#mapdataNE
This R package contains map data similar to the existing mapdata package. The data is derived from Natural Earth.
The R and C code in this package are derived from "mapdata".
##DATA SOURCE
All data in this package was derived from the Natural Earth project http://www.naturalearthdata.com
- 1/10m scale world dataset (world10, lakes10, rivers10): ne_10m_admin_countries_lakes version 3.1.0 (December 2013)
This dataset may serve as un update to worldHires in most cases, with two caveats:
- the resolution is slightly lower,
- it contains many more islands.
All data is in the public domain.
The data was reformatted for use with the maps package.
##C CODE
The C and R code in this package was adapted from the "mapdata" package at CRAN.
##POLYGON NAMES
The naming of the polygons is similar than in mapdata, but the rules of naming are a bit more strict. entity:sub-ntity:sub-sub-entity is still applied, but in cases where various (remote) territories have different ISO country classification, they are not all attached to the same base entity.
#TO DO
I don't plan to work much on the C code etc. in this package. Unless problems arise, of course.
The actual polygons/lines are currently from Natural Earth v3.1.0 (December 2013).
- Continuing effort on polygon names:
- Correct any mistakes & inconsistencies (I'm sure there are many)
- Identify more of the unnamed polygons (mostly small islands). Not a priority.
- Some islands groups are spread over the 180 line. Difficult to map. Even some small Russian islands appear on the other side of the map.
- Add NE10 rivers, lakes & cities data sets.