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maps (version 2.1-3)

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

111,683

Version

2.1-3

License

GPL-2

Maintainer

Ray Brownrigg

Last Published

May 17th, 2010

Functions in maps (2.1-3)

map

Draw Geographical Maps
area.map

Area of projected map regions
us.cities

Database of US cities
ozone

Sample datasets
france

France Map
map.axes

Draw Axes on Geographical Maps
state

United States State Boundaries Map
map.scale

Add Scale to Existing Unprojected Map
county

United States County Map
identify.map

Identify regions on a map
map.text

Draw a map with labeled regions
internal2

Internally Required Functions
usa

United States Coast Map
world.cities

Database of world cities
italy

Italy Map
world2

Pacific Centric Low resolution World Map
world

Low resolution World Map
map.cities

Add Cities to Existing Map
smooth.map

Smooth out aggregated data
map.where

Locate points on a map
internal

Internally Required Functions
polygon

Polygon functions
canada.cities

Database of Canadian cities
nz

New Zealand Basic Map
match.map

Index map regions