mapview vs tmap

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mapview		tmap
	Project
2	Mentions	3
505	Stars	837
0.2%	Growth	1.6%
6.2	Activity	9.4
10 days ago	Latest Commit	8 days ago
JavaScript	Language	R
GNU General Public License v3.0 only	License	GNU General Public License v3.0 only

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mapview

Posts with mentions or reviews of mapview. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2021-05-02.

Looking for some HW help.
1 project | /r/RStudio | 20 Mar 2022
Most reliable mapping package atm?
2 projects | /r/rstats | 2 May 2021

mapview for interactive mapping & data exploration on free google-like street maps and satellite view maps. The associated mapshot function should be able to get the same in a static plot.

tmap

Posts with mentions or reviews of tmap. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects.

US Colored Map
1 project | /r/RStudio | 13 Dec 2022

try the tmap package
I did this on excel, but want to export to SVG and have the labels for all countries even if they go outside, I can rearrange on illustrator. Which would be the best way to reproduce in R. Which package allows for a choropleth world map with country labels?
1 project | /r/RStudio | 26 Jan 2022
Which R package should I choose to draw maps?
1 project | /r/gis | 27 Feb 2021

Leaflet has been mentioned but is for web maps, which may or may not be what you're looking for. You can definitely use ggplot, otherwise tmap is a sepcialised mapping package whose syntax is modelled on ggplot.

What are some alternatives?

When comparing mapview and tmap you can also consider the following projects:

terra - R package for spatial data handling https://rspatial.github.io/terra/reference/terra-package.html

ggplot2 - An implementation of the Grammar of Graphics in R

leaflet-search - Search stuff in a Leaflet map

absmapsdata - Use ABS ASGS data easily in R

worldview - Interactive interface for browsing global, full-resolution satellite imagery

sf - Simple Features for R

AzureMapsCodeSamples - A set of code samples for the Azure Maps web control.

worldview - Create an image of a random location in the world (from an XYZ server)

LDAvis - R package for web-based interactive topic model visualization.

echarty - The goal of echarty is to provide a minimal interface, a “glue”, between R and ECharts, then let your R data lists build the chart. There are utilities included to assist with data preparation, Shiny with proxy and JS plugins. Have the full functionality of ECharts in R with minimal overhead!