logging in or signing up Visualising Spatial Data swobservatory Download Post to : URL : Related Presentations : Share Add to Flag Embed Email Send to Blogs and Networks Add to Channel Uploaded from authorPOINT lite Insert YouTube videos in PowerPont slides with aS Desktop Copy embed code: (To copy code, click on the text box) Embed: URL: Thumbnail: WordPress Embed Customize Embed The presentation is successfully added In Your Favorites. Views: 281 Category: News & Reports.. License: All Rights Reserved Like it (0) Dislike it (0) Added: December 03, 2010 This Presentation is Public Favorites: 0 Presentation Description No description available. Comments Posting comment... Premium member Presentation Transcript Visualising Spatial Data Using Thematic Maps : Visualising Spatial Data Using Thematic Maps Alistair Edwardes Communities and Local Government alistair.edwardes@communities.gsi.gov.uk classical model of geography : classical model of geography Geos : whole earth, natural, continuous, drawn, quantitative, Where? Choros : nature of discrete regions rather than size, qualitative/descriptive, What’s it like? Topos : discrete places and their relationships, histories / descriptions, meanings, identity Ptolemy, AD 90-168 choropleth maps : choropleth maps S R P choropleth maps : choropleth maps What for? Show the distribution of an attribute over space Support policy development and delivery Tensions Size of unit Characteristics of unit (population) Single attribute extent of unit : extent of unit characteristics : characteristics rates : rates rates : rates smoothing : attributes : smoothing : attributes smoothing : spatial : smoothing : spatial multivariate : multivariate multivariate : multivariate topographic maps : topographic maps types of place : England Manchester Sunderland/ South Tyneside Worcestershire Luton Central Beds London types of place seaside & coastal town clusters : 1 2 3 4 5 seaside & coastal town clusters Slide 21: England & Wales Seaside Towns conclusions : conclusions Think about visualising geography rather than producing a map Visualising place will be the next major challenge for government alistair.edwardes@communities.gsi.gov.uk R : ggplot2 : R : ggplot2 You do not have the permission to view this presentation. In order to view it, please contact the author of the presentation.
Visualising Spatial Data swobservatory Download Post to : URL : Related Presentations : Share Add to Flag Embed Email Send to Blogs and Networks Add to Channel Uploaded from authorPOINT lite Insert YouTube videos in PowerPont slides with aS Desktop Copy embed code: (To copy code, click on the text box) Embed: URL: Thumbnail: WordPress Embed Customize Embed The presentation is successfully added In Your Favorites. Views: 281 Category: News & Reports.. License: All Rights Reserved Like it (0) Dislike it (0) Added: December 03, 2010 This Presentation is Public Favorites: 0 Presentation Description No description available. Comments Posting comment... Premium member Presentation Transcript Visualising Spatial Data Using Thematic Maps : Visualising Spatial Data Using Thematic Maps Alistair Edwardes Communities and Local Government alistair.edwardes@communities.gsi.gov.uk classical model of geography : classical model of geography Geos : whole earth, natural, continuous, drawn, quantitative, Where? Choros : nature of discrete regions rather than size, qualitative/descriptive, What’s it like? Topos : discrete places and their relationships, histories / descriptions, meanings, identity Ptolemy, AD 90-168 choropleth maps : choropleth maps S R P choropleth maps : choropleth maps What for? Show the distribution of an attribute over space Support policy development and delivery Tensions Size of unit Characteristics of unit (population) Single attribute extent of unit : extent of unit characteristics : characteristics rates : rates rates : rates smoothing : attributes : smoothing : attributes smoothing : spatial : smoothing : spatial multivariate : multivariate multivariate : multivariate topographic maps : topographic maps types of place : England Manchester Sunderland/ South Tyneside Worcestershire Luton Central Beds London types of place seaside & coastal town clusters : 1 2 3 4 5 seaside & coastal town clusters Slide 21: England & Wales Seaside Towns conclusions : conclusions Think about visualising geography rather than producing a map Visualising place will be the next major challenge for government alistair.edwardes@communities.gsi.gov.uk R : ggplot2 : R : ggplot2