Re: [R] R and GML data from the Canadian Goverment

You want to have a look at the R Spatial Task View for starters... GML files can be read by the rgdal package's readOGR function. But be warned GML is a complex beast. For example, I downloaded canvec_gml_AB_EN.zip from that site, it unzips to a GML (and an xsd) with a lot of layers, some of

[R] R and GML data from the Canadian Goverment

I'm trying to create a map of transmission lines in Alberta. In addition, I'm very new to creating maps. The data can be found at: http://geogratis.gc.ca/site/eng/download http://ftp2.cits.rncan.gc.ca/pub/canvec/doc/CanVec_distribution_formats_en.pdf Would someone be able to point me in the righ