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Spectral Schemes: Controversial Color Use on Maps

Spectral Schemes: Controversial Color Use on Maps

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Spectral Schemes: Controversial Color Use on Maps

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Spectral Schemes: Controversial Color Use on Maps

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Taylor & Francis Group

Journal title

Cartography and geographic information systems, 1997, Vol.24 (4), p.203-220

Language

English

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Taylor & Francis Group

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Contents

Cartographers have long discouraged the use of spectral, or rainbow, color schemes on thematic maps of quantitative geographic data, though such color use is common in GIS and scientific visualization. Recent research, however, has shown that spectral schemes are preferred and are interpreted accurately when used as multi-hue renditions of divergin...

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Spectral Schemes: Controversial Color Use on Maps

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TN_cdi_gale_infotracgeneralonefile_A53947016

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_gale_infotracgeneralonefile_A53947016

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ISSN

1050-9844

E-ISSN

2330-9172

DOI

10.1559/152304097782439231

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