map
wind map
Map showing wind direction and strength through oriented or animated strokes.
Classification
- map
- maps › flow maps
- spatial, flow
- the name evokes: nature
Attestation
- English definition: Semiology of graphics: diagrams, networks, maps
Scientific literature
OpenAlex: 536 papers since 1977, 19% in the last five years; mostly in Energy, Earth and Planetary Sciences, Environmental Science
Seminal references
- first known use (1686) Halley (1686). An historical account of the trade winds, and monsoons. Philosophical Transactions (260 citations); Andrews 2017, Friendly & Denis 2001
R packages
- R
metR::geom_streamline(); GitHub 158 stars; last commit 2026-10
Sources (7)
37 occurrences in the corpus; indexed by 4 books
- Data points: visualization that means something
- Data visualisation: a handbook for data driven design
- Design for information: an introduction to the histories, theories, and best practices ...
- Milestones in the history of thematic cartography, statistical graphics, and data visua...
- Semiology of graphics: diagrams, networks, maps
- The Truthful Art: Data, Charts, and Maps for Communication
- Thematic Cartography and Geovisualization
Cite this entry
Stable addresshttps://dataviz.adrientaudiere.com/en-only/term/wind-map.html
ReferenceTaudière Adrien. 2026. wind map. In Visualization Vocabulary, version 1.0.0. IdEst. https://dataviz.adrientaudiere.com/en-only/term/wind-map.html
BibTeX
@incollection{taudiere2026-wind-map,
author = {Taudière, Adrien},
title = {wind map},
booktitle = {Visualization Vocabulary},
year = {2026},
version = {1.0.0},
publisher = {IdEst},
url = {https://dataviz.adrientaudiere.com/en-only/term/wind-map.html},
note = {CC0 1.0}
}Page created on 2026-10-13. Text last changed on 2026-11-10. Images last changed on 2026-11-10. Numbers computed on 2026-10-22.