.draw_recmap_us_state_ev
                        this function reproduces the original election
                        cartogram from 2004 using the cartogram output
                        from the 2003 implementation.
.getUS_map              return a overlapping minimal bounding boxes
                        (MBB) of the U.S. using datasets.
.get_7triangles         construct polygon mesh displayed in Figure 4a
                        in
as.SpatialPolygonsDataFrame.recmap
                        Convert a recmap Object to
                        SpatialPolygonsDataFrame Object.
as.recmap.SpatialPolygonsDataFrame
                        Convert a SpatialPolygonsDataFrame Object to
                        recmap Object
checkerboard            Create a Checkboard
is.recmap               Is an Object from a Class recmap?
jss2711                 jss2711 data
plot.recmap             Plot a recmap object.
recmap                  Compute a Rectangular Statistical Cartogram
recmapGA                Genetic Algorithm Wrapper Function for recmap
recmapGRASP             Greedy Randomized Adaptive Search Procedure
                        Wrapper Function for recmap
summary.recmap          Summary for recmap object
