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ggmap (version 2.1)

qmap: Quick map plot

Description

qmap is a wrapper for ggmap and get_map.

Usage

qmap(location = "houston", ...)

Arguments

location
character; location of interest
...
stuff to pass to ggmap and get_map.

Value

  • a ggplot object

See Also

ggmap and get_map.

Examples

Run this code
qmap(location = 'baylor university')
qmap(location = 'baylor university', zoom = 14)
qmap(location = 'baylor university', zoom = 14, source = 'osm')
qmap(location = 'baylor university', zoom = 14, source = 'osm', scale = 20000)
qmap(location = 'baylor university', zoom = 14, maptype = 'satellite')
qmap(location = 'baylor university', zoom = 14, maptype = 'hybrid')
qmap(location = 'baylor university', zoom = 14, maptype = 'toner', source = 'stamen')
qmap(location = 'baylor university', zoom = 14, maptype = 'watercolor', source = 'stamen')

api_key <- '<your api key here>'
qmap(location = 'baylor university', zoom = 14, maptype = 15434,
  source = 'cloudmade', api_key = api_key)

wh <- geocode('the white house')
qmap('the white house', maprange = TRUE,
  base_layer = ggplot(aes(x=lon, y=lat), data = wh)) +
  geom_point()

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