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explodemap: Hierarchical Exploded-View Cartography

Tools for generating hierarchical exploded-view maps from dense administrative boundary data. The package applies rigid-body translations to polygon geometries using a centroid-driven vector field, preserving the internal geometry of each feature while separating units within and across regions. Parameters can be derived analytically from dataset geometry using closed-form models for regional separation and local expansion. The package also includes grouped layouts, optional bounded collision refinement, and an interactive focus-map widget for selected-area inspection in 'htmlwidgets' and 'Shiny'. It implements the methodology described in George Arthur (2026) <https://github.com/PrigasG/explodemap> "A Hierarchical Vector-Based Framework for Multi-Scale Exploded-View Cartography".

Version: 0.2.0
Depends: R (≥ 4.1.0)
Imports: dplyr, ggplot2, htmlwidgets, purrr, rlang, sf, utils
Suggests: knitr, rmarkdown, shiny, testthat (≥ 3.0.0), tigris
Published: 2026-05-27
DOI: 10.32614/CRAN.package.explodemap (may not be active yet)
Author: George Arthur [aut, cre]
Maintainer: George Arthur <prigasgenthian48 at gmail.com>
BugReports: https://github.com/PrigasG/explodemap/issues
License: MIT + file LICENSE
URL: https://prigasg.github.io/explodemap/, https://github.com/PrigasG/explodemap
NeedsCompilation: no
Citation: explodemap citation info
Materials: README, NEWS
CRAN checks: explodemap results

Documentation:

Reference manual: explodemap.html , explodemap.pdf
Vignettes: Getting started with explodemap (source, R code)
Grouped layouts and anchor placement (source, R code)
Reproducing the paper examples (source, R code)
Choosing an explodemap workflow (source, R code)

Downloads:

Package source: explodemap_0.2.0.tar.gz
Windows binaries: r-devel: not available, r-release: explodemap_0.2.0.zip, r-oldrel: not available
macOS binaries: r-release (arm64): explodemap_0.2.0.tgz, r-oldrel (arm64): explodemap_0.2.0.tgz, r-release (x86_64): explodemap_0.2.0.tgz, r-oldrel (x86_64): explodemap_0.2.0.tgz

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