Cartographic animation, also known as animated mapping, is a map that allows the viewer to see the change of what is being mapped over a variable. The types of variables used in this type of mapping can be divided into temporal and non-temporal. A temporal map measures a change over time. These maps are most commonly used in weather forecasting. Not only do these maps show the change in weather over time, but they also show the direction of the weather system being tracked. A non-temporal map can have many different types of variables. An example of a non-temporal map is a fly over. A fly over involves a change in location being presented through a series of maps in quick succession. The picture above is an example of a temporal cartographic animation of hurricane Ivan. The cartographic animation showed the path of the hurricane over time.
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