Merry Christmas!
I am trying to make a map. I have about 8000 addresses that I have
geocoded in St. Paul, MN. Most of them are clustered in certain parts
of the city. My boss wants one, and only one, map that shows where the
clients live what type of program they are involved in and where the
programs are located in the city. There are approximately 70 programs.
I tried individual values but the map is not legible. Even if I
collapse the programs down to 10 with ten corresponding symbols that are
legible, the addresses are so close together in certain areas that the
symbols would be illegible. (If I had a large format plotter, this
might not be a problem, but the best I can do is 11x17.) I liked the
look of the dot density maps. It provided a good graphical shot of what
part of the city our clients come from. Now the question. How can I
combine the best of individual value with the dispersed representation
of dot density? And as long as I'm asking for the moon, how can I
ensure that they don't overlap with each other?
The final product would look something like this; a map of the city with
planning districts (17), within each planning district a certain number
of circles, squares, stars etc, representing the corresponding number of
clients in a particular program.
Negative responses appreciated as well, so I can start trying to figure
out a different strategy.
Respectfully submitted,
Kent
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W. Kent Treichel
Wilder Research Center
1295 Bandana Blvd N. Suite 210
St. Paul, MN 55108
(651) 647-4636
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