Consumption Cartogram

This is a cartogram that represents consumption values of countries. The area of the countries is stretched to show relative amount of consumption.

http://pthbb.org/natural/footprint/

Migration Flow Map

This is a flow map that shows migration patterns to California and New York. The amount of people migrating to these areas are shown by the thickness of the lines connecting the states. It can be inferred that more people move to New York from Eastern states, while California attracts people from all over the U.S.

http://graphics.stanford.edu/papers/flow_map_layout/

Burglary Statistics Map

This map shows burglary statistics in the city of Denver. The shades indicate an increase, decrease, or no change in burglary rates for 2002. The values of how much of a change occurred are displayed in the neighborhoods.

http://www.denvergov.org/2001_crime_stats/Burglary/Burglary2/tabid/377611/Default.aspx

B&W Aerial Photograph

In this black and white aerial photograph, buildings, trees, and natural water features are easily distinguishable. This is due in part to the high resolution and scale, but the black and white format makes these attributes visible also.

http://online.redwoods.edu/instruct/colloquium/0607/

Aerial Infrared Photo

This infrared aerial photograph shows Tupper Lake, NY. It is shown on a website promoting the area to businesses and guests. The roads and developed areas are easy to distinguish in this photo, making it very useful in this situation.

http://www.hutchville.com/tupper.shtml

Doppler radar image

This doppler radar image clearly shows the bands of Hurricane Andrew in 1992 in the Miami area. The colors show the intensity of different parts o the storm.

http://www.met.fsu.edu/explores/CurrCD/CURRCD-FINAL/Image%20Library/IM22-RadarMIA1992.gif

Lidar image of Ground Zero

This is an image of the World Trade Center site taken shortly after the bombing, using a LIDAR camera. Depth and altitude are visible and clear.

http://imaging.geocomm.com/gallery/wtc-lidar092701-overview.jpg