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rworldmap

R package for mapping global data

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install.packages('rworldmap',dependencies=TRUE)

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require(devtools)    
install_github('AndySouth/rworldmap', build_vignettes=TRUE)

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install.packages('rworldmap')

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1.3-8

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Functions in rworldmap (1.3-8)

function to produce pie charts on a map

Produce maps of global gridded data at half degree resolution

mapHalfDegreeGridToCountries

Maps user half degree gridded data at country level by first aggregating.

rworldmapExamples

Example code for plot creation

to print country labels on a world map

Internal function allowing map extents to be set from area names

function to produce bar plots on a map

Internal function to set up an existing device for plotting maps

Produce maps of regional level data from country level data

Joins user polygon attribute data to a map

Map polygon data.

function to produce bubble plots on a map, size and colour determined by attribute data

rworldmap-package

For mapping global data.

to choose map colours for classified data

rwmGetClassBreaks

Internal function to set the numeric values for the breaks between data categories

Creates a plot device set up for maps

rwmCheckAndLoadInput

internal function to check and load input data to mapping functions

Map country-level data.

Internal function for getting the ISO3 country code for a country name synonymn.

a low resolution world map, a vector map of 244 country boundaries, suitable for zooming in on regions or large global maps

A simple way to access maps stored in the package.

A map of world coasts at coarse resolution.

Example dataset for country level data (2008 Environmental Performance Index)

Produce regional data from country level data

countriesCoarseLessIslands

a coarse resolution world map, a vector map of 177 country boundaries, suitable for global maps

identifyCountries

a function that will print country name and attribute values when a user clicks on the map

Regional Classification Table

aggregateHalfDegreeGridToCountries

Aggregates global half degree gridded data to countries

addMapLegendBoxes

Add a legend of coloured boxes to a map

countriesCoarse

a coarse resolution world map, a vector map of 244 country boundaries,suitable for global maps

countrySynonyms

Synonyms of country names for each ISO 3 letter country code to enable conversion.

Add a legend to a map

barplotCountryData

Barplot country-level data.

Returns the country name corresponding to the passed iso code (3 letter, 2 letter or numeric).

Example half degree grid data : population estimates for 2000 from IIASA

gridCountriesNumeric

A gloabl half degree grid specifying the country at each cell

joinCountryData2Map

Joins user country referenced data to a map

gridCountriesDegreesHalf

A gloabl half degree grid specifying the country at each cell