<![CDATA[What are these maps called and is there a java library for outputting these shrink-grow maps?]]> http://uclue.com/?xq=2447 en-us Tue, 07 Sep 2010 18:03:57 +0000 Uclue - (c) 2007 Uclue LLC roger.browne@gmail.com http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss <![CDATA[rating by happyengineer on Wed 19 Nov 2008 - 11:39 pm UTC]]> Wed, 19 Nov 2008 23:39:42 +0000 http://uclue.com/?xq=2447#17172 http://uclue.com/?xq=2447#17172 <![CDATA[answer by pinkfreud on Tue 18 Nov 2008 - 7:00 pm UTC]]>
"A cartogram is a map in which some thematic mapping variable – such as travel time or Gross National Product – is substituted for land area. The geometry or space of the map is distorted in order to convey the information of this alternate variable."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cartogram

Here you'll find two cartogram generators:

Mapresso
http://www.mapresso.com/index.html

Frank Hardisty's Cartogram Generator
http://people.cas.sc.edu/hardistf/cartograms/

I hope this helps!

Best regards,
pinkfreud]]> Tue, 18 Nov 2008 19:00:40 +0000 http://uclue.com/?xq=2447#17126 http://uclue.com/?xq=2447#17126 <![CDATA[q_clarify by happyengineer on Tue 18 Nov 2008 - 6:21 pm UTC]]> http://www.whiskeyandgunpowder.com/bin/f/j/113007Whiskey2.PNG]]> Tue, 18 Nov 2008 18:21:33 +0000 http://uclue.com/?xq=2447#17125 http://uclue.com/?xq=2447#17125 <![CDATA[question by happyengineer on Tue 18 Nov 2008 - 6:19 pm UTC]]>
I want to generate these maps for the 50 US states using my own statistics.

First, I need to know what these maps are called. I can't search for them without knowing what they are called.

Second, I need to know how to generate them myself.]]> Tue, 18 Nov 2008 18:19:12 +0000 http://uclue.com/?xq=2447 http://uclue.com/?xq=2447