[R] Maps in R

[Stefano Calza]

Hi,
is anyone aware of a website where I can download the italian maps for free?

TIA,

Stefano

> Hi,
> 
> There a package called RArcInfo (which I've written) which can import
> data maps in ESRI E00 files and Arc/Info V 7.x binary coverages.
> Besides, it provides several functions to plot maps. One of them allows
> polygons to be filled with different colors.
> 
> Please, visit http://matheron.uv.es/~virgil/Rpackages/RArcInfo and take
> a look at the draft tutorial and to the screenshots.
> 
> By the way, I think you can get all the US states maps for free in E00
> format from the web of the Census (www.census.gov).
> 
> Hope this helps. Regards,
> 
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Stefano Calza
Sezione di Statistica Medica
Dip. di Scienze Biomediche e Biotecnologie
Università degli Studi di Brescia- Italy
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