Abstract
Maps are representations of the world. They offer summaries or simplifications of data that are collected, attempt to reveal unknowns, to simplify
and communicate complex spatial phenomena. Numerous decisions
are made in the process of creating a map. Seemingly inconsequential
variations of cartographic design decisions offer many ways to illustrate
this process. We use an open dataset related to the United Nations Gender
Inequality Index to demonstrate design decision points and their output.
As governments are increasingly making data open to the public, and
map-making tools and software are now more accessible online, these
considerations are important both for those making and reading maps
online.
and communicate complex spatial phenomena. Numerous decisions
are made in the process of creating a map. Seemingly inconsequential
variations of cartographic design decisions offer many ways to illustrate
this process. We use an open dataset related to the United Nations Gender
Inequality Index to demonstrate design decision points and their output.
As governments are increasingly making data open to the public, and
map-making tools and software are now more accessible online, these
considerations are important both for those making and reading maps
online.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Data Visualization in Society |
Editors | M. Engebretsen, H. Kennedy |
Publisher | University of Amsterdam Press |
Chapter | 24 |
Pages | 407-423 |
Number of pages | 18 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9789048543137 |
ISBN (Print) | 978 94 6372 290 2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2020 |
Keywords
- Cartography
- SDGs
- Open data