(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 ...

The modern concept of map "layers," from weather to traffic, rests upon centuries of experimentation in what makes an intuitive and informative graphic. Opening on Aug. 24 in the main exhibition ...

Periodically during the last three years since Google Earth was released, some talented developer gets the Google Earth bug and develops a wave of cool stuff. Right now, the guy with the most momentum ...

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 ...

This is the ninth in our series on the Google earth plugin. Today we are looking at the Thematic Mapping Api and an example product based on it called Earth Atlas 3D. The Thematic Mapping Api was ...

What happens when you map one dataset dozens of different ways? That’s the exercise in Kenneth Field’s new book, Thematic Mapping: 101 Inspiring Ways to Visualise Empirical Data, in which every map ...

The Godavari and its tributaries in the district would soon have thematic mapping that will include soil map, geology map and watershed map among others. (Representative image) NASHIK: The Godavari ...

The Godavari and its tributaries in the district would soon have thematic mapping that will include soil map, geology map and watershed map among others. (Representative image) NASHIK: The Godavari ...