In case somebody doesn't know: A cartogram is a type of map where some country/region-dependent numeric property scales the respective regions so that that property's density is (close to) constant...

I've been using ggplot2 lately to create a bunch of choropleths. I was wondering if it was possible to use ggplot2 to create a map similar to this (from WorldMapper): It's a choropleth where the...

I am trying to use the Rcartogram package. After following the instructions in the answer by Geoff, I received an error that I can't resolve: C:\R\R-3.2.3\library\Rcartogram>R CMD INSTALL --deb...

I'm trying to do the same thing asked in this question, Cartogram + choropleth map in R, but starting from a SpatialPolygonsDataFrame and hoping to end up with the same type of object. I could sav...

I'm trying to create a map in R that conveys both the shape of underlying geometry (i.e., the physical boundaries) and the relative importance of the object in terms of an associated value. For con...

I am trying to build a cartogram like here Installation from the link does not work: `install.packages('Rcartogram', repos = 'http://www.omegahat.org/R', type = 'source')` Installing package into...

What algorithm can I use to produce a weighted-cartogram such as the one below: ? I can generate a shapefile plot using code from R, .NET libraries and also using PostGIS. However I can't find the...