A new algorithm for continuous area cartogram construction with triangulation of regions and restriction on bearing changes of edges

Cartography and Geographic Information Science

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 115-125

  Inoue, Ryo ^a   Shimizu, Eihan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Continuous area cartogram; Map transformation; Triangulation; Visualization

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; LEAST SQUARES APPROXIMATIONS; MAPPING; TRIANGULATION; VISUALIZATION;

CONTINUOUS AREA CARTOGRAM; MAP TRANSFORMATION; NONLINEAR LEAST SQUARES;

GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS;

ALGORITHM; CARTOGRAM; CARTOGRAPHY; TRIANGULATION; VISUALIZATION;

EID: 33746920827     PISSN: 15230406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1559/152304006777681698     Document Type: Article

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