Extra Map Databases

Supplement to maps package, providing some larger and/or higher-resolution databases. NOTE: this is a legacy package. The world map is out-dated.


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install.packages("mapdata")

2.3.1 by Alex Deckmyn, 4 years ago


Browse source code at https://github.com/cran/mapdata


Authors: Original S code by Richard A. Becker and Allan R. Wilks. R version by Ray Brownrigg <[email protected]>.


Documentation:   PDF Manual  


GPL-2 license


Depends on maps


Imported by naijR, plotdap, remote.

Depended on by M3, RchivalTag, ausplotsR, etasFLP, oceanmap.

Suggested by FDboost, RGraphics, anim.plots, bamlss, climatol, embryogrowth, ggfortify, gstat, maps, marmap, rerddapXtracto, spacetime, stars.


See at CRAN