Making a national atlas of population by computer

Rhind, D. W.; Evans, I. S.; Visvalingam, M.

Abstract

This paper describes the conceptual and practical problems encountered and solved in producing a multi-colour atlas of population characteristics in Great Britain. The atlas itself is in A4 format; it consists of some thirty-four maps of Great Britain in four colours and the same number of regional maps, together with descriptive text. All maps were plotted on a laser plotter with a resolution of 127 microns. The paper describes how mapping of ratios, such as percentages, was found to be highly misleading and describes the novel probability mapping solution adopted, based on the signed chi-square statistic. In addition, the rationale for selecting the class intervals and for selecting colour schemes is described.

Citation

Rhind, D. W., Evans, I. S., & Visvalingam, M. (1980). Making a national atlas of population by computer. The Cartographic journal, 17(1), 3-11. https://doi.org/10.1179/caj.1980.17.1.3

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Online Publication Date: Jul 18, 2013
• Publication Date: 1980-06
• Deposit Date: Aug 28, 2015
• Publicly Available Date: Nov 23, 2017
• Journal: The cartographic journal
• Print ISSN: 0008-7041
• Publisher: Maney Publishing
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 17
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 3-11
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1179/caj.1980.17.1.3
• Keywords: Cartography -- Data processing
• Public URL: https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/378305
• Publisher URL: http://www.maneyonline.com/doi/abs/10.1179/caj.1980.17.1.3
• Additional Information: Copy of an article published in The cartographic journal, 1980, v. 17, no.1 at: http://www.maneyonline.com/doi/abs/10.1179/caj.1980.17.1.3
• Contract Date: Nov 23, 2017