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maps (version 3.0.0-2)

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

3.0.0-2

License

GPL-2

Maintainer

Alex Deckmyn

Last Published

October 2nd, 2015

Functions in maps (3.0.0-2)

legacy_world

Legacy low resolution World Map.
map.text

Draw a map with labeled regions
polygon

Polygon functions
nz

New Zealand Basic Map
iso.expand

Identify countries by ISO 3166 codes (2 or 3 letters) or by Sovereignty.
map.cities

Add Cities to Existing Map
state

United States State Boundaries Map
world

Low (mid) resolution World Map
match.map

Index map regions
smooth.map

Smooth out aggregated data
map.axes

Draw Axes on Geographical Maps
map.scale

Add Scale to Existing Unprojected Map
france

France Map
world2

Pacific Centric Low resolution World Map
world.legacy

Legacy world map
map.where

Locate points on a map
state.vbm

United States State Visibility Base Map
canada.cities

Database of Canadian cities
county.fips

FIPS county codes for US County Map
county

United States County Map
world.cities

Database of world cities
internal2

Internally Required Functions
state.fips

FIPS state codes for US 48 State Map
ozone

Sample datasets
italy

Italy Map
internal

Internally Required Functions
identify.map

Identify regions on a map
iso3166

ISO 3166 country codes (2 or 3 letters) and sovereignty.
usa

United States Coast Map
us.cities

Database of US cities
map

Draw Geographical Maps
area.map

Area of projected map regions
state.carto

United States State Population Cartogram Map