Introduction to 'R' packages 'mapsf' and 'tmap'

‘R’ Mapping Demo - ‘mapsf’ and ‘tmap’
library(tmap)
data("World")

tm_shape(World) +
  tm_polygons("HPI")

# install.packages("cartography")
library(sf)
## Warning: package 'sf' was built under R version 4.1.3
## Linking to GEOS 3.9.1, GDAL 3.2.1, PROJ 7.2.1; sf_use_s2() is TRUE
library(cartography)
## This project is in maintenance mode. 
## Core functionalities of `cartography` can be found in `mapsf`.
## https://riatelab.github.io/mapsf/
# path to the geopackage file embedded in cartography
path_to_gpkg <- system.file("gpkg/mtq.gpkg", package="cartography")
# import to an sf object
mtq <- st_read(dsn = path_to_gpkg, quiet = TRUE)
# plot municipalities (only borders are plotted)
plot(st_geometry(mtq), col = "grey80", border = "grey")
# plot population
propSymbolsLayer(
  x = mtq, 
  var = "POP", 
  inches = 0.25, 
  col = "brown4",
  legend.pos = "topright",  
  legend.title.txt = "Total population"
)
# layout
layoutLayer(title = "Population Distribution in Martinique",
            sources = "Sources: Insee and IGN, 2018",
            author = paste0("cartography ", packageVersion("cartography")),
            frame = FALSE, north = FALSE, tabtitle = TRUE)
# north arrow
north(pos = "topleft")

library(sf)
library(cartography)
# path to the geopackage file embedded in cartography
path_to_gpkg <- system.file("gpkg/mtq.gpkg", package="cartography")
# import to an sf object
mtq <- st_read(dsn = path_to_gpkg, quiet = TRUE)
# population density (inhab./km2) using sf::st_area()
mtq$POPDENS <- 1e6 * mtq$POP / st_area(mtq)
# plot municipalities (only the backgroung color is plotted)
plot(st_geometry(mtq), col = NA, border = NA, bg = "#aadaff")
# plot population density
choroLayer(
  x = mtq, 
  var = "POPDENS",
  method = "geom",
  nclass=5,
  col = carto.pal(pal1 = "sand.pal", n1 = 5),
  border = "white", 
  lwd = 0.5,
  legend.pos = "topright", 
  legend.title.txt = "Population Density\n(people per km2)",
  add = TRUE
) 
# layout
layoutLayer(title = "Population Distribution in Martinique", 
            sources = "Sources: Insee and IGN, 2018",
            author = paste0("cartography ", packageVersion("cartography")), 
            frame = FALSE, north = FALSE, tabtitle = TRUE, theme= "sand.pal") 
# north arrow
north(pos = "topleft")

library(sf)
library(cartography)
# path to the geopackage file embedded in cartography
path_to_gpkg <- system.file("gpkg/mtq.gpkg", package="cartography")
# import to an sf object
mtq <- st_read(dsn = path_to_gpkg, quiet = TRUE)
# transform municipality multipolygons to (multi)linestrings
mtq_pencil <- getPencilLayer(
  x = mtq, 
  size = 400, 
  lefthanded = F
)
# plot municipalities (only the backgroung color is plotted)
plot(st_geometry(mtq), col = "white", border = NA, bg = "lightblue1")
# plot administrative status
typoLayer(
  x = mtq_pencil, 
  var="STATUS",  
  col = c("aquamarine4", "yellow3","wheat"), 
  lwd = .7,
  legend.values.order = c("Prefecture",
                          "Sub-prefecture", 
                          "Simple municipality"),
  legend.pos = "topright",
  legend.title.txt = "", 
  add = TRUE
)
#  plot municipalities
plot(st_geometry(mtq), lwd = 0.5, border = "grey20", add = TRUE, lty = 3)
# labels for a few  municipalities
labelLayer(x = mtq[mtq$STATUS != "Simple municipality",], txt = "LIBGEO", 
           cex = 0.9, halo = TRUE, r = 0.15)
# title, source, author
layoutLayer(title = "Administrative Status",
            sources = "Sources: Insee and IGN, 2018", 
            author = paste0("cartography ", packageVersion("cartography")), 
            north = FALSE, tabtitle = TRUE, postitle = "right", 
            col = "white", coltitle = "black") 
# north arrow
north(pos = "topleft")