Thursday, July 10, 2014
Hypsometric Map
Unlike planimetric maps, a hypsometric map is a surface map, generally of topography(land/terrain surfaces) that conveys three-dimensional information about a place and has relief features shown on the map. The third-dimension property can be relief(topography) or any other variable that describes the process or location on the map's surface. This third dimension can be represented by color and shaping, raised relief features, or contour lines. The map above is a hypsometric map of the topography of the Goiania Metropolitan Region, and conveys 3-D information with it's relief features. The third dimension of this topography is shown through using different colors to highlight different attributes of the topography, shaping to depict what land forms are being shown, raised relief to show elevation and shape, and contour lines to show elevation.
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