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Type of map that visualizes data
A thematic map is a type of map that portrays the geographic pattern of a particular subject matter (theme) in a geographic area. This usually involves
Thematic_map
A Thematic Mapper (TM) is one of the Earth observing sensors introduced in the Landsat program. The first was placed aboard Landsat 4 (decommissioned
Thematic_Mapper
Map of most or all of the surface of the Earth
Committee on Map Projections (1988). Choosing a World Map. Falls Church: American Congress on Surveying and Mapping. pp. 1–2. Thematic Maps Archived 7 September
World_map
American earth observation satellite (1999–2025)
100 images). The main instrument on board Landsat 7 is the Enhanced Thematic Mapper Plus (ETM+), a whisk broom scanner image sensor. A panchromatic band
Landsat_7
Symbolic depiction of spatial relationships
cartography expanded in the late 17th century with the invention of thematic maps, which portrayed a specific kind of data – such as rainfall or population
Map
American network of Earth-observing satellites for international research purposes
Landsat 4 and 5 carried both the MSS and Thematic Mapper (TM) instruments. Landsat 7 uses the Enhanced Thematic Mapper Plus (ETM+) scanner. Landsat 8 uses
Landsat_program
Type of data visualization for geographic regions
choropleth map (from Ancient Greek χῶρος (khôros) 'area, region' and πλῆθος (plêthos) 'multitude') is a type of statistical thematic map that uses pseudocolor
Choropleth_map
Thematic map visualizing linear flow
flow map is a type of thematic map that uses linear symbols to represent movement between locations. It may thus be considered a hybrid of a map and a
Flow_map
Medium to large scale map that shows a precise map of the terrain
"chorographic maps" that cover large regions, "planimetric maps" that do not show elevations, and "thematic maps" that focus on specific topics. However, in the
Topographic_map
Study and practice of making maps
special purpose map. This type of map falls somewhere between thematic and general maps. They combine general map elements with thematic attributes in order
Cartography
Map distorting size to show another value
cartogram (also called a value-area map or an anamorphic map, the latter common among German speakers) is a thematic map of a set of features (countries,
Cartogram
Method for analysing qualitative data
Thematic analysis is one of the most common forms of analysis within qualitative research. It emphasizes identifying, analysing and interpreting patterns
Thematic_analysis
System to capture, manage, and present geographic data
elevations as white and low elevation as black. The accompanying Landsat Thematic Mapper image shows a false-color infrared image looking down at the same area
Geographic_information_system
Thematic map visualizing multiple variables
A bivariate map or multivariate map is a type of thematic map that displays two or more variables on a single map by combining different sets of symbols
Multivariate_map
American earth observation satellite
its predecessors, but carried an Enhanced Thematic Mapper, which improved on the previous Thematic Mapper by adding a 15m-resolution panchromatic band
Landsat_6
American earth observation satellite (1982–2001)
Multispectral Scanner (MSS), used on previous Landsat satellites, and a Thematic Mapper. It had a reflective resolution of 30 m (98 ft) and a thermal resolution
Landsat_4
Topics referred to by the same term
Unisys) Mapper(2), a biological database -OR- DataMapper, a software library written in the Ruby language Device mapper, handler for Linux Data mapper pattern
Mapper
Ancient granite-greenstone terrane in South Africa
Planetary Science. 52 (12): 2586–2631. Bibcode:2017M&PS...52.2586O. doi:10.1111/maps.12998. ISSN 1086-9379. Koeberl, Christian; Schulz, Toni; Huber, Matthew S
Barberton_Greenstone_Belt
Topics referred to by the same term
Transition metal Transverse magnetic modes, in optics and wave theory Thematic Mapper, an Earth-observing sensor on a Landsat satellite Terametre (Tm), equal
TM
U.S. House district for Michigan
gov/geo/maps/cong_dist/cd118/cd_based/ST26/CD118_MI13.pdf "U.S. Census Bureau Thematic Map". Archived from the original on January 18, 2012. Retrieved March 29
Michigan's 13th congressional district
Michigan's_13th_congressional_district
Modern geoglyph west of Marree, South Australia
137°27′56″E / 29.53°S 137.4655°E / -29.53; 137.4655 View in Google Maps: "Google Maps". Google Maps. Retrieved 19 September 2010. Audio Interviews with Brad Thompson
Marree_Man
Thematic map using dots to visualize distribution
A dot distribution map (or a dot density map or simply a dot map) is a type of thematic map that uses a point symbol to visualize the geographic distribution
Dot_distribution_map
Visualization technique for multivariate data
Typically, the variables being mapped are of a similar type, such as types of agricultural products, so that the same strategy of map symbol can be used on each
Small_multiple
Geography of a fictional continent
Middle-earth. The cartographer Karen Wynn Fonstad has created detailed thematic maps for Tolkien's major Middle-earth books, The Hobbit, The Lord of the
Geography_of_Middle-earth
American geographer and cartographer
Anthropology at Georgia State University. His textbook, Cartography: Thematic Map Design, has been one of the seminal texts in the field. Born in Arkansas
Borden_Dent
Thematic map based on symbol size
A proportional symbol map or proportional point symbol map is a type of thematic map that uses map symbols that vary in size to represent a quantitative
Proportional_symbol_map
Hybrid type of thematic map
A dasymetric map (from Greek δασύς dasýs 'dense' and μέτρο métro 'measure') is a type of thematic map that uses areal symbols to visualize a geographic
Dasymetric_map
1981 book by Karen Wynn Fonstad
authorized and magisterial, providing in particular a comprehensive set of thematic maps of Middle-earth. Karen Wynn Fonstad earned a master's degree in Geography
The_Atlas_of_Middle-earth
Data visualization technique
A heat map (or heatmap) is a two-dimensional data visualization technique that represents the magnitude of individual values within a dataset as a color
Heat_map
American earth observation satellite
Seven of the nine bands are consistent with the Thematic Mapper (TM) and Enhanced Thematic Mapper Plus (ETM+) sensors found on earlier Landsat satellites
Landsat_8
Thematic map visualizing a discrete field
Chorochromatic map (from Greek χώρα chóra 'region' and χρώμα chróma 'color'), also known as an area-class, qualitative area, or mosaic map, is a type of thematic map
Chorochromatic_map
Photographic image processing tecnhique
1016/0034-4257(88)90019-3. Chavez, P. S. (1989). "Radiometric calibration of Landsat Thematic Mapper multispectral images". Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing
Atmospheric_correction
Use of color to differentiate map features
thematic map in which areas are colored differently to show the measurement of a statistical variable being displayed on the map. The choropleth map provides
Map_coloring
French civil engineer (1781–1870)
later and only for thematic energy flow. The original description in French accompanying the map translated to English: Figurative Map of the successive
Charles_Joseph_Minard
Complex of volcanic systems in the Puna of the Andes
8 March 2026. Francis, P. W.; Wells, G. L. (1988-07-01). "Landsat Thematic Mapper observations of debris avalanche deposits in the Central Andes". Bulletin
Altiplano–Puna volcanic complex
Altiplano–Puna_volcanic_complex
German economist and statistician
particularly for his 1782 product map of Europe, which is considered by some as the earliest known printed economic map and thematic map. Crome was born into a middle-class
August Friedrich Wilhelm Crome
August_Friedrich_Wilhelm_Crome
Type of map projection
is a map projection that preserves relative area measure between any and all map regions. Equivalent projections are widely used for thematic maps showing
Equal-area_projection
Map that depicts the area accessible from a point within a time threshold
An isochrone map in geography and urban planning is a map that depicts the area accessible from a point within a certain time threshold. An isochrone (iso
Isochrone_map
Salt flat in Bolivia
Uyuni for radiometric calibration, where the Landsat-5 satellite's Thematic Mapper (TM) was calibrated “in-flight” by using the salar as a radiometrically
Salar_de_Uyuni
A city map is a large-scale thematic map of a city (or part of a city) created to enable the fastest possible orientation in an urban space. The graphic
City_map
Systematic representation of the surface of a sphere or ellipsoid onto a plane
world, the choice of projection becomes largely one of aesthetics. Thematic maps normally require an equal area projection so that phenomena per unit
Map_projection
Amazon Rainforest was recently shown in analyses of Landsat Enhanced Thematic Mapper Plus data at high spatial resolution to be occurring at rates of about
Selective logging in the Amazon rainforest
Selective_logging_in_the_Amazon_rainforest
Types of interactive mapping services
proposals Online atlases are collections of maps in a specific period of time like general reference maps, thematic maps, and geographical information. The traditional
Web_mapping
Online interactive atlas of Xinjiang, China
data, to carry out statistical analysis and to create thematic maps for this region. The Makan Map is the first multi-language atlas of the Xinjiang. It
Makan_Map
Map depicting the submerged terrain of bodies of water
A bathymetric chart is a type of isarithmic map that depicts the submerged bathymetry and physiographic features of ocean and sea bottoms. Their primary
Bathymetric_chart
Earth scientist and academic
He also utilized the hyperspectral data for band selection for the Thematic Mapper instruments for Landsat-4 and -5, consolidating two redundant near-infrared
Compton_Tucker
Map showing geographic distribution of the speakers of a language
A linguistic map is a thematic map showing the geographic distribution of the speakers of a language, or isoglosses of a dialect continuum of the same
Linguistic_map
Compiling data to create a visual image
and other points of interest for navigation, and in the creation of thematic maps. Computer cartography is one of the main functions of geographic information
Computer_cartography
Large rainforest in South America
researcher used a combination of synthetic aperture radar (SAR) and Thematic Mapper (TM) to accurately place the different portions of the Amazon into
Amazon_rainforest
Graphic depiction of a geographic phenomenon
map with good visual hierarchy, thematic symbols should be graphically emphasized. A map with a visual hierarchy that is effective attracts the map user's
Map_symbol
Photogrammetry Suite, ERDAS ER Mapper, ERDAS ECW/JP2 SDK (ECW (file format)) and ERDAS APOLLO. Esri – Products include ArcMap, ArcGIS, ArcSDE, ArcIMS, ArcWeb
Geographic information system software
Geographic_information_system_software
Pseudocylindrical equal-area map projection
{\displaystyle \lambda } to longitude. The first known thematic map published using the Equal Earth projection is a map of the global mean temperature anomaly for
Equal_Earth_projection
Data clustering algorithm
shading on a choroplethic map. The Jenks classification method is commonly used in thematic maps, especially choropleth maps, as one of several available
Jenks natural breaks optimization
Jenks_natural_breaks_optimization
Arrangement of map elements on a page
context or explain the map or other map elements. Thematic mapping often uses text to add content that supports the purpose of the map, such as explanations
Map_layout
An isopach map (/ˈaɪsoʊpæk/) illustrates thickness variations within a tabular unit, layer or stratum. Isopachs are contour lines of equal thickness over
Isopach_map
Geographical database
City". In comparing GNIS populated place records with data from the Thematic Mapper of the Landsat program, researchers from the University of Connecticut
Geographic Names Information System
Geographic_Names_Information_System
Indian web-based geoportal developed by ISRO
boundaries and is offered in four regional languages. The content includes thematic maps related to disasters, agriculture, water resources, land cover, and
Bhuvan
Desktop geographic information system
to highlight specific variations on a theme through the creation of a Thematic map. The basic data is overlaid with graphic styles (e.g. colour shades,
MapInfo_Pro
Stratovolcano on the Bolivia–Chile border
Francis, P.W.; De Silva, S.L. (April 1989). "Application of the Landsat Thematic Mapper to the identification of potentially active volcanoes in the central
Licancabur
Active stratovolcano in Southern Peru
"Potentially active volcanoes of Peru-Observations using Landsat Thematic Mapper and Space Shuttle imagery". Bulletin of Volcanology. 52 (4): 286–301
Sabancaya
Type of map used in seismology
In seismology, an isoseismal map is used to show countour lines of equally felt seismic intensity, generally measured on the Modified Mercalli scale.
Isoseismal_map
American geographer
World Development 10 (10): 899-909. Haack, B., 1983. "An Analysis of Thematic Mapper Simulator Data for Urban Environments." Remote Sensing of Environment
Barry_N._Haack
Events displayed in chronological order
mounted on a 54-feet-long (16½ m) scroll. Charles Joseph Minard's 1869 thematic map of casualties of the French army in its Russian campaign put much less
Timeline
Collaborative map database
without the formal concept of a layer, allowing thematically diverse data to commingle and interconnect. A map feature or element is modelled as one of three
OpenStreetMap
Hungarian cartographer and historian
publishers. He has a particular interest in ethnographical and other thematic maps. Educated for five years at the Faculty of Humanities of the University
András_Bereznay
Map storage unit
topographic map series, individual thematic maps, national atlases and thematic regional atlases. Academic library map collections usually also have cartographic
Map_collection
algorithms are different in terms of accuracy and application. The Thematic Mapper (TM) sensor on Landsat 4 and Landsat 5 included a thermal (6th) band
Thermal_remote_sensing
Something that represents an idea, process, or physical entity
of map design. New York: Guilford. ISBN 978-1-606-23544-7. Dent, Borden D.; Torguson, Jeffrey; Hodler, T. W. (2008-08-21). Cartography: thematic map design
Symbol
Open-source web mapping application
Explore Australia (subscription) interactive maps. Users can display and overlay the many thematic maps of the Atlas. UNHCR refugee resources mapping
TimeMap
Mountain in Chile
16 April 2019. Francis, P. W.; Wells, G. L. (July 1988). "Landsat Thematic Mapper observations of debris avalanche deposits in the Central Andes". Bulletin
Cerro_Ascotan
Enclosed bay in which the city of Venice is situated
Google Maps MILVa – Interactive Map of Venice Lagoon Archived 28 March 2010 at the Wayback Machine Comune di Venezia, Servizio Mobilità Acquea, Thematic cartography
Venetian_Lagoon
Supplement Tm (s) Terameter Thulium TM (i) Technical Manual Theater Missile Thematic Mapper (p) trademark (often written in small superscript type: TM or ™) (i)
List_of_acronyms:_T
Process of designing maps
exceptions, such as the occasional introduction of a novel Map projection, and the advent of thematic mapping in the 19th century highlighted by the work of
Cartographic_design
Continental portion of Southeast Asia
2025. Retrieved 9 April 2026. "Mainland Southeast Asia: A Folio of Thematic Maps for Military Users" (PDF). Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC)
Mainland_Southeast_Asia
Choice of colors used in design
used with continuous datasets. Quantitative schemes are fundamental to Thematic maps, charts, data science, spreadsheets, and other tools which use graphical
Color_scheme
Film genre; modern form of film noir
colors and high-contrast, more graphic depictions of violence or sexuality, thematic motifs, and nonlinear narrative or editing. During the 1970s and the mid
Neo-noir
American earth observation satellite (1984–2013)
Landsat 5 carried the same instruments, including the 30m resolution Thematic Mapper and 60m Multi-Spectral Scanner. The Multi-Spectral Scanner was powered
Landsat_5
One of the tallest active volcanoes in the world
S2CID 128960834. Francis, P. W.; Wells, G. L. (1988-07-01). "Landsat Thematic Mapper observations of debris avalanche deposits in the Central Andes". Bulletin
San_Pedro_(Chile_volcano)
Stratovolcano in Bolivia and Chile
(212 °F)) that in 1989 the exhalations could not be detected in the Thematic Mapper infrared band of the Landsat satellite even during night. More recent
Ollagüe
Thematic map of countries shaded by various components of the World Risk Index
List of countries by natural disaster risk
List_of_countries_by_natural_disaster_risk
American Aerospace company
Landsat GeoCover - a positionally accurate orthorectified Landsat Thematic Mapper and Multispectral Scanner imagery covering the majority of the Earth's
EarthSat
American archaeologist
synthetic aperture radar data, and spectral bands from Landsat's Thematic Mapper) in a jungle environment, developing one of the largest remote sensing
Payson_D._Sheets
Volcano in southern Peru
"Potentially active volcanoes of Peru-Observations using Landsat Thematic Mapper and Space Shuttle imagery". Bulletin of Volcanology. 52 (4): 286–301
Huaynaputina
American physicist (1927–2023)
carried on Landsat 1. An improved seven band version, known as the Thematic Mapper was later included on Landsat 4. Norwood retired in 1989. A biographical
Virginia_Norwood
1968 English-language world atlas
000 entries. Each geographic map is accompanied by a selection of thematic maps and city maps. The Pergamon added extra maps of the United Kingdom and Canada
Pergamon_World_Atlas
Volcano on the border of Chile and Bolivia
activity is less than at Guallatiri farther south. Based on Landsat Thematic Mapper images, it was considered a potentially active volcano in 1991. A small
Parinacota_(volcano)
American geographer and cartographer
based on his work, is still widely used in the creation of thematic maps, such as choropleth maps. George F. Jenks earned his B.S.Ed. in 1941 from the New
George_F._Jenks
Conversion of forest to non-forest for human use
on the internet. World Resources Institute in turn has made a simpler thematic map showing the amount of forests present just before the age of man (8000
Deforestation
Visual representation of data
area. Earliest documented forms of data visualization were various thematic maps from different cultures and ideograms and hieroglyphs that provided
Data and information visualization
Data_and_information_visualization
Grid on a map, depicting a coordinate system
Dent, Borden D., Jeffrey S. Torguson, Thomas W. Hodler, Cartography: Thematic Map Design, 6th Edition, McGraw-Hill, 2009, p.27 Kimerling, A. Jon; Buckley
Graticule
Caldera and its crater lake in Bolivia
Uyuni and Coipasa. Francis, P. W.; Wells, G. L. (1988-07-01). "Landsat Thematic Mapper observations of debris avalanche deposits in the Central Andes". Bulletin
Pastos_Grandes
specific) Main Features Language License Snappy Mapper Yes, for non-commercial use Web-based Snappy Mapper Vector data Bridges the knowledge gap between
List of spatial analysis software
List_of_spatial_analysis_software
Main component of geospatial processing programs suite
the base map elements such as a street map or DEM listed at the bottom the thematic map layers can be placed above to convey the message the map is being
ArcMap
Russian computer scientist
London, retrieved 2024-01-08 Voss, Hans (October 1996), "IRIS generates Thematic Maps", ERCIM News, vol. 27, European Research Consortium for Informatics
Natalia_Andrienko
1981 studio album by This Heat
concerns, and includes a photomontage of images such as mushroom clouds, thematic maps depicting nuclear arsenals and photographs of Ronald Reagan, Leonid
Deceit_(album)
Mountain in Bolivia
1002/gea.10032. Francis, P. W.; Wells, G. L. (1988-07-01). "Landsat Thematic Mapper observations of debris avalanche deposits in the Central Andes". Bulletin
Pacha_Qullu
in the following way: Landsat Multispectral Scanner (MSS) Landsat Thematic Mapper (TM) NOAA Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES)
Multispectral pattern recognition
Multispectral_pattern_recognition
Dormant stratovolcano in South America
01. ISSN 0026-461X. Francis, P. W.; Wells, G. L. (1988). "Landsat Thematic Mapper observations of debris avalanche deposits in the Central Andes". Bulletin
Llullaillaco
Circular feature in the Sahara
impact origin. According to their interpretations of Landsat Enhanced Thematic Mapper Plus (ETM + ) images, Radarsat-1 data, and SRTM data, El-Baz and Ghoneim
Kebira_Crater
Focus of attention on features in a map
Arthur, The Look of Maps, University of Wisconsin Press, 1952, p.69. Borden D. Dent, 1972, "Visual organization and thematic map design", Annals of the
Figure-ground_(cartography)
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