[R-sig-Geo] how to plot Raster*? problems with raster::plot, fields::image.plot

[Tom Roche]

Both sets of problems (with raster::plot and fields::image.plot) are now
essentially solved. My main raster-related problems proved to be

* confusing the template Raster* produced by projectExtent(...) with
  the Extent object that the template Raster* contains

* using a cited CRS, rather than querying the template input file
  for its CRS

See details in the answer @ end of

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/13005181/r-how-to-set-the-display-bounds-of-a-rasterplot/

A minor problem with the map I'm using for raster::plot remains (details
at the end of the answer), as does the problem with setting the CRS
previously described @

https://stat.ethz.ch/pipermail/r-sig-geo/2012-October/016524.html

Reversing the column order of the data solves the fields::image.plot
problem completely: see function=plot.raster in

https://github.com/TomRoche/GEIA_to_netCDF/blob/master/plotLayersForTimestep.r

All code (including drivers providing a test fixture), data, downloads,
and README are available @

https://github.com/TomRoche/GEIA_to_netCDF

HTH, Tom Roche <Tom_Roche at pobox.com>