Plotgooglemaps: The R-based web-mapping tool for thematic spatial data

Geomatica

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 37-49

  Kilibarda, Milan ^a   Bajat, Branislav ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATIC CREATIONS; BASE MAP; GEOGRAPHIC DATA; GOOGLE MAPS; LINE OF CODES; MAP-BASED SERVICES; SOFTWARE LANGUAGES; SPATIAL DATA;

COMMUNICATION; DATA HANDLING; MAPPING;

WEBSITES;

CARTOGRAPHY; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION; MAP; SOFTWARE; SPATIAL DATA; THEMATIC MAPPING;

EID: 84866002600     PISSN: 11951036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5623/cig2012-007     Document Type: Article

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