Mapping Global Data
Enables mapping of country level and gridded user datasets.
Add a legend to a map
Add a legend of coloured boxes to a map
Aggregates global half degree gridded data to countries
Barplot country-level data.
A map of world coasts at coarse resolution.
a coarse resolution world map, a vector map of 244 country boundaries,suitable for global maps
a coarse resolution world map, a vector map of 177 country boundaries, suitable for global maps
a low resolution world map, a vector map of 244 country boundaries, suitable for zooming in on regions or large global maps
Produce regional data from country level data
Example dataset for country level data (2008 Environmental Performance Index)
Regional Classification Table
Synonyms of country names for each ISO 3 letter country code to enable conversion.
A simple way to access maps stored in the package.
A gloabl half degree grid specifying the country at each cell
Example half degree grid data : population estimates for 2000 from IIASA
a function that will print country name and attribute values when a user clicks on the map
Returns the country name corresponding to the passed iso code (3 letter, 2 letter or numeric).
Joins user country referenced data to a map
Joins user polygon attribute data to a map
to print country labels on a world map
function to produce bar plots on a map
function to produce bubble plots on a map, size and colour determined by attribute data
Produce maps of regional level data from country level data
Map country-level data.
Creates a plot device set up for maps
Produce maps of global gridded data at half degree resolution
Maps user half degree gridded data at country level by first aggregating.
function to produce pie charts on a map
Map polygon data.
internal function to check and load input data to mapping functions
Internal function to set the numeric values for the breaks between data categories
to choose map colours for classified data
Internal function for getting the ISO3 country code for a country name synonymn.
Internal function to set up an existing device for plotting maps
For mapping global data.
Example code for plot creation
Internal function allowing map extents to be set from area names
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