Abstract:
The objective of this research for thesis is to study, design, create, and evaluate two types of map, namely, static maps and animated maps. The concepts of static and dynamic visual variables together with visual perception properties were used in the symbol design of these interactive maps to show flooding phenomena on the computer. This research covers the study of thematic mapping design, cartographic symbol design, and concept of static and dynamic visual variables and its application, then, implements the theories in the development, design, and construction of 9 sets of thematic maps. In each set, both static and dynamic maps were created. The resulting maps comprise of Damage Map, Dangerous Area Map, Disease Map, Terrain and Water Level Map, Forest Map, Disaster and Evacuation Map and cumulative Rainfall in Moon and Chi Basin Maps. These maps were used to evaluate the hypothesis that dynamic maps can show information better than the static counterparts. Two groups of 30 people were selected to take the experiment, one on the static maps, and the other on the dynamic maps to read and answer the questions. The results of experiment were collected for statistical processing. In the statistical hypothesis testing, Z-test at 0.05 level of significance was used. It was found that there were no significant different in communication capability between both types of maps for the cases of Damage, Disease, Terrain and Water Level, Disaster and Evacuation and cumulative Rainfall in Moon and Chi Basin Maps, While there were significant different in the cases of Dangerous Area, Forest, Road Destruction, and Storm Maps. Therefore, some of the Thematic maps with dynamic features were found to be more effective in the presentation of flooding phenomena than the static maps. In the design and construction of maps, both static map dynamic visual variables can be applied together in many circumstances.