[R] USA map

[kjetil@entelnet.bo]

On 3 Nov 2003 at 15:04, apjaworski at mmm.com wrote:

> 
> I believe in R you need
> 
> library(maps)
> 
> before using usa().  Of course, the library has to be installed first.
> 

Yes, I new that. When I did help.search("usa") I HAD maps
attached. It dosen't have any function usa(). R is more international 
minded:

> library(maps)
> usa()
Error: couldn't find function "usa"
> map('usa')
> 
map('china')
map('bolivia')

and so on also works!

Kjetil Halvorsen


> Cheers,
> 
> Andy
> 
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> 
> On 3 Nov 2003 at 16:33, Martin Wegmann wrote:
> 
> > On Monday 03 November 2003 15:46, Owen, Jason wrote:
> > > R users,
> > >
> > > In S, there was a function called usa() that
> > > would draw the map of the United States, plus
> > > it had other options for graphics.  I have looked
> > > but I can't find the equivalent in R.  Is there one?
> > >Description
> >
> > I don't know the usa() function in S but usa() in R gives a map of the US
> 
> Where did you find that function? In rw1080 on windows XP I get:
> 
> > usa()
> Error: couldn't find function "usa"
> >
> 
> (and help.search("usa") does'nt give anything usefull)
> 
> Kjetil Halvorsen
> 
> >
> > that's the output of a "usa " search, perhaps that is what you are
> looking
> > for:
> >
> > cheers Martin
> >
> > P.S.: www.freegis.org -> GeoData is worth a look for more maps
> >
> > usa() {map}
> >
> >  This database produces a map of the United States mainland generated
> from US
> > Department of the Census data (see the reference).
> >
> >
> > Usage
> >
> > data(usaMapEnv)
> >
> > Format
> >
> >
> >  The data file is merely an assignment to a character string which
> specifies
> > the name of an environment variable which contains the base location of
> the
> > binary files used by the map drawing functions. This environment variable
> 
> > (R_MAP_DATA_DIR for the datasets in the maps package) is set at package
> load
> > time if it does not already exist. Hence setting the environment variable
> 
> > before loading the package can override the default location of the
> binary
> > datasets.
> >
> >
> > References
> >
> >
> >  Richard A. Becker, and Allan R. Wilks, "Maps in S", AT&T Bell
> Laboratories
> > Statistics Research Report [93.2], 1993.
> >
> >
> > Richard A. Becker, and Allan R. Wilks, "Constructing a Geographical
> Database",
> > AT&T Bell Laboratories Statistics Research Report [95.2], 1995.
> >
> >
> > US Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, County Boundary File, computer
> tape,
> > available from Customer Services, Bureau of the Census, Washingdon DC
> 20233.
> >
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