leaflet
The leaflet R package
is a wrapper of the Javascript
leaflet.js library. It allows to
build stunning interactive maps in minutes with R. Maps can be
exported and standalong html files, or be embeded in a R markdown file
or a shiny application. Check the 3 examples below to get the basics
of interactive bubble maps with R.
Note: this great
online course
is dedicated to leaflet and provides a complete overview.
Leaflet maps are interactive. Try to zoom and drag the map below. Hover a circle to get more information about it. See Code
ggplot2
ggplot2 is probably the best option if you're looking to
build a static bubble map. It offers all the flexibility of the
grammar of graphic, and allow to re-use all the knowledge you learned
building other types of chart with it. If you don't know about
ggplot2, read this introduction.
ggplot2 and
plotly
The plotly package provides the magic
ggplotly() function. This function will turn any of
your static bubble map made with ggplot2 interactive. With only
one more line of code:
Note: try to zoom, drag, hover circle, select area and more.
cartography package.
The cartography package is a great alternative to the
tidyverse to build maps with R. It provides many helpers specially
made for maps.
