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cartograms  

Definition

  • Cartograms are maps in which symbol sizes represent some measured quantity. Maps that use areapreserving projections can be considered cartograms; however, the term usually refers to a combination of statistical map and graph distorted to represent social phenomena. [Source: Encyclopedia of Geographic Information Science; Cartograms]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-ZLBFTRHL-Z

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