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maps (version 2.1-6)

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

272,790

Version

2.1-6

License

GPL-2

Maintainer

Ray Brownrigg

Last Published

May 3rd, 2011

Functions in maps (2.1-6)

map

Draw Geographical Maps
world

Low resolution World Map
nz

New Zealand Basic Map
map.axes

Draw Axes on Geographical Maps
usa

United States Coast Map
us.cities

Database of US cities
map.cities

Add Cities to Existing Map
polygon

Polygon functions
smooth.map

Smooth out aggregated data
canada.cities

Database of Canadian cities
match.map

Index map regions
internal2

Internally Required Functions
state

United States State Boundaries Map
identify.map

Identify regions on a map
world.cities

Database of world cities
map.text

Draw a map with labeled regions
world2

Pacific Centric Low resolution World Map
ozone

Sample datasets
map.where

Locate points on a map
map.scale

Add Scale to Existing Unprojected Map
county

United States County Map
italy

Italy Map
france

France Map
internal

Internally Required Functions
area.map

Area of projected map regions