[R] Using R map data to determine associated state for a coordinate?

Hi! I have no idea if this is maybe an easy task utilizing R since I read there is geographical map data in some package: I have a huge number of geographical points with their coordinates in Germany. Now I want to determine for each point in which Bundesland = state it is located. Can

Re: [R] Using R map data to determine associated state for a coordinate?

Werner Wernersen wrote: Hi! I have no idea if this is maybe an easy task utilizing R since I read there is geographical map data in some package: I have a huge number of geographical points with their coordinates in Germany. Now I want to determine for each point in which Bundesland

Re: [R] Using R map data to determine associated state for a coordinate?

On Thu, 8 Sep 2005, Thomas Petzoldt wrote: Werner Wernersen wrote: Hi! I have no idea if this is maybe an easy task utilizing R since I read there is geographical map data in some package: I have a huge number of geographical points with their coordinates in Germany. Now I