Talk:Thematic map

A Brief History of Maps
I've removed a large part of this section and renamed it. There is a separate article (History of cartography) that deals with this subject extensively. I’ve left only the parts of the section that directly relate to thematic maps.

For the record, this is what I removed: Essentially, a map is a “reduced, substitute space for that of reality.” Exactly when and how the first map was created is unknown, but it is reasonable to surmise that mapping has been an integral part of the human experience for at least 20,000 years.

In Western civilization, maps have gone through many progressions and even regressions to develop into the familiar tools we use today. From ancient Babylon to Ptolemy, from Peutinger tables (tabula Peutingeriana), religious T and O maps, to Portolan charts, cartography is a record of how people have identified with the world around them.

Revolutions in mapping “primarily involve shifts or changes in the intellectual aspects of cartography” and the innovation of thematic mapping is no exception. Jaksmata 15:26, 11 January 2007 (UTC)

Dasymetric
The dasymetric text really does not convey the essence of the form, even to someone familiar with mapping (but not the term). It'd certainly help if each of the forms had an example map included. --Belg4mit 21:48, 7 April 2007 (UTC)

Proportional symbol Maps
Are a cartodiagram and a Proportional symbol map the same thing?

Page editing
I am reworking much of the text on this page, especially the introduction and history. Bplewe (talk) 03:42, 3 November 2020 (UTC)

(Psst-- there is no such thing as a thematic map)
It's just a cliche like "limited resources" or "the first official day of summer" or "digital zoom." All maps have themes. That's why (as far as I can see) you have no article for "general reference maps," and that's why no one can define "thematic maps." Visible vs. invisible is obvious baloney; borders and city names are no more visible than population or drought or elevation or cholera deaths. (Cholera deaths are "geographic features"?) Properties vs. locations is obvious baloney; "general reference maps" show all kinds of properties, and cholera deaths have locations.

I'm not the only person who knows this; research and revise to make it more like cooties or Prester John. Thanks for the article. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.117.48.13 (talk) 18:48, 16 October 2021 (UTC)