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tmap (version 1.2)

Thematic Maps

Description

Thematic maps are geographical maps in which statistical data are visualized. This package offers a flexible, layer-based, way to create thematic maps, such as choropleths and bubble maps.

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Install

install.packages('tmap')

Monthly Downloads

19,414

Version

1.2

License

GPL-3

Maintainer

Martijn Tennekes

Last Published

December 11th, 2015

Functions in tmap (1.2)

Approximate area sizes of the shapes

Get a PROJ.4 character string

Get aspect ratio

Interactive thematic map

World, Europe, and Netherlands map

Get ID's of the shape items

Spatial data of global land cover

Convert spatial polygons to a raster

Read shape file

Create animation

Draw iso (contour) lines with labels

Sample dots from spatial polygons

Add text labels

Small multiples

Coordinate grid lines

Draw spatial lines

Set and get the map projection

Create a smooth map in various formats: smooth raster, contour lines, and dasymetric polygons.

Spatial data of rivers

Specify the shape object

smooth_raster_cover

Get a smoothed cover of a raster object

split.SpatialPolygons

Divide into multiple shape objects

Write shape file

Draw bubbles or dots

Read Open Street Map data

style_catalogue

Create a style catalogue

Stacking of tmap elements

Quick thematic map plot

Draw thematic map

Layout of cartographic maps

Calculate densities

points_to_raster

Bin spatial points to a raster

Append data to a shape object

Bounding box generator

Spatial data of metropolitan areas

Combine shape objects