Wrapper functions for using tmap in shiny

• tmapOutput() creates a UI element

• renderTmap() renders a tmap map

• tmapProxy() updates a tmap map in view mode

Adding layers is as usual via the map layer functions like tm_polygons(). Removing layers can be done, removing with tm_remove_layer().

Usage

renderTmap(
  expr,
  env = parent.frame(),
  quoted = FALSE,
  execOnResize = TRUE,
  mode = NA
)

tmapOutput(outputId, width = "100%", height = 400, mode = NA)

tmapProxy(mapId, session = shiny::getDefaultReactiveDomain(), x, mode = NA)

tm_remove_layer(zindex)

Arguments

expr

A tmap object. A tmap object is created with qtm() or by stacking tmap-elements.

env

The environment in which to evaluate expr

quoted

Is expr a quoted expression (with quote())? This is useful if you want to save an expression in a variable

execOnResize

If TRUE (default), when the plot is resized, the map is regenerated. When set to FALSE the map is rescaled: the aspect ratio is kept, but the layout will be less desirable.

mode

tmap mode, see tmap_mode() If not defined, the current mode is used

outputId

Output variable to read from

width, height

the width and height of the map

mapId

single-element character vector indicating the output ID of the map to modify (if invoked from a Shiny module, the namespace will be added automatically)

session

the Shiny session object to which the map belongs; usually the default value will suffice

x

the tmap object that specifies the added and removed layers.

zindex

the z index of the pane in which the layer is contained that is going to be removed. It is recommended to specify the zindex for this layer when creating the map (inside renderTmap()).

Details

Two features from tmap are not (yet) supported in Shiny: small multiples (facets) and colored backgrounds (argument bg.color of tm_layout()). Workarounds for small multiples: create multiple independent maps or specify as.layers = TRUE in tm_facets().

Examples

if (interactive() && require("shiny")) {

  data(World)
  world_vars <- setdiff(names(World), c("iso_a3", "name", "sovereignt", "geometry"))

  tmap_mode("plot")

  shinyApp(
    ui = fluidPage(
      tmapOutput("map", height = "600px"),
      selectInput("var", "Variable", world_vars)
    ),
    server <- function(input, output, session) {
      output$map <- renderTmap({
        tm_shape(World) +
          tm_polygons(input$var, zindex = 401)
      })
    }
  )

  tmap_mode("view")

  shinyApp(
    ui = fluidPage(
      tmapOutput("map", height = "600px"),
      selectInput("var", "Variable", world_vars)
    ),
    server <- function(input, output, session) {
      output$map <- renderTmap({
        tm_shape(World, id = "iso_a3") +
          tm_polygons(fill = world_vars[1], zindex = 401)
      })
      observe({
        var <- input$var
        tmapProxy("map", session, {
          tm_remove_layer(401) +
            tm_shape(World, id = "iso_a3") +
            tm_polygons(fill = var, zindex = 401)
        })
      })
    },options = list(launch.browser=TRUE)
  )
}