ox_plot_orientation: Polar plot of street orientations

In osmnxr: Download, Model and Analyze 'OpenStreetMap' Street Networks

Polar plot of street orientations

Description

Draws a polar histogram (rose plot) of edge compass bearings, the standard visual summary of a street network's orientation order. Requires ggplot2.

Usage

ox_plot_orientation(
  x,
  num_bins = 36,
  fill = "#0d3b66",
  title = "Street orientation"
)

Arguments

x	An osm_graph or a numeric vector of bearings (degrees), e.g. from ox_bearings().
num_bins	Number of equal bearing sectors. Default 36.
fill	Bar fill colour. Default the package blue.
title	Optional plot title.

Value

A ggplot object.

Examples

g <- example_osm_graph()
ox_plot_orientation(g)

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