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maptools

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Tools for Handling Spatial Objects

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Download and install maptools package within the R console
Install from CRAN:

 install.packages("maptools")

Install from Github:

 library("remotes")

                        install_github("cran/maptools")

Install by package version:

 library("remotes")

                        install_version("maptools", "1.1-8")

Attach the package and use:

 library("maptools")

Maintained by
Roger Bivand
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All associated links for this package

https://CRAN.R-project.org/package=maptools .

First Published: 2003-08-12

Latest Update: 2023-10-16

Description:

Please note that 'maptools' will be retired during October 2023, plan transition at your earliest convenience (see and earlier blogs for guidance); some functionality will be moved to 'sp'. Set of tools for manipulating geographic data. The package also provides interface wrappers for exchanging spatial objects with packages such as 'PBSmapping', 'spatstat.geom', 'maps', and others.

How to cite:

Roger Bivand (2003). maptools: Tools for Handling Spatial Objects. R package version 1.1-8, https://cran.r-project.org/web/packages/maptools. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.

Previous versions and publish date:

0.2-2 (2003-08-12 00:27), 0.3-1 (2003-09-05 08:04), 0.3-2 (2003-09-12 22:51), 0.3-4 (2003-12-19 14:20), 0.3-6 (2004-01-24 16:18), 0.3-7 (2004-02-06 14:41), 0.3-8 (2004-02-13 23:22), 0.3-9 (2004-04-18 23:01), 0.4-1 (2004-05-18 20:50), 0.4-2 (2004-06-03 19:36), 0.4-3 (2004-06-18 17:11), 0.4-4 (2004-06-21 10:27), 0.4-5 (2004-06-30 10:55), 0.4-6 (2004-10-08 15:41), 0.4-7 (2004-10-20 15:33), 0.4-8 (2004-10-28 08:37), 0.4-9 (2004-12-29 20:43), 0.4-11 (2005-01-18 12:03), 0.4-12 (2005-03-02 19:09), 0.4-13 (2005-03-04 10:04), 0.5-1 (2005-09-07 17:25), 0.5-2 (2005-09-15 15:26), 0.5-4 (2005-12-16 09:44), 0.5-8 (2006-03-01 09:42), 0.5-9 (2006-03-10 15:33), 0.5-10 (2006-03-14 11:44), 0.5-11 (2006-04-11 16:17), 0.5-12 (2006-05-02 10:27), 0.5-13 (2006-08-30 11:48), 0.5-14 (2006-08-30 14:38), 0.5-15 (2006-09-22 13:14), 0.5-16 (2006-10-20 16:03), 0.6-3 (2006-11-10 11:35), 0.6-5 (2006-12-04 22:01), 0.6-6 (2007-01-17 20:01), 0.6-7 (2007-02-01 15:03), 0.6-8 (2007-02-01 19:18), 0.6-9 (2007-03-25 21:13), 0.6-10 (2007-04-16 22:01), 0.6-11 (2007-04-22 10:50), 0.6-12 (2007-05-10 09:10), 0.6-13 (2007-06-11 09:57), 0.6-14 (2007-07-24 07:36), 0.6-15 (2007-09-06 20:14), 0.6-16 (2007-09-21 17:22), 0.6-17 (2007-10-10 09:52), 0.6-18 (2007-10-23 20:27), 0.6-19 (2007-11-03 19:34), 0.7-2 (2007-12-09 19:56), 0.7-3 (2007-12-14 17:41), 0.7-4 (2008-01-21 09:34), 0.7-7 (2008-02-18 21:40), 0.7-9 (2008-04-10 18:25), 0.7-12 (2008-04-15 12:53), 0.7-13 (2008-05-25 21:20), 0.7-14 (2008-07-05 18:32), 0.7-15 (2008-08-14 11:52), 0.7-16 (2008-11-12 16:40), 0.7-18 (2009-01-21 10:45), 0.7-19 (2009-02-05 19:55), 0.7-20 (2009-02-18 14:37), 0.7-21 (2009-03-29 20:12), 0.7-22 (2009-04-14 19:32), 0.7-23 (2009-05-26 19:56), 0.7-25 (2009-06-22 21:00), 0.7-26 (2009-09-18 22:25), 0.7-28 (2009-12-03 12:43), 0.7-29 (2009-12-21 18:43), 0.7-33 (2010-04-04 17:43), 0.7-34 (2010-04-12 11:41), 0.7-36 (2010-08-12 18:44), 0.7-37 (2010-08-27 08:24), 0.7-38 (2010-09-09 13:04), 0.8-3 (2011-03-21 16:34), 0.8-4 (2011-03-24 08:10), 0.8-5 (2011-03-28 12:44), 0.8-6 (2011-03-30 18:24), 0.8-7 (2011-05-06 17:38), 0.8-9 (2011-06-15 20:02), 0.8-10 (2011-08-08 07:42), 0.8-12 (2011-12-19 12:59), 0.8-14 (2012-01-15 14:45), 0.8-16 (2012-06-29 11:00), 0.8-18 (2012-11-05 09:27), 0.8-20 (2012-11-12 10:54), 0.8-21 (2012-12-21 16:39), 0.8-22 (2013-01-16 10:43), 0.8-23 (2013-02-10 15:42), 0.8-24 (2013-06-21 15:15), 0.8-25 (2013-07-02 23:56), 0.8-26 (2013-08-07 14:09), 0.8-27 (2013-09-01 21:18), 0.8-29 (2014-02-19 18:28), 0.8-30 (2014-06-05 21:54), 0.8-34 (2015-02-03 20:59), 0.8-36 (2015-04-24 14:19), 0.8-37 (2015-09-29 09:44), 0.8-39 (2016-01-30 00:08), 0.8-40 (2016-11-15 14:18), 0.8-41 (2017-01-09 09:49), 0.9-1 (2017-02-23 17:31), 0.9-2 (2017-03-25 17:05), 0.9-3 (2018-07-31 15:00), 0.9-4 (2018-09-19 15:30), 0.9-5 (2019-02-18 11:50), 0.9-8 (2019-10-05 18:30), 0.9-9 (2019-12-01 21:10), 1.0-1 (2020-05-14 20:20), 1.0-2 (2020-08-24 15:00), 1.1-1 (2021-03-15 11:20), 1.1-2 (2021-09-07 18:00), 1.1-3 (2022-03-08 14:00), 1.1-4 (2022-04-17 21:12), 1.1-5 (2022-10-21 14:52), 1.1-6 (2022-12-15 00:30), 1.1-7 (2023-05-29 03:40), 1.1-8 (2023-07-18 21:10)

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Functions, R codes and Examples using the maptools R package

Some associated functions: CCmaps . ContourLines2SLDF . GE_SpatialGrid . Rgshhs . SpatialLines2PolySet . SpatialLinesMidPoints . SplashDams . as.SpatialPolygons.tess . as.im . as.linnet.SpatialLines . as.owin . as.ppp . as.psp . asciigrid . checkPolygonsHoles . dotsInPolys . elide-methods . gcDestination . getKMLcoordinates . gzAzimuth . holepolys . kmlLine . kmlLines . kmlOverlay . kmlPoints . kmlPolygon . kmlPolygons . leglabs . map2SpatialPolygons . maptools-deprecated . nearestPointOnLine . nearestPointOnSegment . nowrapRecenter . nowrapSpatialLines . pal2SpatialPolygons . ppp . readGPS . readSplus . snapPointsToLines . sp2Mondrian . sp2WB . sp2tmap . spCbind-methods . spRbind-methods . state.vbm . sun-methods . symbolsInPolys . thinnedSpatialPoly . unionSpatialPolygons . wrld_simpl .
Some associated R codes: AAA.R . CCmaps.R . DP.R . GE_png.R . Rgshhs.R . SP2owin.R . Spatial-methods.R . SpatialLines-methods.R . SpatialPoints-methods.R . SpatialPolys-methods.R . as.linnet.SL.R . asciigrid.R . azimuth.R . checkHoles.R . colslegs.R . dotsinpolys.R . elide.R . gc_dist.R . getKMLcoordinates.R . kmlLine.R . kmlLines.R . kmlPoints.R . kmlPolygon.R . kmlPolygons.R . lineLabel.R . maptools.R . maptoolsChanges.R . midpoint.R . nowrapRecenter.R . pcent.R . plot.Map.R . point.in.polygon.R . pointLabelBase.R . pointLabelLattice.R . point_line_distance.R . readGPS.R . readSplus.R . shapelib.R . sp2Mondrian.R . sp2WB.R . sp2pbs.R . sp2tmap.R . sp_bind.R . sp_spat1.R . sp_tools.R . spatstat1.R . spmaps.R . subset.R . sun-methods.R . sun.R . union.R . zzz.R . Full maptools package functions and examples

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