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maps (version 3.0.2)

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

107,854

Version

3.0.2

License

GPL-2

Maintainer

Alex Deckmyn

Last Published

January 4th, 2016

Functions in maps (3.0.2)

area.map

Area of projected map regions
state

United States State Boundaries Map
internal2

Internally Required Functions
county

United States County Map
map

Draw Geographical Maps
state.fips

FIPS state codes for US 48 State Map
world

Low (mid) resolution World Map
state.carto

United States State Population Cartogram Map
match.map

Index map regions
canada.cities

Database of Canadian cities
polygon

Polygon functions
identify.map

Identify regions on a map
smooth.map

Smooth out aggregated data
world2

Pacific Centric Low resolution World Map
legacy_world

Legacy low resolution World Map.
map.axes

Draw Axes on Geographical Maps
iso3166

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

Italy Map
iso.expand

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

New Zealand Basic Map
usa

United States Coast Map
map.cities

Add Cities to Existing Map
map.text

Draw a map with labeled regions
us.cities

Database of US cities
map.where

Locate points on a map
map.scale

Add Scale to Existing Unprojected Map
county.fips

FIPS county codes for US County Map
state.vbm

United States State Visibility Base Map
ozone

Sample datasets
world.cities

Database of world cities
world.legacy

Legacy world map
france

France Map
internal

Internally Required Functions