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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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1.3-6

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February 3rd, 2016

Functions in rworldmap (1.3-6)

Internal function allowing map extents to be set from area names

barplotCountryData

Barplot country-level data.

Joins user polygon attribute data to a map

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

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

function to produce pie charts on a map

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

A simple way to access maps stored in the package.

identifyCountries

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

Regional Classification Table

A map of world coasts at coarse resolution.

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

aggregateHalfDegreeGridToCountries

Aggregates global half degree gridded data to countries

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

countrySynonyms

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

Produce maps of global gridded data at half degree resolution

Map country-level data.

gridCountriesDegreesHalf

A gloabl half degree grid specifying the country at each cell

gridCountriesNumeric

A gloabl half degree grid specifying the country at each cell

to print country labels on a world map

rwmCheckAndLoadInput

internal function to check and load input data to mapping functions

Creates a plot device set up for maps

rworldmapExamples

Example code for plot creation

countriesCoarseLessIslands

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

Map polygon data.

Produce maps of regional level data from country level data

Add a legend to a map

function to produce bar plots on a map

mapHalfDegreeGridToCountries

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

rworldmap-package

For mapping global data.

rwmGetClassBreaks

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

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

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

Internal function to set up an existing device for plotting maps

Produce regional data from country level data

joinCountryData2Map

Joins user country referenced data to a map

to choose map colours for classified data