Kartographie 5
Geo 113 UZH
Geo 113 UZH
Kartei Details
Karten | 7 |
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Sprache | Deutsch |
Kategorie | Geographie |
Stufe | Universität |
Erstellt / Aktualisiert | 08.12.2011 / 23.09.2014 |
Lizenzierung | Kein Urheberrechtsschutz (CC0) |
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choropleth (value by area) map
symbolisation of areal data, optimal fit between symbol properties and spatial data properties
- data model: 3D, continuous: ratios, densities
- graphic model: 2 D: discrete: planear surface, boundaries unrelated to data, standardised! by e.g. people per km^2, per total population ...
3 D: stepped prism
classification
classed map
pros:
- when phenomenon has distinct breaks or discrete distinctions
- when data distribution shows a particular pattern, such as natural breaks, several peaks, some trend
- also useful because human brain works like that, clear pattern
cons:
- data more aggregated (increased statistical error)
- perceptual limit of number of classes -> 5-7 appropriate
unclassed map:
pros:
- less aggregated, smaller statistical error
- represents better continuous statistical data, graphic model= data model
cons:
- too many individual values are not easy to differentiate (increased human error)
- graphic model not like mind model
- pattern is distribution dependent, thus map comparison is hard
idiographic schemes
idiographic (greek) = descriptor of uniqueness
- natural breaks: look for gaps in the array of value (in series of ranked observations)
after Jenks: minimize variance in the class, maximize distance between class or:
GVF ( sum of squared deviations between classes) is maximized, squared distance from the class mean is minimized
-quantiles: put equal number of observations (N) in each class (I-N classes)
arbitrary schemes
e.g. round numbers, equal steps
put equal value range (along z-axis) in each class
evaluation of class breaks
the error computed can be shown as a statistical surface, a blanket of error map
computed discrepancy between each value(xi) and its associated class mean (x-), similar to the root mean square error
With optimizing class scheme (Natural Breaks Jenks) error should be minimized!
But: error measure is sensitive to number of classes & classing scheme!
-< if necessary: modifyinng classing scheme
areal symbolisation
visual variables color hue and value applied to choropleth maps
how many classes?
as many as needed, as few as possible
fewer classes:
- decreased map complexity
- improve legibility
more classes:
+ reduce classification error, less data generalisation
+ more infos, closer to thruth