Classed Choropleth map

http://www.eps.mq.edu.au/courses/GEOS219/choropleth.htm

This type of map uses different classes to separate the data, in this map areas of Australia are put into classes based off the number of deaths.

Planimetric map

http://www.ncdot.org/doh/preconstruct/highway/photo/Products/Planimetric_maps_default.html

Horizontal digital maps based off of a X and Y axis used in mapping transportation methods.

Choropleth Map

http://chandoo.org/wp/2009/07/24/medicare-chart-critique/

This is a Choropleth map of healthcare costs across the United States. These types of maps show data according to colors or shading.

Similarity Matrix

http://iv.slis.indiana.edu/sw/simvis.html

A similarity matrix displays the similar points of data that was recorded.

Proportional Circle Map

http://go.owu.edu/~jbkrygie/krygier_html/geog_353/geog_353_lo/geog_353_lo11.html

This proportional circle map shows the number of classes offered by state for cartography. Each circle on this map is linked to a value proportionate to its size.

Range Graded Proportional Circle Map

https://www.e-education.psu.edu/natureofgeoinfo/book/export/html/1553

This is a range graded proportional circle map of the Hispanic population by state. Each circle has a set value in proportion to its size but only uses the range to map the data.

Univariate Choropleth Map

http://www.princeton.edu/~rvdb/JAVA/election2008/

Univariate Choropleth map uses a single variable to display data. This map shows party affiliation by county throughout the United States.

Unclassed Choropleth Map

http://morristsai.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-search.cgi?search=Bush&IncludeBlogs=1&limit=10&page=2

An unclassed Choropleth map does not need its data put into classes because the data will put itself into classes. This image shows that with the electoral votes how each state will vote.

Nominal Area Choropleth map

https://courseware.e-education.psu.edu/courses/geog482/policies.shtml

This map uses data to show what stats have a higher amount of different ethnicities. The data that is used in making these types of maps have no numerical values.

Isoline maps

http://www.kidsgeo.com/geography-for-kids/0034-isolines.php

Isolines are used to often display weather pheromones but can also be used to display other types of data. This is the most common way we see isolines, meteorologists use these to show wind speeds or temperatures over a large area.

Triangular Plot

http://www.dplot.com/triangle-plot.htm

Correlation Matrix

http://www.sunshineprofits.com/research/precious-metals-correlations-next-step-multi-market-analysis

This is a correlation matrix of various forms of currency in relation to the USD, S&P stock, etc. This form of mathematic display of data shows how each item is correlated with one another.

Isopleths

http://www.aegis.jsu.edu/mhill/phygeogone/isoplth.html

Isopleth maps use data in a third dimension to standardize across space. The lines used in these maps are separated with standard intervals like in this one using 10 as its interval.

Isohyet

http://www.einfopedia.com/isohyets-the-line-joining-the-areas-having-the-same-rainfall-on-the-map.php

An isopach map uses contour lines to show the thickness of a specific substance such as rocks. This isopach map shows the different thicknesses of Tioga Bentonite in the mid-Atlantic region.

Statistical Map

http://personalpages.manchester.ac.uk/staff/m.dodge/cybergeography/atlas/census.html

Statistical maps are used to show data that was gathered about an area for some sort of variable. This is a statistical map of African internet usage from 1995 to 1996.

Black & white aerial photo

http://egsc.usgs.gov/isb/pubs/booklets/aerial/aerial.html

This is a photo of the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco. These types of aerial photos are taken to help map makers and city planners in their own ways, map makers are able to use these for improvement while city planners can use these to plan the placement of buildings and other structures.

Cartographic Animations

http://maps.unomaha.edu/AnimArt/ActiveLegend/Peterson.html

This map is an animation of the park and trail system throughout Omaha, Nebraska.  Cartographic animations are used to combine what many maps try to tell us about our surroundings.

Parallel coordinate graph

http://maps.unomaha.edu/AnimArt/ActiveLegend/Peterson.html

This type of graph is used to show data in various ways. These graphs take into account the width of the lines plotted on the graph for dimensional data sets. This is an image of an iris data set normalized for a clean look.

Bilateral Graphs

http://www.idealtaxes.com/post3269.shtml

Bilateral graphs are used to display data between two data sets simultaneously. This graph shows the United States trade deficit for the years 2009 and 2010. In this case the y-axis portrays the deficit in billions by intervals of 10 while the x-axis shows the months.

Lorenz Curve

http://www.maxi-pedia.com/lorenz+curve

The Lorenz curve is a tool used in economics to measure how far a society is from the equality line or how much inequalities are experienced. This is measured on a x and y axis with percent of income on the y-axis and percent of population on the x-axis.

Cadastral Map

http://www.innovateus.net/earth-matters/what-cadastral-map

This map type is used to show land ownership, the lines on these type of maps display the location and are for each land owner.

Topographic maps

http://geology.isu.edu/geostac/Field_Exercise/topomaps/topo_map.htm

Topographic maps are a common map type used to show elevations across a space.in this example every part of the map is labeled to help teach students how to read these types of maps.

Star Plot

http://www.itl.nist.gov/div898/handbook/eda/section3/starplot.htm

A star plot is used in data analysis, it takes into account many variables a data set could contain and uses a graphical representation to convey the information gathered. This is a star plot of 1979 car data.

Box Plot

http://itl.nist.gov/div898/handbook/eda/section3/boxplot.htm

Box plots are a common mathematical tool used to show information of the data sets. This is an example of a box plot showing the data of how much energy is used for each machine.

Wind rose

http://www.wcc.nrcs.usda.gov/climate/windrose.html

This is a graphical representation of wind direction recorded at the Fresno air terminal during April. Wind rose is a method of showing data in a graph tailored to wind.

Scatter Plot

http://mste.illinois.edu/courses/ci330ms/youtsey/scatterinfo.html

Scatter plots are used to show the correlation between to variables measured in a data set. This is a simple example of a positive correlation in the data.

Index value plot

http://www.worldclimatereport.com/index.php/2010/07/29/recent-news-from-antarctica/

An Index value plot is used to standardize data over a time period. This is the data of the snow melt in Antarctica and was measured using different methods from 1980 until 2008.

Cartograms

http://www.d.umn.edu/geog/cartfolder/HTML%20Pages/Cartograms.htm

A cartogram is used when a cartographer uses data figures to reflect the size of an area on the map. This is a map that shows each states output of goods, it is reflected in the size of the state. Notice how states in the mid-west are very small in comparison to their actual area.

Proportional Circle Map

http://www.neiu.edu/~nerobert/391/cartographic.htm

This is a map that uses circles to show the German bloodline in the Chicago area.  A Proportional Circle Map uses various sized circles to show a certain amount of data at a specific coordinate.

DOQQ

http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/gis/doqq.html

Digital Orthophoto Quarter Quads (DOQQs) are aerial photos taken with great resolution. This is a common tool used in the GIS field. This is an image of Johnson County that was taken in 1998 in infrared.

http://www.dnr.sc.gov/GIS/descdlg.html

A Digital Line Graph is a cartographic map that uses lines to show various things on the map, these things could be roads, lakes, ect.

DRG

https://www.e-education.psu.edu/natureofgeoinfo/book/export/html/1809

Digital Raster Graphics (DRG) are the simplest form of digital topographic maps used by the United States Geological Service. This is a DRG image of Bushkill, Pennsylvania; you are able to see rivers and lakes in this image.

Histogram

http://www.netmba.com/statistics/histogram/

A histogram is used to shows the distribution of data. The data is put on a scale and measured by the number of standard deviations away from the data mean.

Dot Distribution Map

http://www.census.gov/geo/www/mapGallery/2kpopden.html

This is a dot distribution map of the United States population in 2000, the dots that have formed clusters show the areas of greater populations. This map type is used when a researcher wants to display data patterns visually in a space.

Propaganda Map

http://po-ru.com/articles/manifesto-for-greater-east-asian-co-operation/

This propaganda map was used to persuade Japanese to go to war. These types of maps have been used throughout history to convince the reader whatever the map maker had on their agenda.

Doppler Radar

http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2004/s2311.htm

This is a Doppler radar image of Hurricane Frances making landfall in Florida. Doppler radar is technology that the news stations show their viewers when there is some sort of storm that has the potential to affect the surrounding areas.

Isotach

http://www.erh.noaa.gov/btv/events/28Oct2008/ua2.php

In this map of the United States air pressure the bluish colors are the isotachs. An isotach are colors that are shaded to show the common wind speeds. This could be helpful in locating weather patterns and pressure systems.

Flow Map

http://www.mundi.net/maps/maps_014/

Flow maps are used to chart the movement of various things through space. This is a map of traffic flows throughout European countries using red lines and the thicker the line the more people traveled through that country.

Isobar

http://hsc.csu.edu.au/primary_ind/prim_ind_240/compulsory/RTE2503A/3264/reading_weather_maps.htm

Isobars are a weather mapping technique to display air pressure, this can be used to help predict weather patterns. This is a map of Australia displaying the different air pressures surrounding high and low pressures as well as a tropical cyclone.

Population profile

http://www.d-transition.info/countries-glance-3/united-states-411/

A population profile uses population statistics separated age group and sex. This is a population profile of the United States in 2010, the age groups are along the y-axis and separated into intervals of four while the population is along the x-axis and separated into intervals of three.

Climograph

http://www.uwsp.edu/geo/faculty/ritter/glossary/A_D/climograph.html

This is a climograph of Memphis, Tennessee you can see that as precipitation goes up in the summer the temperature also goes down. A climagraph is a chart that displays precipitation and temperature of an area throughout a year based on the months.

Hypsometric

http://www.uwsp.edu/geo/faculty/ritter/glossary/A_D/climograph.html

Hypsometric maps are a type of topographic map that uses different colors to display the varying elevations. This is a map of France, the green illustrates the lower lands while the lighter yellowish color shows the higher elevations.

Thematic map

http://www.excelcharts.com/blog/how-to-create-thematic-map-excel/

This is a thematic map of the population density throughout the United States. In this map it uses the state boundaries to show their populations. A thematic map is used to show different types of data in a geographic space.

Mental Map

http://www.fedstats.gov/kids/mapstats/concepts_mentalmaps.html

This is a mental map of a neighborhood. A mental map is a recreation of how someone remembers their surroundings. Mental maps are created from memory and personal judgment which can make them not to scale but can include things other maps would not.

http://mdk12.org/instruction/curriculum/mathematics/graph_stem.html

This is a stem and leaf plot of students heights in centimeters. Stem and leaf plots are used to organize data in order of digits. It is easy to transfer this data to other forms also.

LIDAR

http://coralreefs.wr.usgs.gov/mapping_lidar.html

This is an oblique LIDAR animation view of a reef off the coast of Hawaii. LIDAR is imaging that uses lasers to show an area in such great detail and accuracy.

Infrared Aerial Photo

https://feww.wordpress.com/category/queensland-flood-aerial-photo/

This is an infrared aerial photo of flood areas in Queensland Australia. Infrared uses wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation that cannot be seen by the human eye.

Digital Elevation Model

http://nationalmap.gov/elevation.html

The Digital Elevation Model, a model used by the USGS,  uses a 3 dimensional picture to show an areas elevation. The picture can also be rotated to show the viewer more detail. This picture shows the elevation that surrounds a river.

PLSS Map

http://www.nationalatlas.gov/articles/boundaries/a_plss.html 

The Public Land Survey System uses a  land partitioning system  that takes a systematic approach  to divide up an area. This Map shows the arpent sections found in Louisiana, despite being formed before the PLSS they are treated as a part of the system.