mf_worldmap: Plot a point on a world map

In mapsf: Thematic Cartography

Plot a point on a world map

Description

Plot a point on a world map.

Usage

mf_worldmap(
  x,
  lon,
  lat,
  water_col = "lightblue",
  land_col = "grey60",
  border_col = "grey40",
  border_lwd = 0.8,
  ...
)

Arguments

x	object of class sf or sfc
lon	longitude
lat	latitude
water_col	color of the water
land_col	color of the land
border_col	color of the borders
border_lwd	width of the borders
...	further parameters related to the plotted point aspect (cex, pch, col...)

Value

No return value, a world map is displayed.

Note

The main part of the code is stolen from @fzenoni (https://gist.github.com/fzenoni/ef23faf6d1ada5e4a91c9ef23b0ba2c1).

Examples

mtq <- mf_get_mtq()
mf_worldmap(mtq)
mf_worldmap(lon = 24, lat = 39)
mf_worldmap(
  lon = 106, lat = 26,
  pch = 4, lwd = 3, cex = 2, col = "tomato4",
  water_col = "#232525", land_col = "#A9B7C6",
  border_col = "white", border_lwd = 1
)

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