Biscale: Tools and Palettes for Bivariate Thematic Mapping in R

A software package provides a 'ggplot2' centric approach to bivariate thematic mapping, a technique for visualizing two quantities simultaneously on a map. The package includes tools for calculating data breaks, a selection of bivariate color palettes, and functions for adding these scales to 'ggplot2' maps. It was created by author Christopher Prener.

Use Cases

• Create bivariate choropleth maps based on the package's scale functions for ggplot2.
• Analyze the relationship between two geographic variables based on the bivariate mapping technique.
• Generate custom bivariate legends for thematic maps based on the included legend tools.
• Experiment with different data classification methods based on the suite of break calculation tools.

Strengths

• Provides a dedicated approach to bivariate mapping within the popular ggplot2 ecosystem.
• Includes a selection of color palettes specifically designed for bivariate visualization.

Limitations

• Row count, file formats, and data size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

Christopher Prener

Collection Method

Software package development.

Time Range

Temporal coverage is unknown.

Freshness

Last updated date is unknown.

Geography

Spatial coverage is unknown.