Function reference • mapbaltimore

Data

Area boundary data

baltimore_city: Generalized political boundary for Baltimore City

baltimore_bbox: Baltimore City WGS84 Bounding Box

baltimore_city_detailed: Detailed physical boundary for Baltimore City

baltimore_msa_counties: County boundaries for the Baltimore–Columbia–Towson MSA

neighborhoods: Neighborhood Boundaries for Baltimore City (2010)

council_districts: Baltimore City Council Districts

legislative_districts: Maryland Legislative Districts for Baltimore City (2022)

legislative_districts_2012: Maryland Legislative Districts for Baltimore City (2012)

congressional_districts: U.S. Congressional Districts for Baltimore City

planning_districts: Baltimore City Planning Districts

csas: Community Statistical Areas (2010)

police_districts: Baltimore City Police Districts (1959-2022)

park_districts: Baltimore Park Districts

U.S. Census area boundary data

baltimore_blocks: U.S. Census Blocks - 2020

baltimore_block_groups: U.S. Census Block Groups - 2020

baltimore_tracts: U.S. Census Tracts - 2020

baltimore_pumas: Baltimore PUMAS (Public Use Microdata Areas) - 2010

Streets and transportation data

streets: Baltimore City Street Center Lines

mta_bus_lines: Maryland Transit Administration (MTA) Bus Routes (2022)

mta_bus_stops: Maryland Transit Administration (MTA) Bus Stops (2023)

mta_light_rail_lines: Maryland Transit Administration (MTA) Light RailLink Stations

mta_light_rail_stations: Maryland Transit Administration (MTA) Light RailLink Stations

mta_marc_lines: Maryland Transit Administration (MTA) MARC Train Lines

mta_marc_stations: Maryland Transit Administration (MTA) MARC Train Stations

mta_subway_lines: Maryland Transit Administration (MTA) SubwayLink Metro Lines

mta_subway_stations: Maryland Transit Administration (MTA) SubwayLink Metro Stations

circulator_routes: Charm City Circulator Routes

circulator_stops: Charm City Circulator and Harbor Connector Stops

Education data

bcps_programs: Baltimore City Public School Programs (SY 2021-2022)

bcps_zones: Baltimore City Public Schools School Zones or School Attendance Zones (SY 2021-2022)

Assorted housing, land use, and other local data

adopted_plans: Adopted city plans, accepted community-initiated plans, and LINCS corridors

zoning: Baltimore City Zoning Code

hmt_2017: Housing Market Typology 2017

baltimore_mihp: Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties in Baltimore City

baltimore_water: Baltimore City Water

baltimore_msa_water: Baltimore Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) Water Polygons

parks: Baltimore City Parks

explore_baltimore: Explore Baltimore Heritage Stories

wards_1797_1918: Historic Ward Boundaries, 1797-1918 for Baltimore City

public_art: Baltimore public art works and monuments

inspire_plans: INSPIRE Plans

buildings_21stc: Baltimore 21st Century Schools

schools_21stc: Baltimore 21st Century Schools

chap_districts: CHAP Historic Districts

main_streets: Baltimore City Main Streets

rec_centers: Baltimore City Recreation Centers

Additional non-spatial reference data

request_types: 311 Service Request Types for Baltimore City

balt_tbl_labs: Baltimore Data Table Labels

respagency_codes: Baltimore City Real Property Responsible Agency Codes

Crosswalk tables and other reference data

xwalk_block2tract: U.S. Census Block-to-Tract Crosswalk with 2010 Block Household Population

xwalk_csa2nsa: Community Statistical Area (CSA)-to-Neighborhood Statistical Area (NSA) Crosswalk

xwalk_neighborhood2tract: Neighborhood-to-U.S. Census Tract Crosswalk

xwalk_zip2csa: Zipcode-to-Community Statistical Area (NSA) Crosswalk

baltimore_gis_index: Baltimore ArcGIS Server index data

Functions for areas and data

Get areas

get_area() get_baltimore_area() get_neighborhood(): Get area of selected type

get_nearby_areas(): Get nearby areas

check_area(): Validate area provided to mapping or charting function.

Get local data for area

get_area_data(): Get local or cached data for an area

get_area_census_geography(): Get U.S. Census geography overlapping with an area.

get_area_bcps_programs(): Get BCPS programs and attendance zones for a local area

get_area_zoning(): Get zoning data for an area

get_area_streets(): Get selected area streets

get_streets(): Get streets

filter_streets(): Filter streets

named_intersections: Baltimore City Street Intersection Names

get_intersection(): Get intersections

get_data_batch() get_area_batch(): Batch load or save data for an area, street, or intersection

Get remote data

get_baltimore_esri_data(): Get Baltimore data

get_area_property() format_property_data(): Get real property data

get_area_vacants(): Get vacant building notices

get_area_crime(): Get area crimes from Open Baltimore

get_area_911_calls(): Get area 911 calls for service from Open Baltimore

get_area_permits(): Get area building permits from Open Baltimore

maryland_open_data_api_key(): Install a Maryland Open Data Portal API Key in Your .Renviron File for Repeated Use

get_area_requests(): Get area 311 service requests from Open Baltimore

get_area_citations(): Get area citations from Open Baltimore

get_baltimore_worker_flows(): Get Baltimore metro area worker flows from the Census Transportation Planning data (2012-2016 ACS)

Download and cache data locally

cache_baltimore_data() cache_msa_streets() cache_edge_of_pavement() cache_baltimore_property() show_cached_files(): Cache data for mapbaltimore package

Functions for mapping data

Map local data using ggplot2 and sf

map_area_bcps_programs(): Map BCPS programs and attendance zones for a local area

map_area_highlighted(): Maps a highlighted area within the context of multiple areas

map_area_in_areas(): Map area within selected overlapping areas

map_area_in_city(): Map area in the context of city boundaries

map_area_mta_services(): Map MTA services

map_area_parks(): Map area parks and open spaces

map_area_property(): Real property or parcel data is from the Maryland State Department of Assessment and Taxation and may include outdated or inaccurate information.

map_area_zoning(): Map zoning for an area (not working)

Add a layer to a ggplot2 map

layer_area_property(): Add a layer to a gpplot2 map with area property categorized by type

layer_area_streets(): Add a layer to a gpplot2 map with area streets, street names, or both

Set a map theme or scale

set_map_theme(): Set default map theme

scale_mapbaltimore() scale_color_mapbaltimore() scale_fill_mapbaltimore(): Scales for Baltimore data