labels.countries: Compute a unique 'sf' to optimize the position of labels

In necountries: Countries of the World

Compute a unique sf to optimize the position of labels

Description

Displaying labels on a map is complicated because of serious overlapping problems. Labels for different kinds of entities can be put in a unique sf

Usage

## S3 method for class 'countries'
labels(object, ..., var)

Arguments

object	a countries object',
...	further arguments (currently unused),
var	a character vector indicating the entities that should be labeleld, it can be country, capital and towns

Value

a sf containing:

• name the names of the entities,

• type the type of the entity (either country, capitalandtowns')

• point the coordinate of the points (obtained using st_point_on_surface for countries)

necountries documentation built on April 4, 2025, 1:43 a.m.