Black and White Aerial Photo

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This is a beautiful black and white aerial photo of the beautiful Brookline Bridge. I have personally driven over this bridge and sailed beneath her; like a beautiful woman, she is very impressive up close. Aerial photography is a form of remote data collection of reflected energy from the sun. The reflected energy can also be classified as “passive sensors.” The use of black and white film narrows the band range of electromagnetic radiation (EMR) omitting the colors.

Infrared Aerial Photo

www.hutchville.com/tupper.shtml
Above is an infrared aerial photo of Tupper Lake in New York State. An infrared aerial photo is a form of remote sensing technology. The photo captures reflected or natural electromagnetic radiation (EMR). Infrared is a portion of the EMR that is not naturally visible and therefore a chemical must be added to the film in order to display the infrared spectrum.

Cartographic Animations

Ia Drang and Landing Zone X-Ray

Cartographic animations are a dynamic visual representation of a geographic area over time. The one that I chose for this post is a flash animated battle map of Landing Zone X-ray during one of the first battles of the Vietnam War between the 7^th Air Cavalry and the People's Army of Vietnam. The battle spanned a time period of 48 hrs. To view the animation you will need to click on the URL above, and then click on the individual maps labeled LZ X-ray Map1, 2, and 3.

Statistical Map

www.sissa.it/he/statistical/links.html

A statistical map demonstrates how a particular variable is distributed throughout a geographic area. This map happens to be a statistical map of my ancestral country; Italy. This is a copy of an interactive map that when clicked on demonstrates statistical groups and institutions within Italy.

Cartogram

amphibiaweb.org/amphibian/cartograms/

A cartogram is another type of thematic map that distorts area for the purpose of demonstrating an attribute or feature. This map deals with amphibian diversity by Country; I chose it for its soothing shades of green.

Flow Map

www.iaspei.org/brochure/brochure.html

A Flow Map shows the direction of movement or the sequencing and ordering of information. Flow diagrams can also be used to show cause and affect relationships. Since global warming seems to be on everyone’s mind I chose the map above which shows global heat flow and was compiled from data by the International Heat Flow Commission.

Isoline Map

www.esri.com/news/arcwatch/0207/feature.html

An Isoline map is a variation of a thematic map because like a thematic map it shows data of a specific subject for a specific purpose. Information is related through the use of lines that connect points of equal value. The map above demonstrates the amount of rainfall—from 250 mm annually to 11,000 mm annually that falls on the island of Maui, Hawaii; a place that I would not mind visiting.