R: Cartogram

cartogram {terra} | R Documentation

## Cartogram

### Description

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).

### Usage

    ## S4 method for signature 'SpatVector'
    cartogram(x, var, type)

### Arguments

`x` | SpatVector
`var` | character. A variable name in `x`
`type` | character. Cartogram type, only "nc" (non-contiguous) is currently supported

### Value

SpatVector

### See Also

`plot`, `rescale`

### 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)

[Package terra version 1.2-5 Index]