Geographical heat map in R

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Solution

There is a complete example in the ggplot2 package, see `?map_data`.

library(ggplot2)
example(map_data)

Problem

i want to create a map of the US in R with the states color coded in a heat map type of way based on a metric. I know how to do this using the googleVis api but i can't use the code and without the rollovers it's not that great. what is the quickest way to get this done? i'm familiar with the maps package but i can't get the colors to cooperate. i believe this is called a choropleth map.

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