Re: [R] alaska map? - answers

2005-08-04 Thread Caitlin Burgess

Thanks very much to Roger Bivand and Greg Snow who wrote, respectively:

map(world2, USA:alaska)


gives the low resolution, using the world database is split on the date
line. The mapdata package has better resolution.


and


Look at:

http://www.census.gov/geo/www/cob/bdy_files.html

There are shapefiles of the 50 states there, outlines, counties, and
others.






 On Mon, 25 Jul 2005, Caitlin Burgess wrote:

 Hello,

 I've installed the Becker and Wilks maps, mapdata, and mapproj packages
 so I can begin
 to try these out for some work I need to do on a map of
 Alaska but I don't know where to find a map of Alaska. Has anyone solved
 this already and could help?

 Thanks very much in advance,

 Caitlin

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Re: [R] alaska map?

2005-07-26 Thread Greg Snow
Look at:

http://www.census.gov/geo/www/cob/bdy_files.html

There are shapefiles of the 50 states there, outlines, counties, and
others. 



Greg Snow, Ph.D.
Statistical Data Center, LDS Hospital
Intermountain Health Care
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(801) 408-8111

 Caitlin Burgess [EMAIL PROTECTED] 07/25/05 01:37PM 
Hello,

I've installed the Becker and Wilks maps, mapdata, and mapproj
packages
so I can begin to try these out for some work I need to do on a map of
Alaska but I don't know where to find a map of Alaska. Has anyone
solved
this already and could help?

Thanks very much in advance,

Caitlin

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[R] alaska map?

2005-07-25 Thread Caitlin Burgess
Hello,

I've installed the Becker and Wilks maps, mapdata, and mapproj packages
so I can begin to try these out for some work I need to do on a map of
Alaska but I don't know where to find a map of Alaska. Has anyone solved
this already and could help?

Thanks very much in advance,

Caitlin

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Re: [R] alaska map?

2005-07-25 Thread Roger Bivand
On Mon, 25 Jul 2005, Caitlin Burgess wrote:

 Hello,
 
 I've installed the Becker and Wilks maps, mapdata, and mapproj packages
 so I can begin to try these out for some work I need to do on a map of
 Alaska but I don't know where to find a map of Alaska. Has anyone solved
 this already and could help?

map(world2, USA:alaska)

gives the low resolution, using the world database is split on the date 
line. The mapdata package has better resolution.

 
 Thanks very much in advance,
 
 Caitlin
 
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