Cartographica The International Journal for Geographic Information and Geovisualization · 1981 · 10 citations · 0 references
Social SciencesGeoinformaticsVisualizationCartographyGeographic Information ScienceGeographic Information SystemsCartographic DesignCartographic RepresentationCartographic VisualizationDigital CartographyMap DesignMap EvaluationCartographic ConstraintsCartographic Quality ControlProduction Lead Time
The authors discuss the manual production of a contiguous isodensity map or area cartogram. Three aspects of the isodensity mapping problem were found to have a considerable bearing on both the viability of a manual solution and on the readability of the final map. These included the selection of a hierarchy of shape priorities to enhance readability, the determination of a plottable error for areas to decrease production time, and the actual construction procedure used.