[R-sig-Geo] simple topography in r

Bede-Fazekas Ákos b|@|ev||@t @end|ng |rom gm@||@com
Tue Nov 16 11:36:18 CET 2021


Dear Ani,
Package 'raster' has a function called getData(), which can download 
SRTM tiles. Then you can simply plot() them.
Or you can use package 'elevatr'.
But I'm sure there are many other alternative solutions.
HTH,
Ákos Bede-Fazekas
Centre for Ecological Research, Hungary


2021.11.16. 2:44 keltezéssel, ani jaya írta:
> Dear r-sig-geo,
>
> I need to plot a spatial map that shows a topography/elevation. It is
> just to show a basic information so I do not need a high-resolution
> map. I already googled and most of them use ggplot. Is there a
> straightforward way to do this in base r? Any lead is appreciated.
> Thank you so much.
>
> Best regards,
> Ani
>
> #area of interest
> library("maps")
> map('world', xlim = c(100, 160), ylim = c(-45, -5),
>      lwd=0.5, col = "grey95", fill = T, interior = T)
> map.axes()
>
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