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THEMATIC MAPPING

WHAT ARE
THEMATIC MAPS?

A thematic map is a type of map that focuses on a specific topic or theme.


Instead of showing general geographic information like a regular map, it
highlights particular data, such as population, weather, or income levels,
using colors, symbols, or patterns.
DASYMETRIC MAPS
A dasymetric is a type of thematic map
that represents a spacial data more
accurately by using additional
information to refine the boundaries of
the data zones.

Example: instead of showing population


density by coloring entire Cities or
countries, a dasymetric map will color only
residential areas leaving forest, industrial
areas etc. This way it provides a more
accurate picture of where people live
DOT DISTRIBUTION MAPS
Uses dots to represent the occurrence or density of
data points.
Key Benefits
Highlights Distribution Patterns: Clearly shows areas of
high and low concentration.
Simple and Intuitive: Easy to interpret at a glance.

Example:
Population Distribution Map:
Each dot represents a group of
people, revealing clusters and
sparse regions.
PROPORTIONAL SYMBOL MAPS TYPES
Thematic maps where symbol size Graduated Symbols:
varies according to data magnitude, Symbols grouped into
visually representing differences in classes; size reflects value
value. ranges.

Proportional Symbols:
Example: Used in economic Symbol size is exactly
visualizations, such as displaying proportional to the data
GDP by country, where larger value.
symbols indicate higher GDP.
Self-Organizing Maps (SOM)
Definition: Unsupervised learning algorithm for data
visualization.

How It Works:
Clusters similar data points together.
Organizes complex, high-dimensional data into a 2D grid.

Advantages:
Simplifies data, revealing hidden patterns.
Highlights patterns and relationships
Self-Organizing Maps (SOM)

Applications
Customer segmentation (e.g., buying
behavior)
Healthcare (e.g., identifying patient
trends)

Example
Visualizing customer groups based on
preferences
Comparative Analysis of Mapping Techniques
Mapping
Strengths Weaknesses When to Use
Technique

Requires complex
Accurate spatial When detailed spatial
Dasymetric data and time-
representation, accuracy is needed, e.g.,
Maps consuming
detailed patterns population studies
preparation

Can become
Clear distribution When illustrating the
Dot Distribution cluttered in dense
patterns, easily distribution of discrete
Maps areas, difficult to
interpretable events or populations
estimate values
Mapping
Strengths Weaknesses When to Use
Technique

Visually Overlapping symbols


When comparing
Proportional impactful, good may obscure data,
quantitative data across
Symbol Maps for comparing scaling can be
regions
data magnitudes challenging

Excellent for
Requires expertise to
clustering For advanced clustering
Self-Organizing interpret,
complex data, and pattern recognition in
Maps (SOM) computationally
handles large complex data
intensive
datasets
CONCLUSION
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