Isopleths

An isopleth is described as a line on a map that shows equal values of an area. A good example would be a map of the Gulf of Mexico. There are contour lines on maps of the Gulf of Mexico that show fisherman, boat captains, and the public in general exactly what the depths are in a given and by doing this, we can see the different bottom areas of the Gulf of Mexico that have equal bottom depths. There are areas south of Tallahassee in the Gulf of Mexico that have equel depths and they would be shown via isopleths.

http://www.nature.nps.gov/air/edu/lessons/figure3.cfm

Isopach

An isopach is described as a figure used on a map to show the thickness of the terrain that area is sitting on. These figures can describe to us exactly what type of rock formations are in a certain area based on their thickness. Thus, we can determine where the limestone formations are, where the granite walls are, and where any pipe clay may lay on ones property that they are planning to develop. In this illustration we can see the different isopaches that are of equal thickness.

http://www.cartage.org.lb/en/themes/Sciences/Earthscience/Geology/OilandGas/HydrocarbonExploration/GeologicMaps/GeologicMaps.htm

Isohyets

An isohyet is described as a line that connects two points on a map that have the same amounts of rainfall. If it rains 8 inches in Orlando, Florida and 8 inches in Miami, Florida the line that connects the two together is described as an isohyet. Once again, this figure is used to help the general public understand exactly what is going on as far as rainfall. This map shows us exactly what a isohyet is by the illustration of the connecting lines on the map.

http://www.reec.nsw.edu.au/k6/page/wa14.htm

Isotachs

An isotach is a line on a weather map where winds of similar speed have been recorded. Many times these lines are used by cartographers, meteorologists, and geographers. These lines help to explain to the general public exactly what weather systems such as hurricanes bring to an area as wind speed goes. This map is a perfect example of an isotach because of the  connecting lines that help to describe to the general public where the winds are in a front line.

http://www.intellicast.com/National/Wind/WINDcast.aspx?location=USFL0479

Isobars

Isobars are described as line on a map that represents different patterns of temperature and pressure. These lines spread across the entire region of the country to help show the differentiation in the pressure gradient and exactly how this affects the overall temperature of that particular area. The point being behind these lines is it makes the general public more catch on easier as to exactly what is happening around the country. If we take a long on a map that has presented to us by the national weather service we can see the change in temperature highlighted by shading in color variation and by the lines stretching across the country from one region to another. In this particular map, we can see the isobars stretching across the country from north to south which exemplifies exactly what we just talked about.

http://www.nc-climate.ncsu.edu/edu/k12/.IsobarIsotherm

LIDAR

LIDAR stands for light detection and ranging. This technology is used for remote sensing and measures distances via light and illuminating technology. More often than not this technology is used by the U.S. military. This technology is also used for doing research on the atmosphere and meteorology. This technology uses lazars recreate all different objects in the world onto a map including buildings, rock formations, and oceans. This particular image exemplifies a LIDAR image with all of the buildings that have carefully been sculpted by the lazar technology and recreated on paper.

http://imaging.geocomm.com/gallery/ 

Doppler radar

A doppler radar is one that uses velocity to predict movements of weather patterns. A doppler radar is commonly used by weather man and it a tool used my meteorologists all over the world. In this particular map, we can see the doppler radar with the rain bands moving in from the west and this map also has a feature where you can put the map in motion and see the velocity of the front line of storms and we can actually predict where the band will hit next.

http://silvrdrach.homestead.com/Schwartz_2000_Jan_24.html
 

Black & White Aerial Photo

Aerial photos were originally developed to help test remote sensing tools developed by the government. The photos can be taken anywhere from 1000 feet up to 60000 feet in the air. These photos are utilized the most between the Bureau of Land Management and NASA. The photo I have decided to use exemplifies all of the aspects of a Black and White Aerial Photo.

http://www.city-data.com/city/St.-Marks-Florida.html

Infrared Aerial Photo Map

Infrared aerial photo maps are defined as very important pieces of equipment to many businesses and agencies worldwide. These maps and images can be used to record important data in the world such as pollution, the health of our oceans and forests but at the same time they can be used in a business to determine how different exactly how they need to perform to make them be more profitable. These images can pinpoint areas of concern and can lead the people monitoring them to the problem and closer to how to come up with a solution to that particular issue. In this partiular photo, we can see Doak Campbell Stadium and all of the infrared structures surrounding it.

http://www.geology.iupui.edu/academics/classes/g303/Image_Interp/remote_sensing.htm

Cartographic Animation Map

Cartographic animations have been utilized since the 1960's. This particular type of map is defined as one that has the ability to show several different animations that change from one scene to the next to depict and explain exactly what is going on. For example, if we were trying to show the populations estimates over the 1900's of Asian-Americans in the Midwestern portion of the U.S. we could show a several different frames in a sequence to show how the populations have either increased or decreased. I would be able to give this map to anybody and through the animations they would be able know exactly what we were discussing and exactly what that particular demographic has done regarding an increase or decrease in population. This is a good example of a cartographic animation because it shows us in different frames the estimated track of hurricane Andrew. I can look at this map and without anyone telling me what it is and know exactly what it means.

http://maps.unomaha.edu/mp/Articles/CartographicAnimation.html



Statistical Map

A statistical map is described as one that provides large amounts of information via illustrations through maps. This type of map can represent all different types of data from populations, demographics, and weather patterns to business sales, political information, and energy usage. This map represents the statistics revolving around travel time to and from work for the general population.

http://mappery.com/United-States-Travel-Time-to-Work-Statistical-Map

Cartogram

A cartogram is a map that involves a theme and exaggeration. The illustration of the map will accent and highlight points of the map to highlight areas that they want you to notice. For instance, a map of the U.S. could be distorted by highlighting the populations of the states versus the actual size in land mass. This means the Northeastern U.S. would be huge compared the rest of the U.S. This map exemplifies exactly what a cartogram is. This map shows the electoral vote for the 2008 election, which obviously is an exaggerated view of the countries actual size.  

 http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cartogram-2008_Electoral_Vote.gif?uselang=<Lang>

Flow Map

A flow map is described as one that is a mixed up map that shows the directional flow of items through a particular area. These maps can show movement of any item through a particular location. For example, a flow map can show the migratory movement of a particular animal species such as a Canadian goose. It can show the different routs the geese can use during their migration such as resting location and feeding locations. This particular map shows the flow of traffic in the city of Spokane.

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

Isoline Map

Isoline maps show patterns that are usually represented by lines. An isoline map can also be referred to as a contour map. The lines on these maps can illustrate steepness, slopes, and elevation such as mountains and valleys. In addition, and isoline map also tries to demonstrate a 3 dimensioal view of the area under review.
I have chosen this map because it demonstrates exactly how the the contour lines help to create this type of map.

http://www.weather.com/maps/maptype/currentweatherusnational/uscurrentweather_large.html

Proportional circle map

A proportional circle map uses circles to represent different ranges within the data. For the most part, these ranges are limited and can only be designated a certain size. As we can see this map in particular represents different ranges in Mexican population per state in the United States. The larger circle represents 6,000,000 Mexicans per state and the smallest circle represents 3,000.

http://cdepart.blogspot.com/2011/02/proportional-circle-map.html

Choropleth Map

A chloroplast map is a map that has areas that have differnt shades, colors, and patterns. These different colors and patterns represent various statistical information regarding the subject the map is pertaining to. An exaple of a chloroplast map could be a population density map as well as a per capita income map. This map in particular displays the Hispanic and Latino population per county by the color scheme illustrated in the map. 

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

Dot Distribution Map

A dot distribution map is one that is uses a dot to represent a certain number of figures in a certain geographic boundary area. Dots are generally placed where there is the highest chance of the individuals to show up in that certain area. For example, if an area has a lot of "individuals" a single dot can be placed to represent those 100 "individuals". This map represents "beer bellies of America". Each dot on the map represents an area where there are more bars than grocery stores!

http://www.thedocisin.net/?p=15129

Propaganda Map

Propaganda maps are used as a persuasive tool to convince individuals to feel a certain way. They can be used as an informative tool especially during political campaigns. These maps are not always true but when dealing with political information, truth is not always the name of the game. Cartographic propaganda has a long history behind its existence, having started in the European empire back in the 1800's.

https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLeK9pOa26r3xG3PXzVzdMXEbV8-b3egdeQUMJo1kS1Wiq39OSvB3CTqKG4wEq_QqGQ1ySA0iYS7AnnbdV8wPrYaAmVb2fOZmYdxC2hP6XJOp10Ywf07D_RUXUbep-veLmUNq3dtxPgK61/s400/florida.jpg