The above map (and this one) was produced using R and ggplot2 and serve to demonstrate just how sophisticated R visualisations can be. We are used to seeing similar maps produced with conventional GIS platforms or software such as Processing but I hadn’t yet seen one from the R community (feel free to suggest some in the comments). The map contains three layers: buildings, water and the journey se
![Great Maps with ggplot2 – James Cheshire](https://cdn-ak-scissors.b.st-hatena.com/image/square/6fa8d068389dd9705e3e8c6d5b4f4be972b29aea/height=288;version=1;width=512/https%3A%2F%2Fjcheshire.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2012%2F02%2Fbike_ggplot.png)