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maps (version 2.0-10)

Draw Geographical Maps

Description

Display of maps. Projection code and larger maps are in separate packages (mapproj and mapdata).

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install.packages('maps')

Monthly Downloads

118,938

Version

2.0-10

License

GPL2

Maintainer

Ray Brownrigg

Last Published

December 16th, 2023

Functions in maps (2.0-10)

map.text

Draw a map with labeled regions
map

Draw Geographical Maps
map.where

Locate points on a map
map.scale

Add Scale to Existing Map
world

Low resolution World Map
match.map

Index map regions
nz

New Zealand Basic Map
internal2

Internally Required Functions
area.map

Area of map regions
smooth.map

Smooth out aggregated data
identify.map

Identify regions on a map
map.cities

Add Cities to Existing Map
county

United States County Map
usa

United States Coast Map
state

United States State Boundaries Map
map.axes

Draw Axes on Geographical Maps
world.cities

Database of world cities
internal

Internally Required Functions
ozone

Sample datasets
world2

Pacific Centric Low resolution World Map
polygon

Polygon functions