Category: Research
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One of the most common reasons people make maps using CartoDB is to try and explore the patterns in their data in order to make better decisions or to communicate interesting ideas. This exploratory approach to location intelligence can be difficult, but armed with the right analytical workflows and cartographic approaches people can create incredible new value simply by using a map. In today’s blog post, I’m going to introduce a lesser-known method that can help you find interesting patterns in polygon data that a simple thematic map (e.g. a choropleth) alone may allow you to overlook.
