Maptitude - http://research.umbc.edu/~roswell/maptitude.html
In my work I don't reverse the color schemes according to whether
a group is white or non-white. If I am mapping African-American
population, a smaller percentage is lighter than a greater
percentage. I do white in the same fashion. Less white is a lighter
shade, more white is a darker shade. See:
http://www.mapcruzin.com/svtc_maps/demographics/white.htm
mike
> Maptitude - http://research.umbc.edu/~roswell/maptitude.html
>
> > From: Health Maps [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Recently I sat in a meeting where there was a long discussion
> > concerning how
> > to represent racial groups on a map. People did not feel comfortable
> > with white, black, red and yellow for White, Black, Native American and
> > Asian. Why or why not is this something to be concerned about?
>
> in our work, we make a map that shows percent racial minority. it uses
> blue. darker blues indicate more minority. since we mostly work in the
> south east, it usually means that darker blue color = more black people
> (or the more lighter the color, the more white people).
>
> no one has ever commented on our color choice, one way or the other in
> about 7 years, so using blue to indicate minority presence is probably ok.
>
> bob rogers
>
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