Another Word For It Patrick Durusau on Topic Maps and Semantic Diversity

November 24, 2010

Strange Maps

Filed under: Mapping,Maps — Patrick Durusau @ 9:47 am

Strange Maps

From the website:

Frank Jacobs loves maps, but finds most atlases too predictable. He collects and comments on all kinds of intriguing maps—real, fictional, and what-if ones—and has been writing the Strange Maps blog since 2006, first on WordPress and now for Big Think.

I mention this because maps are often seen as depicting the way things are.

I prefer to think of maps, including maps of subjects, as useful for particular purposes.

That isn’t quite the same thing.

Questions:

  1. What basis for comparison/representation would you like to see used for states or counties? (discussion)
  2. What do you think that would show/demonstrate differently from standard maps? (discussion)
  3. Suggest data sources for creating such a representation. (3-5 pages, citations)

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