tools for reading and handling shapefiles

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Documentation for package `maptools' version 0.5-2

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convert.pl Create polygon lists and bounding boxes from imported shapefiles
dotsInPolys Put dots in polygons
get.Pcent Polygon centroids
getinfo.shape Read shapefile into Map object
gpcholes Hisaji Ono's lake/hole problem
hole1pl Hisaji Ono's lake/hole problem
hole2pl Hisaji Ono's lake/hole problem
leglabs Plot polygons
Map2bbs Create polygon lists and bounding boxes from imported shapefiles
Map2lines Create polygon lists and bounding boxes from imported shapefiles
Map2points Create polygon lists and bounding boxes from imported shapefiles
Map2poly Create polygon lists and bounding boxes from imported shapefiles
Map2poly1 Create polygon lists and bounding boxes from imported shapefiles
MapShapeIds Create polygon lists and bounding boxes from imported shapefiles
maptools Report version information and changes
plot.Map Plot a Map object
plot.polylist Plot polygons
plotpolys Plot polygons
print.shapehead Read shapefile into Map object
read.shape Read shapefile into Map object
readAsciiGrid read/write to/from (ESRI) asciigrid format
readShapeLines Read arc shape files into SpatialLinesDataFrame objects
readShapePoints Read points shape files into SpatialPointsDataFrame objects
readShapePoly Read polygon shape files into SpatialPolygonsDataFrame objects
shape2bbs Create polygon lists and bounding boxes from imported shapefiles
shape2lines Create polygon lists and bounding boxes from imported shapefiles
shape2points Create polygon lists and bounding boxes from imported shapefiles
shape2poly Create polygon lists and bounding boxes from imported shapefiles
subset.polylist Subset polygon list objects
symbolsInPolys Place grids of points over polygons
write.linelistShape Write a arc-type shapefile
write.pointShape Write a point-type shapefile
write.polylistShape Write a polygon-type shapefile
writeAsciiGrid read/write to/from (ESRI) asciigrid format
writeLinesShape Read arc shape files into SpatialLinesDataFrame objects
writePointsShape Read points shape files into SpatialPointsDataFrame objects
writePolyShape Read polygon shape files into SpatialPolygonsDataFrame objects