[R] library maps for R

[Tim Churches]

Ray Brownrigg wrote:
> 
> Anybody interested in the S maps library for R?  I have ported a
> limited version of the software for a Unix platform, and would be happy
> to make it available for anybody interested.  If there is a lot of
> interest then I will submit it to CRAN.  I know that Ross Ihaka is
> working on a new version for R, which does not have some of the
> limitations of the original S version.
> 
> My version does not do projections or thinning but will accept the
> standard S[-Plus] database files (*.[GLN]).

Ray,

Yes please!I am trying to get to grips with GRASS which is excellent but
definitely overkill for a quick choropleth map. Maps via R would be very
handy.

Tim Churches
Sydney, Australia
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