recmap

Compute the Rectangular Statistical Cartogram

Last update: 23 September 2023

Copyright license: GNU General Public License, version 3.0

Software version identifier: 1.0.11, 1.0.14, 1.0.15, 0.2.1, 0.3.0, 0.4.0, 0.5.0, 0.5.3, 0.5.4, 0.5.16, 0.5.20, 0.5.24, 0.5.26, 0.5.31, 0.5.33, 0.5.37, 1.0.0, 1.0.1, 1.0.5, 1.0.7, 1.0.9, 1.0.16, 1.0.17

Source code repository: https://github.com/cran/recmap

Description

Implements the RecMap MP2 construction heuristic <doi:10.1109/INFVIS.2004.57>. This algorithm draws maps according to a given statistical value, e.g., election results, population, or epidemiological data. The basic idea of the RecMap algorithm is that each map region, e.g., different countries, is represented by a rectangle. The area of each rectangle represents the statistical value given as input (maintain zero cartographic error). C++ is used to implement the computationally intensive tasks. The vignette included in this package provides documentation about the usage of the recmap algorithm.

Cites work

RecMap: Rectangular Map Approximations