An evaluation of GIS tools for generating area cartograms

The purpose of this article is to report a study aimed at systematic assessment of the functionality of commercially available software for the automatic generation of area cartograms. The issue of the wide choice of algorithms developed over the years for generating various types of surfaces has al...

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Main Authors: Markowska Anna, Korycka-Skorupa Jolanta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2015-03-01
Series:Polish Cartographical Review
Subjects:
gis
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1515/pcr-2015-0002
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spelling doaj-fb2038e996ae4619823e516ba2860a7c2021-09-05T13:59:30ZengSciendoPolish Cartographical Review0324-83212015-03-01471192910.1515/pcr-2015-0002pcr-2015-0002An evaluation of GIS tools for generating area cartogramsMarkowska Anna0Korycka-Skorupa Jolanta1Department of Geoinformatics, Cartography and Remote Sensing, Faculty of Geography and Regional Studies, University of WarsawDepartment of Geoinformatics, Cartography and Remote Sensing, Faculty of Geography and Regional Studies, University of WarsawThe purpose of this article is to report a study aimed at systematic assessment of the functionality of commercially available software for the automatic generation of area cartograms. The issue of the wide choice of algorithms developed over the years for generating various types of surfaces has also been raised.https://doi.org/10.1515/pcr-2015-0002cartogramarea cartogramsgis
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An evaluation of GIS tools for generating area cartograms
Polish Cartographical Review
cartogram
area cartograms
gis
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title An evaluation of GIS tools for generating area cartograms
title_short An evaluation of GIS tools for generating area cartograms
title_full An evaluation of GIS tools for generating area cartograms
title_fullStr An evaluation of GIS tools for generating area cartograms
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series Polish Cartographical Review
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publishDate 2015-03-01
description The purpose of this article is to report a study aimed at systematic assessment of the functionality of commercially available software for the automatic generation of area cartograms. The issue of the wide choice of algorithms developed over the years for generating various types of surfaces has also been raised.
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gis
url https://doi.org/10.1515/pcr-2015-0002
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