O klasyfikacji jakościowych kartograficznych form prezentacji

Artykuł zawiera propozycję modyfikacji klasyfikacji kartograficznych form prezentacji na poziomie jakościowym, czyli nominalnym.

The author refers to his previous publication on the quantitative forms of presentation (2005). In international literature there is no single accepted classification of cartographic methods of presentation; even terminology often causes misunderstandings (eg. choropleth map - cartogram). Polish cartographers apply the classification published by L. Ratajski (1989), which resembles, although is slightly different from the classification of K.A. Saliszczew (1998) included ir the Polish version of his Kartovedenie handbook. I is, however, a classification which raises some doubt The author, therefore, proposes to modify it. Considering graphic references, L. Ratajski distinguished three qualitative methods, two of which used area reference (fig. 1). The author also proposes three methods, but with consistent reference to a point, linę and area (fig. 3). Further in the article the author argues that „movement arrows" are not an independent method of presentation.