Re: [R] R Map using SAS data

2008-09-25 Thread Michael Friendly
Junjie, SAS map datasets are just ordinary data sets containing variables X, Y (lat/long), a region ID variable, perhaps a DENSITY variable (used to select lower-resolution versions), and perhaps a SEGMENT variable if a region has two or more disconnected polygons. For some maps, there is anot

Re: [R] R Map using SAS data

2008-09-23 Thread Roger Bivand
Junjie Zhang hotmail.com> writes: > > I'd like to plot some maps. Is it possible for me to use SAS map data in R? It is always a good idea to look at the Task Views on CRAN. In the Spatial Task View, you'll find a description of what you can do using contributed packages, but - as you would