The State of the Art in Cartograms

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dc.contributor.authorNusrat, Sabrinaen_US
dc.contributor.authorKobourov, Stephenen_US
dc.contributor.editorRoss Maciejewski and Timo Ropinski and Anna Vilanovaen_US
dc.date.accessioned2016-06-09T09:42:56Z
dc.date.available2016-06-09T09:42:56Z
dc.date.issued2016en_US
dc.description.abstractCartograms combine statistical and geographical information in thematic maps, where areas of geographical regions (e.g., countries, states) are scaled in proportion to some statistic (e.g., population, income). Cartograms make it possible to gain insight into patterns and trends in the world around us and have been very popular visualizations for geo-referenced data for over a century. This work surveys cartogram research in visualization, cartography and geometry, covering a broad spectrum of different cartogram types: from the traditional rectangular and table cartograms, to Dorling and diffusion cartograms. A particular focus is the study of the major cartogram dimensions: statistical accuracy, geographical accuracy, and topological accuracy. We review the history of cartograms, describe the algorithms for generating them, and consider task taxonomies. We also review quantitative and qualitative evaluations, and we use these to arrive at design guidelines and research challenges.en_US
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dc.description.number3en_US
dc.description.sectionheadersApplicationsen_US
dc.description.seriesinformationComputer Graphics Forumen_US
dc.description.volume35en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/cgf.12932en_US
dc.identifier.issn1467-8659en_US
dc.identifier.pages619-642en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1111/cgf.12932en_US
dc.publisherThe Eurographics Association and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.en_US
dc.titleThe State of the Art in Cartogramsen_US
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