TY - JOUR
T1 - Featured Graphic. Balancing Visibility and Distortion
T2 - Remapping the results of the 2015 UK General Election
AU - Harris, Richard
AU - Charlton, Martin
AU - Chris, Brunsdon
AU - Manley, David
PY - 2017/9/1
Y1 - 2017/9/1
N2 - Cartograms are a popular way of presenting place based data that resolve the issue of small areas of high population density being rendered ‘invisible’ on a conventional map. However, as a solution they also flip the problem, distorting both the locations and shapes of other areas. The idea we propose is to strike a balance between visibility and distortion by considering the smallest interpretable unit for the map but otherwise preserving the link between the areas’ physical size and their space on the map. The method is demonstrated with a remapping of the 2015 UK General Election results.
AB - Cartograms are a popular way of presenting place based data that resolve the issue of small areas of high population density being rendered ‘invisible’ on a conventional map. However, as a solution they also flip the problem, distorting both the locations and shapes of other areas. The idea we propose is to strike a balance between visibility and distortion by considering the smallest interpretable unit for the map but otherwise preserving the link between the areas’ physical size and their space on the map. The method is demonstrated with a remapping of the 2015 UK General Election results.
U2 - 10.1177/0308518X17708439
DO - 10.1177/0308518X17708439
M3 - Article (Academic Journal)
SN - 0308-518X
JO - Environment and Planning A
JF - Environment and Planning A
ER -