Polishing a map

Visualizing Geospatial Data in R

Charlotte Wickham

Assistant Professor at Oregon State University

Polishing a map

• Remove distractions, let data shine
• Useful spatial context
• Like any plot: check legend, title, and labels for readability
• Add annotations:
  • Highlight important points
  • Attribute data sources

Critiquing our map

Critiquing our map

Critiquing our map

Critiquing our map

The effect of line weights and color

Let's practice!

Visualizing Geospatial Data in R