Sunday, April 24, 2011

Dasymetric Mapping

Dasymetric Mapping is a form of thematic mapping mainly used when graphing data that portrays volume. It uses symbols or color shading to portray the different volumes.

This map shows the population density of the San Francisco Bay Area.
http://geography.wr.usgs.gov/science/dasymetric/

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