Audio-visual Mapping of Statistical Data

In this lecture we present and discuss cybercartographic ways of representing statistical data with Nunaliit. Nunaliit is an open-source software framework that enables the development of cybercartographic products including atlases. Cybercartographic atlases are on-line dynamic, interactive atlases supporting new forms of geovisualization that go beyond conventional and GIS mapping techniques to stimulate data analysis exploration and display. Researchers at the Geomatics and Cartographic Research Centre have developed several atlas prototypes, including The Cybercartographic Atlas of Canada's Trade with the World which is based in part on data that has now been liberated by Statistics Canada. Several innovative forms of geovisualization, including geo-audification and graphomap, will be presented and discussed to illustrate the potential of cybercartography tools and concepts to design new forms of audio-visual mapping.