Maps of the world and the Netherlands (province and municipality level), class sf
data(World)data(NLD_prov)
data(NLD_muni)
The default projections for these maps are Eckhart IV (World) and Rijksdriehoekstelsel (Netherlands). See below. To change the projection, use set_projection
. Alternatively, the projection can be changed temporarily for plotting purposes by using the projection argument of tm_shape
(or qtm
).
World
World map. The default projection for this world map is Eckhart IV since area sizes are preserved, which is a very important property for choropleths.
NLD_prov
and NLD_muni
, maps of the Netherlands at province and municipality level of 2013. The used projection is the Rijksdriehoekstelsel projection. Important: publication of these maps is only allowed when cited to Statistics Netherlands (CBS) and Kadaster Nederland as source.
Statistics Netherlands (2014), The Hague/Heerlen, Netherlands, http://www.cbs.nl.
Kadaster, the Netherlands' Cadastre, Land Registry, and Mapping Agency (2014), Apeldoorn, Netherlands, http://www.kadaster.nl.