Comments on: The United States carto-alphabet http://www.cartogrammar.com/blog/the-united-states-carto-alphabet/ Adventures in maps, cartography, visualization, and Flash Tue, 07 Sep 2010 06:49:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Dale http://www.cartogrammar.com/blog/the-united-states-carto-alphabet/comment-page-1/#comment-6861 Dale Mon, 14 Sep 2009 12:13:09 +0000 http://www.cartogrammar.com/blog/?p=383#comment-6861 Have you thought about colour coding the different letters and then layering them on top of each other - this would be purely for aesthetic effect.... Have you thought about colour coding the different letters and then layering them on top of each other – this would be purely for aesthetic effect….

]]> By: Andy Woodruff http://www.cartogrammar.com/blog/the-united-states-carto-alphabet/comment-page-1/#comment-6680 Andy Woodruff Mon, 24 Aug 2009 17:52:02 +0000 http://www.cartogrammar.com/blog/?p=383#comment-6680 Indeed, I noticed that area too. I think it's Kentucky. A really quick glance at the data indicated more than 2,000 place names in Kentucky, compared to, say, neighboring Ohio with less than a thousand. Seems for some reason there are just a lot of place names. Many small towns, perhaps? (In these maps, towns with population as low as 5,000 are 67% opaque.) Indeed, I noticed that area too. I think it’s Kentucky. A really quick glance at the data indicated more than 2,000 place names in Kentucky, compared to, say, neighboring Ohio with less than a thousand. Seems for some reason there are just a lot of place names. Many small towns, perhaps? (In these maps, towns with population as low as 5,000 are 67% opaque.)

]]> By: Joe http://www.cartogrammar.com/blog/the-united-states-carto-alphabet/comment-page-1/#comment-6662 Joe Sun, 23 Aug 2009 00:57:32 +0000 http://www.cartogrammar.com/blog/?p=383#comment-6662 It looks like the Cincinnati area shows up as a dark spot in many of the maps. Why would that be? Is there a high density of place names around there? It looks like the Cincinnati area shows up as a dark spot in many of the maps. Why would that be? Is there a high density of place names around there?

]]> By: huge http://www.cartogrammar.com/blog/the-united-states-carto-alphabet/comment-page-1/#comment-6653 huge Fri, 21 Aug 2009 21:35:05 +0000 http://www.cartogrammar.com/blog/?p=383#comment-6653 I'm not sure what to make of these maps. It would demand much greater analysis, but it'd be interesting to categorize the etymological origins of place-names, and then see the spatial patterning. But I do love the subtle changes to your blog design in the upper right, and the addition of the Twitter and RSS feeds. Shows growing maturity as a web designer. I’m not sure what to make of these maps. It would demand much greater analysis, but it’d be interesting to categorize the etymological origins of place-names, and then see the spatial patterning.

But I do love the subtle changes to your blog design in the upper right, and the addition of the Twitter and RSS feeds. Shows growing maturity as a web designer.

]]> By: AJ http://www.cartogrammar.com/blog/the-united-states-carto-alphabet/comment-page-1/#comment-6651 AJ Fri, 21 Aug 2009 18:20:07 +0000 http://www.cartogrammar.com/blog/?p=383#comment-6651 Very cool. The only real standout I can see here is with "N", which appears to have more prevalence in the northeast. I would guess this has to do with all the places named "New ___". Might be worth trying this same approach using "New". And maybe "Old"? Very cool. The only real standout I can see here is with “N”, which appears to have more prevalence in the northeast. I would guess this has to do with all the places named “New ___”. Might be worth trying this same approach using “New”. And maybe “Old”?

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