(Data West Research Agency definition: see GIS glossary.) A map that displays the spatial distribution of an attribute that relates to a single topic, theme, or subject of discourse. Usually, a ...

Atlas Obscura on Slate is a blog about the world’s hidden wonders. Like us on Facebook and Tumblr, or follow us on Twitter. Today, in search of a way through a constantly expanding morass of ...

Coronavirus cases and deaths as of 11:54 a.m. Friday. This thematic map type is appropriate for this presentation because it does not systematically distort area. Perspective by David Policansky We ...

Thematic map effectiveness can be defined only in terms of specific user requirements. Consideration of common requirements results in four criteria by which may effectiveness is evaluated: ...

Journal of the Royal Statistical Society. Series D (The Statistician), Vol. 43, No. 1, Special Issue: Conference on Practical Bayesian Statistics, 1992 (3) (1994), pp. 77-85 (9 pages) Remote sensing ...

National Geographic has been producing thematic maps for decades, revealing not just physical features but also location-based details on cultures, history, wildlife, science, and more. Now, a ...

The Dag Hammarskjöld Library has roughly 8000 UN authored maps in its collection. This map collection is unique in its scope, relating to the work of the United Nations through the decades. The ...

This is the final part in series of assignments intended to prepare students to write a 5-page synthesized paper that draws out major themes and processes from class texts. The goal of the assignment ...

In 15th-century Europe, the apocalypse weighed heavily on the minds of the people. Plagues were rampant. The once-great capital of the Roman empire, Constantinople, had fallen to the Turks. Surely, ...