciences/classes/m201/Graphics2009/4_24_09
This is a map of isotach that represent the speed of wind and where it is blowing. This map is a combination of these things but the isotach map is represented in the color coating on the map. In the middle of the country there is a split block which leaves and area of no activity in the middle of the country. There is also a digging trough on the west coast and a mature trough on the east coast. Enjoy!!!

LIDAR image

http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/911/911-maps.html
This is an image of the world trade center using LIDAR imagery. It is good for detecting elevation changes. Notice that the buildings are mapped out and the height of the buildings are color coded. This imagery uses lasers to detect the elevation changes. enjoy!!!!

Doppler Radar

http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2004/s2311.htm

This is a Doppler radar of Hurricane Francis in September of 2004. I remember this storm because I was affected by this storm while I was living in Kissimmee during this year. This was when we went a week without power in the area and Francis moved very slow and stayed for two days. This is a doppler radar image because it was recorded by sending out a microwave signal and records the returns of the microwave signal. Enjoy!!

Black & White Aerial Photo

http://img.expertgps.com/images/aerial-photo-boston.png

This is a aerial photo of a Boston runway in black and white. This Demonstrates the number planes that are taking off at one time. Based on the size of the planes and the number of them, this looks like the Logan International Airport. This is a black and white aerial image because it was taken by a satellite using just one electromagnetic spectrum represent the three color guns red green and blue. Enjoy!!!

Infrared Aerial photo

http://www.nps.gov/lyjo/naturescience/naturalfeaturesandecosystems.htm
This is an aerial infrared photo of the Lyndon B. Johnson National Park. This park is located in Stonewall, Texas. Notice the healthier the plants the brighter the red is. This is due to the fact that the red gun is set for the near infrared range. This is the region of the Electromagnetic spectrum that vegetation reflect the most in.This map is an infrared photo because the satellite is sensing in the near infrared range of the magnetic spectrum. Enjoy!!!

Cartographic Animation

http://cartography.geog.uu.nl/ica/Madrid/07-08.eps.gif

This is a cartographic animation map that demonstrates the countries that gained independence within a year. Notice the effect of the countries that gained independence in 1960. Most of the countries were in contact with the borders of each other. After one saw that it was possible the others followed. It has phases so it is a cartographic animation. Enjoy!!!

Statistical map

http://personalpages.manchester.ac.uk/staff/m.dodge/cybergeography/atlas/mids_af_i_gr_c_large.gif
This is a map of internet usage in the continent of Africa. This shows the percent growth of the internet between the years of 1995-1996. Notice that there are a lot of countries that were just getting internet within the year. The country with the highest change happen to be the smallest spatial country in Africa. This could be due to the limited amount of people living within the country. This is a statistical map because it shows statistics. Enjoy!!!

Cartogram map

http://cscs.umich.edu/~crshalizi/election/

This is an example of a cartogram map of the United States. This is a map of the 2004 presidential election and the red states represent the republican states and the blue states represent the democratic states. This is a good demonstration of how the red states dominated but the actual population vote as close.This is a cartogram map because is it is representing statistical data on a geographic map. Enjoy!!!

Flow map

http://www.spokanestreetdepartment.org/flowmaps.htm

Here goes a flow map of the traffic that flows throughout the city of Spokane.Notice the concentration of roadways near the center of the city. Usually this is where the most traffic is so there are many roadways to support this added traffic. I have been to Spokane and it is very beautiful there. this is a flow map because it demonstrates the flow of traffic  Enjoy!!!

Isoline Map

http://www.csulb.edu/~rodrigue/geog140/lectures/pressure.html

This is an isobar map representing constant pressure patterns over New Zealand. In the picture is a representation of a Low pressure system indicating rising air near the region. This does indicate an inclement in weather in the area. Enjoy!!!

Proportional Square map

http://personal.frostburg.edu/krtopping0/Europe%20Lab%20Squares.jpg

This is a map of people killed in road accidents in Europe. Looking at this map, one can notice the places where there were the most deaths in road accidents were people in more prosperous countries in Europe. This map also look like it was done using ArcGIS. This is a proportional square map because it uses different size squares to rperesent different numerical data. Enjoy!!!

Chloropleth Map

http://my.ilstu.edu/~jrcarter/Geo204/Choro/Tom/

This is a chloropleth map representing the population of Hispanics and where they are located in Florida. If you notice the county that has the most Hispanics is located in Miami-Dade county. Another area that has some Hispanics are some of the areas in the mid south part of Florida. It looks like they migrated to Miami-Dade county and then dispersed across the state from there. This is a Chloropleth map because the data is represented geographic regions in colors.

Dot Distribution map

http://www.census.gov/geo/www/mapGallery/2kpopden.html

This is a dot distribution map of the United States representing the population density within the United States. This is from the 2000 census and basically this is a map of where the most people live within the United States. Looking at the map, the east and middle of the United States seem to have the most population density and then when you move further west you run into unpopulated lands. This is a dot density map because it uses dots bunched together to represent the data.

Propaganda Map

http://publications.newberry.org/k12maps/module_15/germ_prop.html

This is an old propaganda map from Germany representing what can be done if Czechoslovakia were invaded. They were demonstrating that air fleets can then fly out of Czechoslovakia and then invade the entirety of Europe. I don't know what the German phrase on the bottom of the screen mean but it says something about Germany. This is a propaganda map because this map was skewed to encourage a specific view. Enjoy!!

Hypsometric map

http://www.reliefshading.com/colors/hypsometric.html

This is a hypsometric map of France. This map was provided by reliefshading.com and this demonstrates the elevation changes that exist in France. Using this map it is very easy to point out rivers, valleys, and mountain ranges. The Pyranees in the south are very easy to be located using this type of map using shadows and different shading to differetiate the different elevations. This is a hypsometric map because it uses color and shading to display elevation changes. Enjoy!!

PLSS map

http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~alfrankl/plss_basemap_alabama.jpg

This is a Public Land Survey System (PLSS) map of Alabama. This a map that has grids all across the map and is unsystematic. Each grid is considered a township. This demonstrates the partitioning of land and are used by surveyors and home and property owners to understand what is really their property and what county controls a specific region.Enjoy!!

Cadastral map

http://www.fig.net/cadastraltemplate/fielddata/d2.htm
http://www.fig.net/cadastraltemplate/countrydata/ir2.jpg
This is a block Cadastral map of Iran. A cadastral map shows all of the plots of land within an area. This area is Namkabrood in Iran. The scale is 1:1000 and this map was being used by the land use division of Iran. It provides useful data for land plots within Iran Enjoy!!

Thematic map

http://www.creativemappingsolutions.com/maps/thematic/thematic1.html

This thematic map represents the different land reservations that are across Hawaii and what agency controls these land reservations. It can be used for those that want to know what activities can take place on each land and where. This also sets designated lines of who controls what and which agency enforces the rules put in place by each reservation. This is a thematic map because it maps out a piece of data on a geographical map Enjoy!!

Planimetric map

http://www.uwsp.edu/geo/projects/geoweb/participants/dutch/VTrips/Charlevoix.HTM

This is a planimetric map of Quebec. This shows the major highways on running in between the four cities and demonstrating the impact of the Charlevoix structure. They also used a yellow color to represent the impact of each city. This is a planimetric map because it only highlights the horizontal features.  Enjoy!!

Mental Map

http://www.fedstats.gov/kids/mapstats/concepts_mentalmaps.html

This an example of someones map that is drawn mentally from their mind. This is a persons unique representation of the Nottingham City Centre in 1997. This mental map was done with a great amount of detail. There are names of places that are important to this particular persons mind. This is a mental map because it was done from the mind. Enjoy!!