Although R has vast graphical functionality I've lamented the lack of support for additional fonts. You can spend an incredible amount of time fine-tuning a ggplot2 graphic, fiddling with the length of the tick marks, getting the legend just right but then the Helvetica text detracts from the beauty of what you've created. My understanding […]
Continue reading →ggplot2 packageOne of my favorite packages for creating maps in R is ggplot2. No matter what, though, creating maps in R is trickier than doing it in a GIS system, particularly when you don't have 'on the fly' projection as you have in both ArcGIS and QGIS. To help you create maps on your own we […]
Continue reading →rChartsData Driven Documents, or D3 for short, is an incredible JavaScript library for creating interactive data visualization on the web. Earlier this year, for example, we illustrated the power of D3 by interactively linking maps and charts in this visualization. D3, however, can be challenging to work with, especially if you don't have experience with […]
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