Cartogram
cartogram.Rd
Make a cartogram, that is, a map where the area of polygons is made proportional to another variable. This can be a good way to map raw count data (e.g. votes).
Arguments
- x
SpatVector
- var
character. A variable name in
x
- type
character. Cartogram type, only "nc" (non-contiguous) is currently supported
Examples
f <- system.file("ex/lux.shp", package="terra")
v <- vect(f)
v$value <- 1:12
p <- cartogram(v, "value", "nc")
plot(v, col="light gray", border="gray")
lines(p, col="red", lwd=2)