Mapping wildfires in R with mapsf

Today we will learn how to use the mapsf package to create incredible maps
R
spatial
wildfires
Author

Adrián Cidre

Published

September 22, 2024

1 Introduction

Today we will learn how to use the mapsf R package to create choropleth maps showing the number of wildfires and the burned area combined in the province of Ourense, Spain. By combining two complementary visualization types we can easily identify those areas where both the number of wildfires and the burned areas are very high.

The mapsf package deprecates the well-known cartography package which was around for a while.

2 Code

You can find the code of this tutorial here.

3 Results

At the end of this tutorial, you will be able to create the following map:

Map created at the end of the tutorial

Map created at the end of the tutorial

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