Applications of bivariate choropleth maps.
- Author(s)
- Florian Hruby
- Abstract
Since their appearance two centuries ago, choropleth maps have become the most widely used map type for quantitative thematic cartography. Basic principle is the – typically classified – aggregation of data over regions previously defined (e.g. administration districts, distribution areas, etc.). While usually just a single aspect of a single variable is being visualized, a few special forms can be distinguished, e.g. unclassified or bivariate choropleth maps. The latter, being used to depict geographical relationship, will be the focus of this article. Based on a quick review on choropleth mapping, we will dwell on bivariate choropleth mapping both from a theoreticalempirical and practical-constructional perspective. Against this background, we shall show by means of a series of exemplary applications, how bivariate choropleth mapping is increasingly applied in a multidisciplinary field of research.
- Organisation(s)
- Department of Geography and Regional Research
- Pages
- 705-712
- No. of pages
- 8
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5593/SGEM2015/B22/S11.088
- Publication date
- 2015
- Peer reviewed
- Yes
- Austrian Fields of Science 2012
- 507003 Geoinformatics, 207406 Cartography
- ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Geology, Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology
- Portal url
- https://ucrisportal.univie.ac.at/en/publications/applications-of-bivariate-choropleth-maps(59ddb64d-3f8d-42da-a779-44d5294141b6).html