R help - Jul 2010 - Plot map Brazil and documentation

Dear all,

I'm trying to plot some data over a geographic map.

I'm reading the documentation (?map)... The problem is here:

*map(database = "world", regions = ".", exact = FALSE,
boundary = TRUE,*
*  interior = TRUE, projection = "", parameters = NULL, orientation =
NULL,*
*  fill = FALSE, col = 1, plot = TRUE, add = FALSE, namesonly = FALSE,*
*  xlim = NULL, ylim = NULL, wrap = FALSE, resolution = if(plot) 1 else 0,*
*  type = "l", bg = par("bg"), mar = c(4.1, 4.1,
par("mar")[3], 0.1),*
*  border = 0.01, ...)*
*
*
*Arguments*
*
*
*database*
* ** character string naming a geographical database, or a list of x, y, and
names obtained from a previous call to map. The string choices include a
world map, three USA databases (usa, state, county), **and more (see the
package index).** The location of the map databases may be overridden by
setting the R_MAP_DATA_DIR environment variable. See world for further
details.*


According to the help, the package comes with a world map, with three usa
databases *and more (see the package index).*
*
*
*My doubt is: what it means with see the package index? Should I find a
Brazilian map on the index?*
*
*
*If not, can someone help me to find some brazilian map (with states)?*
*
*
*I'm trying to plot something similar to it:
http://www.ai.rug.nl/~hedderik/R/US2004/*
*
*
*Also, can someone suggest me some good site with documentation about
plotting graphics in R? I'd like to read more about this amazing tool.*
*
*
*Thanks in advanced, again,*
*
*
*best regards*

-- 
Pablo de Camargo Cerdeira
pablo.cerdeira@gmail.com
+55 (21) 3799-6065

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On 01/07/10 05:43, Pablo Cerdeira wrote:
> [...]
> *My doubt is: what it means with see the package index?
It is cryptic statistician speak for

help(package = "maps")
>   Should I find a
> Brazilian map on the index?*
>    
No.
> *
> *If not, can someone help me to find some brazilian map (with states)?*
>    
The basic map is

map('world', 'brazil')

For the states you'll have to find a map to download or buy.  Try 
http://www.inde.gov.br/ or Google.
> *Also, can someone suggest me some good site with documentation about
> plotting graphics in R? I'd like to read more about this amazing tool.*
>    
The site http://addictedtor.free.fr/graphiques/ is often mentioned for 
graphis.  For more, try the links from www.r-project.org

http://cran.r-project.org/manuals.html
http://www.r-project.org/doc/bib/R-books.html
http://www.r-project.org/other-docs.html

Hope this helps

Allan

2010/7/1 Pablo Cerdeira <pablo.cerdeira at
gmail.com>:
> *If not, can someone help me to find some brazilian map (with states)?*
You may look at:

http://www.gismaps.com.br/divpol/divpol.htm

and

ftp://geoftp.ibge.gov.br/mapas/malhas_digitais/