Visualizing Maps

R Packages

OpenStreetMapRgoogleMapsGGMapMaps

Heatmap

Source:http://www.businessinsider.com/i-quant-ny-manhattan-subway-map-farthest-apartment-2014-10

OSM Tiles

Source: http://blog.fellstat.com/?p=356

OSM - Nodes & Ways

Source: http://journal.r-project.org/archive/2013-1/eugster-schlesinger.pdf

OSM Polygons

Source: http://journal.r-project.org/archive/2013-1/eugster-schlesinger.pdf

OSM Navigation

Source: http://journal.r-project.org/archive/2013-1/eugster-schlesinger.pdf

To Conclude...

Visualizing Maps is more interesting than you think.