Unclassed choropleth map

http://softwaresanta.com/smf/index.php?topic=2976.0

this is a Unclassed choropleth map

Bivariate Choropleth map

http://proceedings.esri.com/library/userconf/proc99/proceed/papers/pap171/p171.htm
A bivariate map displays two variables on a single map by combining two different sets of graphic symbols.

Nominal area choropleth map

Nominal Area Choropleth maps are used to display nominal data over a specified region

Bilateral Graph

http://www.mofa.go.jp/policy/oda/category/environment/pamph/2001/oda.html
This is a Bilateral Graph.

accumulative line graph or lorenz curve

http://luckybogey.wordpress.com/2009/09/02/wealth-redistribution-legal-plunder-or-just-california-dreamin/
Accumulative line graph or lorenz curve graph for showing the concentration of economic quantities such as wealth and income.

Cadastral map

http://www.dgs-gis.cz/mapy.php
This is a cadastral map that is used mostly to determine land ownership. As you can see the color represent different areas on the map.

Thematic maps

http://www.epa.gov/opptintr/rsei/pubs/demo_maps.html

Thematic maps provide a graphical summary of the selected results by state or by county. This is a state distribution Thematic map.

PLSS Map

http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~alfrankl/landrecords.htm

Public Land Survey System (PLSS) is a type of map that uses zones of 6 mile intervals to make up a township that is used to mark land ownership.

Hypsometric maps

http://www.reliefshading.com/colors/hypsometric.html

A Hypsometric map gives elevations by contouring, or sometimes by means of shading, tinting, or batching.

Propaganda Maps

http://www.victoriansatwar.net/archives/maps_2.html
This Propaganda maps shows regional stereotypes, animals and assorted symbolic imagery and mythical and historic figures associated with particular countries.

Dot distribution maps

http://www.birds.cornell.edu/pfw_fr/Members/ParticipantMap00.htm
This dot distribution map shows where FeederWatch participants counted birds in the 2000-2001 season. The map was made by using the zip codes of the participants.

Choropleth Maps

http://www.pop.psu.edu/gia-core/divorce.htm

This choropleth map shows the divorce rates in 1980. It lists them in percents that are represented by colors.

Proportional circle maps

http://www.neiu.edu/~ejhowens/377/examples.htm
A proportional circle map shows data on a map by using circles like is this map of the mexican population. The larger the circle, the larger the population is in that area.

Index value plot

http://waterwatch.usgs.gov/?m=real&r=nc&w=real%2Cplot
This is the index value plot of the steamflow in North Carolina.

Isoline maps

http://giscommons.org/?page_id=18
An isoline map uses continuous lines to join points of the same value. It is commonly used to portray the weather such as temperatures or levels of precipitation in an area.

Cartograms

http://tabacco.blog-city.com/red_vs_blue_big_lie_maps__cartograms_of_2004_presidential_el.htm
This is a cartogram of the presidential election. the red is G.W. Bush and the blue is J.F. Kerry. From looking at the map you can see that Bush won big.

Flow Map

http://www.mundi.net/maps/maps_014/

Flow maps are maps that show the movement of objects from one location to another.

Infrared aerial photo

http://rst.gsfc.nasa.gov/Sect10/Sect10_1.html

This is an aerial photo taken from an aircraft at 50,000 ft.

Cartographic Animations

http://cartography2.org/Chapters/page6/OverviewAnimated.html

These are visually animated items. Many example i have seen has been of major weather that was about to effect a an area.

Statistical maps

http://www.arabdev.org/map

This is a statistical map of how many people are online is different ares.

Scatterplot

http://allpsych.com/researchmethods/correlation.html

This scatterplot is showing the number of years of experience you have to the income you will receive.

Population profile

http://www.populationaction.org/Publications/Reports/The_Shape_of_Things_to_Come/Chapter_Six_Subtypes_and_a_Speculative_Structure.shtml
This is a population profile of the immigrants to the US. It shows males vs females, age, and even the percent of the total immigrants population.

Black and White aerial photo

http://www.jaha.org/edu/flood/rebuild/img/panoramas/index.html

Black and white aerial photo are rich in history to me. These photos are not used as much anymore with all the advancements in technology but they still nice to look at.

Doppler Radar

http://www.micrometgroup.com/doppler_radar.php

This is the Doppler radar from Hurricane Katririna. As you can see there is a great deal of bad weather over the area. Doppler radars were originally developed for military radar system but now it is used for many different things.

LIDAR

http://www.lidarbasemaps.org/

Light Detection And Ranging is an optical remote sensing technology that measures properties of scattered light to find range and other information of a distant target.

Isobars

http://www.newmediastudio.org/DataDiscovery/Hurr_ED_Center/Hurr_Structure_Energetics/Closed_Isobars/Closed_Isobars.html
This example show closed isobars around a low pressure cell. Isobars are lines of constant atmospheric pressure.

Isotachs

http://rammb.cira.colostate.edu/wmovl/VRL/Tutorials/SatManu-eumetsat/SATMANU/CMs/Cf/key.htm
A Isotachs is a line on a weather chart showing equal or constant wind speeds. This example is show that there is a cold front.

Isohyets

http://www.watres.com/projects/pj0124-temburong_transfer_scheme.html
Isohyets are lines that join points of equal precipitation on a map.  This is a map of the Annual average rainfall Isohyets derived using Surfer

Climograph

http://www.colorado.edu/geography/extra/geogweb/bouldercreek-2/preview/page2.html

Climograph's shows a location's average temperature and precipitation. This is then used to predict an area's climate. This one uses the months, degrees, and inches of both precipitation and temperature.

Windrose

http://www.climate.washington.edu/climate.html

A Windrose is used to show which direction the wind is blowing from and speed in at a location. This one measure speed in knots that range from 1-22+

Isopach

http://www.republicenergy.com/Articles/Barnett_Shale/Barnett.aspx
Isopach maps illustrate the variation of thickness within a tabular unit. This is a Isopach map of the Barnett Shale.

Isopleths

http://dwb4.unl.edu/chem/chem869v/chem869vlinks/weather.about.com/newsissues/weather/library/weekly/aa071600a.htm
Isopleth maps display variables such as temperature, pressure, precipitation, etc. In this Isopleth map the pH values across the United States are displayed. The different colors represent the different pH scores.

Triangular plot

http://ex-parrot.com/~chris/wwwitter/20050407-it_doesnt_matter_how_you_vote_either_way_your_planet_is_doomed.html
A triangular plot is a plot on three different variables. This figure is plotting the conservative vote, labour vote, and the liberal democrat vote.

Parallel Coordinate Graph

http://vis.lbl.gov/Vignettes/Drosophila/index.html

This parallel coordinate graph shows the genes to cell ratios. Every line is a different variable and has a connection throughout the graph.

Histogram

http://www.cyber-wit.com/gallery_histogram.html

This Histogram shows the final scores of students in a class. The scoring range from 0-100 and the students are from 0-14.

Box Plot

http://www.itl.nist.gov/div898/handbook/eda/section3/boxplot.htm

Box plots are a great way to graphically depicting groups of numerical data. This box plot is comparing four machines for energy output.

Stem and Leaf Plot

http://www.eduplace.com/math/mhm/5/06a/index.html

Stem and leaf plots are very helpful when it comes to putting data in order and when you need to put large amount of data in a small place. This one is for the age of people at the family reunion and it has 10 people all plotted in a space.

Similarity Matrix

http://cgi.mtc.sri.com/Cluster-Lab/

This is a Behavioral Clustering Similarity Matrix. A red pixel means the similarity are close to 1 or 1.  A blue pixel means there are small similarity to none.

DRG

http://www.tceq.state.tx.us/gis/drg.html

Digital Raster Graphics are used to collect, review, and revise other data. These maps are scanned images of U.S. Geological Survey.

Correlation Matrix

http://yin.che.wisc.edu/images.htm

This is the correlation martrix of phage T7 porteins. It shows that the blue equals low and the red equals high.

DLG

http://tahoe.usgs.gov/DLG.html

DLG or Digital Line Graph shows many different items such as boundaries, roads, and even utility lines. These graphs tell you a great deal of imformation and they are derived from hypsographic data.

Star Plots

http://start1.jpl.nasa.gov/caseStudies/autoTool.cfm

This maps shows that changes in one area will affect another area. These maps are used by the NASA.

Topographic Map

http://www.compassdude.com/topographic-maps.shtml

Topographic maps show contour lines that are drawn to represent the changes in elevation. As you can see in the map above, the numbers represent the different changes in each area.

DOQQ

http://www.fmepedia.com/index.php/Raster_Mosaicking_Scenario

DOQQ or Digital Orthophoto Quarter Quads are mapping images my by the USGS. They also use one meter per pixel resolution.

Planimetric Map

http://www.nps.gov/history/history/online_books/fova/clr/clr2-5c.htm

This is a planimetric map of Vancouver, Washington. These maps show the horizontal positions of features and they leave out the elevation of the area.

Mental Map

http://www.fedstats.gov/kids/mapstats/concepts_mentalmaps.html

This is a mental map that a person made of there neighborhood . These maps are often used when people are mapping out something off the top of their head. They usually only add major landmarks and places in these maps.

DEM Map

eros.usgs.gov

This is a map of a Digital Elevation Models or DEM. This map is a map of a raster grid of regularly spaced elevation values.