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Modernizing ESPON Cartographic Language

The aim of this project is to develop a modernized cartographic language for ESPON that is easily understood by policymakers involved in territorial policies. This includes recommendations to enhance information with static and dynamic maps, a mapping guide, and proposals for a modernized ESPON graphic style. The project also includes a review and analysis of current cartographic language and an overview of map productions in Europe. All project deliverables are available on the ESPON intranet.

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Modernizing ESPON Cartographic Language

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  1. Christine Zanin Nicolas Lambert Isabelle Salmon Timothée Giraud Paule-Annick Davoine Hélène Mathian Cécile Saint-Marc Vilnius ESPON Seminar 2013 ESPON CARTOGRAPHIC LANGUAGE (ECL) UMS Riate

  2. Aim of the project Develop a modernised cartographic language for ESPON …to reach the interest and to be understood bypolicy makers involved interritorial policies

  3. Two steps : Diagnosis and Overview of map productions in Europe (ESPON, outside ESPON, web atlases and interactive maps) Review and analysis of the current cartographic language • Recommendations • to enhance information with maps (static and dynamic cartography) • Mapping guide • Computing technologies and interactive maps • Proposals for a modernized ESPON graphic style

  4. All deliveries are available on the ESPON intranet since December 2nd

  5. 644 ESPON figures = 908 illustrations (Maps and graphics) Methodology

  6. 761 maps

  7. Typology of ESPON maps characteristics

  8. Type A: ESPON CORE POLITICAL MAPS Type A.1: Analytical indicator at NUTS2 level : Type A.2: Typology combining several indicators at NUTS2 level: A set of criteria describing Type A.3: Analytical indicator or typologies at NUTS3 or NUTS2-3 levels Type B: ESPON STRATEGIC EXPLORATORY MAPS Type B.1: Extended regional analysis: Type B.2: Cities and regional size effects: Type B.3: Zoom-in, grids and networks: Type B.4: Zoom-out and long term trends. This

  9. Evidences • 80% of the ESPON maps are designed on NUTS nomenclature • 87% of figures are composed of a unique map • 79% of ESPON maps use a unique semiotic representation • 68 % are choropleth maps • 81% of maps are images constructed on European scale among which 55% use the restricted scale of the ESPON Space

  10. Strengths and Weaknesses Strong visual identity ; No major mistakes in the use of graphic semiology; Transfer of the data to the map generally well managed; Data correctly identified BUT Maps require better contextualisation and better legends; Little originality, with a lot of elementary productions and too much standardisation (blue lines, base maps, colours, title, legend, orientation, sources....); Marked homogeneity among maps; Layout is never designed in relation with the map message.

  11. Next steps …. In Greece : toward modernized cartographic language for ESPON

  12. Application of the recommendations in the guide to ESPON maps : 1 example

  13. Thank you for your attention For more information : christine.zanin@univ-paris-diderot.fr nicolas.lambert@ums-riate.fr Maps bring statistics to life ! (R. Brunet, 1987)

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