11-19, 16:30–16:55 (Pacific/Auckland), WG404
The weavingspace python module enables creation of thematic maps using periodic tilings to produce attractive maps that weave together many data attributes in a single map display.
The weavingspace python module enables creation of multivariate thematic maps by generating and overlaying a periodic tiling layer with polygon data. Geometries in the tiling symbolise data by choropleth colouring. Well over one hundred tiled patterns are supported, including a highly configurable tilings that give the appearance of biaxial or triaxial woven materials. Complex tilings with as many as twenty distinct elements yield maps with textures that convey combinations of attribute values as textures, while maps with up to around eight elements make it possible to read maps with that number of variables simultaneously. In this presentation I will discuss the motivation for this work, challenges in implementation, and also present a web app that allows code-free creation of such maps.
Before going solo as a consultant I was an academic for over 25 years, researching and teaching GIS, spatial analysis, spatial modelling, and spatial simulation. I have written three books, dozens of papers and book chapters, and remain involved with the academic world on funded research projects as an honorary professor at University of Auckland. I offer consulting services in my areas of expertise, operating under the name Geospatial Stuff... because that's what I do!