NipponMap-package {NipponMap}

Japanese Map Data and Functions

Description

Digital map data of Japan for choropleth mapping, including a circle cartogram.

Details

The DESCRIPTION file:

Package:	NipponMap
Version:	0.2
Date:	2018-05-16
Title:	Japanese Map Data and Functions
Authors@R:	c(person("Susumu", "Tanimura", role = c("aut", "cre"), email = "[e-mail]"))
Author:	Susumu Tanimura [aut, cre]
Maintainer:	Susumu Tanimura <[e-mail]>
Imports:	sf, tibble
Suggests:	RColorBrewer, foreign
Enhances:	kokudosuuchi, estatapi, jpndistrict, jpmesh
Description:	Digital map data of Japan for choropleth mapping, including a circle cartogram.
License:	GPL (>= 2)
NeedsCompilation:	no
Type:	Package

Index of help topics:

JapanPrefCartogram      A simple circle cartogram of Japan
JapanPrefMap            A simple choropleth map of Japan
NipponMap-package       Japanese Map Data and Functions

The package provides digital map data and functions of Japan for very simple choropleth mapping in prefecture level. The cartographic function in Nippon package was moved to NipponMap package. If a user needs more complex digital map data or in municipal level, such data is available in other package (e.g., jpndistrict and divagis).

Author(s)

Susumu Tanimura [aut, cre]

Maintainer: Susumu Tanimura <[e-mail]>