R: Mapping Global Data

# Mapping Global Data

## Documentation for package ‘rworldmap’ version 1.3-8

- DESCRIPTION file
- User guides, package vignettes and other documentation
- Package README

## Help Pages

rworldmap-package | For mapping global data.
addMapLegend | Add a legend to a map
addMapLegendBoxes | Add a legend of coloured boxes to a map
aggregateHalfDegreeGridToCountries | Aggregates global half degree gridded data to countries
barplotCountryData | Barplot country-level data.
coastsCoarse | A map of world coasts at coarse resolution.
countriesCoarse | a coarse resolution world map, a vector map of 244 country boundaries,suitable for global maps
countriesCoarseLessIslands | a coarse resolution world map, a vector map of 177 country boundaries, suitable for global maps
countriesLow | a low resolution world map, a vector map of 244 country boundaries, suitable for zooming in on regions or large global maps
country2Region | Produce regional data from country level data
countryExData | Example dataset for country level data (2008 Environmental Performance Index)
countryRegions | Regional Classification Table
countrySynonyms | Synonyms of country names for each ISO 3 letter country code to enable conversion.
getMap | A simple way to access maps stored in the package.
gridCountriesDegreesHalf | A gloabl half degree grid specifying the country at each cell
gridCountriesNumeric | A gloabl half degree grid specifying the country at each cell
gridExData | Example half degree grid data : population estimates for 2000 from IIASA
identifyCountries | a function that will print country name and attribute values when a user clicks on the map
isoToName | Returns the country name corresponding to the passed iso code (3 letter, 2 letter or numeric).
joinCountryData2Map | Joins user country referenced data to a map
joinData2Map | Joins user polygon attribute data to a map
labelCountries | to print country labels on a world map
mapBars | function to produce bar plots on a map
mapBubbles | function to produce bubble plots on a map, size and colour determined by attribute data
mapByRegion | Produce maps of regional level data from country level data
mapCountryData | Map country-level data.
mapDevice | Creates a plot device set up for maps
mapGriddedData | Produce maps of global gridded data at half degree resolution
mapHalfDegreeGridToCountries | Maps user half degree gridded data at country level by first aggregating.
mapPies | function to produce pie charts on a map
mapPolys | Map polygon data.
rwmCheckAndLoadInput | internal function to check and load input data to mapping functions
rwmGetClassBreaks | Internal function to set the numeric values for the breaks between data categories
rwmGetColours | to choose map colours for classified data
rwmGetISO3 | Internal function for getting the ISO3 country code for a country name synonymn.
rwmNewMapPlot | Internal function to set up an existing device for plotting maps
rworldmap | For mapping global data.
rworldmapExamples | Example code for plot creation
setMapExtents | Internal function allowing map extents to be set from area names