add_entities: Add entities.

In evolMap: Dynamic and Interactive Maps

Add entities.

Description

Add entities to the interactive map.

Usage

add_entities(map, entities, attributes = NULL, name = NULL,
  label = NULL, color = NULL, text = NULL,
  info = NULL, infoFrame = c("right","left"),
  start = NULL, end = NULL, period = NULL, opacity = 0.2)

Arguments

map	an object of class evolMap.
entities	a spatial object of geometries.
attributes	a data frame with information to show for each geometry. Its columns names can be passed as parameters to the arguments.
name	name of the column with names in the entities or attributes data frame.
label	name of the column with labels in the entities or attributes data frame.
color	name of the column with color variable in the entities or attributes data frame.
text	name of the column in the entities or attributes data frame with texts in the entities or attributes data frame. This information will be shown as a popup.
info	name of the column with information to display in a panel in the data matrix.
infoFrame	Panel (right or left) where the information is to be displayed. The left panel is only available if a description is provided with add_description.
start	name of the column with the start time of a period in the entities or attributes data frame.
end	name of the column with the end time of a period in the entities or attributes data frame.
period	name of the column with the period name in the entities or attributes data frame.
opacity	Entity opacity expressed as a numeric vector between 0 and 1. Default: 0.2.

Value

Object of class evolMap.

Author(s)

Modesto Escobar [e-mail], Department of Sociology and Communication, University of Salamanca, Carlos Prieto [e-mail], and David Barrios [e-mail], Bioinformatics Service, University of Salamanca.

Examples

data(World)
map <- create_map()
map <- add_entities(map, World, color="pop")

# plot map
plot(map)

evolMap documentation built on March 31, 2023, 9:30 p.m.