https://github.com/mazamascience/mazamaspatialplots

Thematic mapping for MazamaSpatialUtils
https://github.com/mazamascience/mazamaspatialplots

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Thematic mapping for MazamaSpatialUtils

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/mazamascience/mazamaspatialplots
• Owner: MazamaScience
• Created: 2020-06-02T14:58:09.000Z (about 6 years ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2025-02-03T16:56:46.000Z (over 1 year ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-12-27T09:28:25.275Z (6 months ago)
• Language: R
• Homepage: https://mazamascience.github.io/MazamaSpatialPlots/
• Size: 56.8 MB
• Stars: 0
• Watchers: 2
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • Changelog: NEWS.md

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A dedicated Slack channel has been created for announcements, support and to help build a community of practice around this open source package. You may request an invitation to join from jonathan.callahan@dri.com.

# MazamaSpatialPlots

```

A suite of convenience functions for generating thematic maps using datasets

from the MazamaSpatialUtils package.

```

## Background

Maps colored by state and county (aka "chloropleth maps") are among the most common

data graphics and are used to convey everything from vote totals to economic and 

health statistics. Well designed maps involve a careful choice of map projections

and colors for both the state/county fill and boundary lines. Unfortunately,

creating beautiful maps in R is still somewhat involved.

The **MazamaSpatialPlots** package provides plotting functionality to make it as

easy as possible to produce beautiful US state and county level maps. It builds

on the excellent **tmap** package and harnesses datasaets from the 

**MazamaSpatialUtils** package. High-level plotting functions make it easy for 

users to create beautiful chloropleth maps. The underlying code uses **ggplot2**

so users familiar with **ggplot2** can easily enhance the returned plot objects 

to create highly customized plots.

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This project is supported by Mazama Science.