Hi Tom! I'm a geographer and R enthusiast too, but what I can say is: R is a great software to statistics. The final production of maps, although it's possible, it's simple and faster made with GIS softwares, like GRASS, Quantum GIS or ArcGIS.
My tip is: organize data with spreadsheet and GIS softwares, import (as shapefile, if possible) in R and make your statistical analysis and statistical columns of data, export to another shapefile and manipulate the final map in GIS softwares. I repeat, it's possible make all these steps in R, and generate great maps, but the most simple way is above. Personally, I use R to make the final maps only when I have to produce a long series of simple maps. I think the best way is the integration of GIS software with R, each one with his specialty. King regards, Raphael Saldanha BRAZIL saldanha.plan...@gmail.com [[alternative HTML version deleted]] _______________________________________________ R-sig-Geo mailing list R-sig-Geo@stat.math.ethz.ch https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-sig-geo