Lesson 4

SMT201 Geographic Information Systems for Urban Planning

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Weekly Session

Take Home Exercises

GIS Project

Course Resourceshttps://wiki.smu.edu.sg/1920t1smt201/Lesson_Plan

Thematic Mapping and Cartographic Design

Content

Thematic Mapping and Geovisualization

• Qualitative maps: visual variables and cartographic symbols
• Quantitative maps: data scaling, data classification, and principles of colour
• Mapping movement, change, and process
• Map composition and map symbolization
• Map design

Map Analysis Techniques

• Map reading techniques
• Visualising statistical data

Readings

Core Reading (Highly recommended)

• The Concept of Map Symbols
• Proportional Symbols
• Choropleth map
• Choropleth Maps
• The Basics of Data Classification
• Cartogram

Additional Readings

• Choropleth Maps – A Guide to Data Classification
• Bivariate Choropleth
• Value-by-alpha maps
• What to consider when creating choropleth maps
• Choropleth Mapping with Exploratory Data Analysis
• Cartogram Maps: Data Visualization with Exaggeration

QGIS methods

• The Vector Properties Dialog: Symbology Properties

• The Vector Properties Dialog: Labels Properties

• The Vector Properties Dialog: Diagrams Properties

• The Vector Properties Dialog: Joins Properties

General readings

• Cartography [1]

• Thematic Mapping [2]

• GeoVisualization [3]

• Web mapping [4]

• Choropleth Mapping with Exploratory Data Analysis [5]

• Take Care of your Choropleth Maps [6]

• Map Design [7]

• Visual Variables [8]

• ColorBrewer [9]

• Cartographic Text[10]

• A Cartographic Data Model for Better Geographical Visualization based on Knowledge [11]

References

Slocum, T., McMaster R., Kessler, F. and Howard, H. (2005) Thematic Cartography and Geographic Visualization (2nd Edition), Prentice Hall, New Jersey.

Kraak, M-J & Ormeling, F. (2003) (2nd Edition) Cartography: Visualization of Geospatial Data. Pearson Education Limited, Essex, England.

Monmonier, M. (1996) How to Lie with Maps, The University of Chicago Press, USA.

Examples You Should NOT Miss

Chloropleth Map Classification Systems [12]