planisphere: Map Projections

Applies cartographic projections to spatial data frames containing geographic coordinates. Projection methods are based on the 'D3.js' ecosystem <doi:10.1109/TVCG.2011.185> and use spherical geometry rather than ellipsoidal geodesic models.

Version: 0.1.0
Depends: R (≥ 4.1.0)
Imports: utils, sf, V8, geojsonsf, graphics
Suggests: knitr, r2d3
Published: 2026-07-07
DOI: 10.32614/CRAN.package.planisphere (may not be active yet)
Author: Nicolas Lambert ORCID iD [aut, cre]
Maintainer: Nicolas Lambert <nicolas.lambert at cnrs.fr>
BugReports: https://github.com/riatelab/planisphere/issues/
License: GPL (≥ 3)
URL: https://riatelab.github.io/planisphere/
NeedsCompilation: no
Language: en-US
Materials: README
CRAN checks: planisphere results

Documentation:

Reference manual: planisphere.html , planisphere.pdf
Vignettes: Map projections (source, R code)

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Package source: planisphere_0.1.0.tar.gz
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