From Excel Graphsvia Graticules
to Maps
Tables to Maps
Nature Reserve Tabular Data
• Lots of Data• Hard to visualize
Graph It!• At-A-Glance
Visualization of large amounts of tabular data
• Can lack comparative values
• No external context
Reserve Scatter Plot XY
Reserve Scatter Plot XYGroup & Colour By Altitude
Standardization!
A Common XY Coordinate Space• Everything
Happens Somewhere On Earth
• Earth Has Standard Axes
• Latitude/Longitude = Y/X
• Latitude Range: -90 -> +90 (180 Degrees)
• Longitude Range: -180 - +180 (360 Degrees)
Allows Context & Comparison
Looks better in a Map
Zoom In For Detail
Display Attributes (Altitude)
Display Attributes (Distance to Town)
Display Attributes In Context(Distance to Town)
Display Attributes In Context(Distance to National Roads)
Borrow Cartographic Expertise!