[R-sig-Geo] question regarding outdated map polygons

[Karl Ove Hufthammer]

Robert Ptacnik wrote:

> where can I find current maps of Europe? The polygons contained in
> (geo-)mapdata correspond to the borders before 1990 (e.g. Yugoslavia,
> Czechoslovakia instead of the new states). Is there any updated source
> within R?

Try the ‘cshapes’ or ‘rworldmap’ packages:

http://cran.r-project.org/web/packages/cshapes/
http://cran.r-project.org/web/packages/rworldmap/

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Karl Ove Hufthammer