tmap.cartogram: Extension to 'tmap' for Creating Cartograms

Provides new layer functions to 'tmap' for creating various types of cartograms. A cartogram is a type of thematic map in which geographic areas are resized or distorted based on a quantitative variable, such as population. The goal is to make the area sizes proportional to the selected variable while preserving geographic positions as much as possible.

Getting started

Package details

AuthorMartijn Tennekes [aut, cre]
MaintainerMartijn Tennekes <mtennekes@gmail.com>
LicenseGPL-3
Version0.1
URL https://github.com/r-tmap/tmap.cartogram https://r-tmap.github.io/tmap.cartogram/
Package repositoryView on CRAN
Installation Install the latest version of this package by entering the following in R:
install.packages("tmap.cartogram")

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tmap.cartogram documentation built on April 4, 2025, 12:35 a.m.