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cartographic generalization
also: generalization, map generalizationSimplification of a map by selecting, smoothing, aggregating or displacing features to suit its scale and purpose.
Classification
- map
Attestation
- English definition: Cartography: thematic map design
Sources (28)
505 occurrences in the corpus; indexed by 5 books
Show the 28 sources
- Atlas of knowledge: anyone can map
- Cartographies of Time
- Cartography: thematic map design
- Computational statistics in data science
- Data Feminism
- Data visualization handbook
- Design for information: an introduction to the histories, theories, and best practices ...
- Effective data storytelling: how to drive change with data, narrative, and visuals
- Exploratory Data Analysis: Descriptive Analysis, Visualization, and Dashboard Design (w...
- Fundamentals of computer graphics
- Graphics for learning: proven guidelines for planning, designing, and evaluating visual...
- Handling and mapping geographic information
- How maps work: representation, visualization, and design
- Impossible to ignore: creating memorable content to influence decisions
- Information theory tools for visualization
- Interactive data visualization: foundations, techniques, and applications
- Milestones in the history of thematic cartography, statistical graphics, and data visua...
- Parallel sets: visual analysis of categorical data
- Progressive Data Analysis: Roadmap and Research Agenda
- Semiology of graphics: diagrams, networks, maps
- The book of trees: visualizing branches of knowledge
- The golden age of data visualization: how did we get here?
- The grammar of graphics
- The Minard System: The Complete Statistical Graphics of Charles-Joseph Minard
- The Oxford Handbook of Empirical Aesthetics
- Thematic Cartography and Geovisualization
- Visualization Analysis and Design
- Visualization of Time-Oriented Data
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ReferenceTaudière Adrien. 2026. cartographic generalization. In Visualization Vocabulary, version 1.0.0. IdEst. https://dataviz.adrientaudiere.com/en-only/term/cartographic-generalization.html
BibTeX
@incollection{taudiere2026-cartographic-generalization,
author = {Taudière, Adrien},
title = {cartographic generalization},
booktitle = {Visualization Vocabulary},
year = {2026},
version = {1.0.0},
publisher = {IdEst},
url = {https://dataviz.adrientaudiere.com/en-only/term/cartographic-generalization.html},
note = {CC0 1.0}
}Page created on 2026-11-10. Text last changed on 2026-11-10. Numbers computed on 2026-10-22.