Finding points in a coordinate system based on equations - r

I have a number of inequalities that I would like to translate to points into a 3-d coordinate system, x, y and z.
I need to find all possible points that fulfill all my inequalities, save each point, and then plot it as a 3d-scatterplot.
Simplified data example:
#Inequalities (I have several more)
df <- data.frame(
x = c(0.5, 0.4, 0.1),
y = c(0.7, 0.11, -0.25),
z = c(-0.5, -0.02, 1),
v = c(90, 2500, 350))
# Limits of the coordinate system
x.lim <- seq(-100, 100, by = 1)
y.lim <- seq(-100, 100, by = 1)
z.lim <- seq(-50, 50, by = 1)
# Basic check - must be true for all points:
df$x + df$y + df$z < df$v
# Looping through all points of the coordinate system
# no need to test row 2, # if the first row is false
df$x*-100 + df$y*-100 + df$z*-50 < df$v
# if all conditions are true, save the point to a list/matrix to be able to plot it
df$x*-99 + df$y*-100 + df$z*-50 < df$v
#...
df$x*-100 + df$y*-99 + df$z*-50 < df$v
df$x*-99 + df$y*-98 + df$z*-50 < df$v
#...
df$x*100 + df$y*100 + df$z*50 < df$v
So, in the end I would have a matrix m - that would contain all test for true variables, which would look something like this:
m
x y z
-100 -100 -50
99 -100 -50
...
100 100 50
In the end I would be able to plot all my TRUE-TRUE-TRUE results into a 3d-scatterplot such as:
plot3d(x = m[, 1], y = m[, 2], z = m[, 3], col = "blue", size = 4,
xlim = c(-100, 100), ylim = c(-100, 100), zlim = c(-50, 50))
I potentially have a lot more equations and much larger coordinate system, so speed is also a issue I am looking at. My main problem is how to write a conditional loop and look at all the different values that are available and then save the correct ones into a matrix.

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ggplot2 doesn't plot all the points

I am trying to make a graph in ggplot2 of 7 points in the shape of a circle, but trying to graph them only shows me 6 and I don't know why this happens.
The code is the following:
# Function for the points
circleFun <- function(center = c(-1, 1), diameter = 1, npoints = 7) {
r <- diameter / 2
tt <- seq(0, 2 * pi, length.out = npoints)
xx <- center[1] + r * cos(tt)
yy <- center[2] + r * sin(tt)
return(data.frame(x = xx, y = yy))
}
# example with 7 points
ej <-
circleFun(diameter = 50, center = c(50,50), npoints = 7)
# plot
ej |>
ggplot(aes(x = x, y = y)) +
geom_point(alpha = 0.4) +
theme_bw()
Does anyone know why this happens?

Rows 1 and 7 are identical, so their points are overlapped. The dot is a bit darker (per your alpha = 0.4). You can make this obvious by adding x = jitter(x) (For demonstration, not that you'd do that in production). I'm not sure what you're expecting to see given the identical data.
If you want 7 distinct points, then I suggest you create n+1 and remove the last (or first) point.
circleFun <- function(center = c(-1, 1), diameter = 1, npoints = 7) {
r <- diameter / 2
tt <- seq(0, 2 * pi, length.out = npoints + 1) # changed
xx <- center[1] + r * cos(tt)
yy <- center[2] + r * sin(tt)
data.frame(x = xx, y = yy)[-1,,drop = FALSE] # changed
}
## unchanged from here on
ej <-
circleFun(diameter = 50, center = c(50,50), npoints = 7)
ej |>
ggplot(aes(x = x, y = y)) +
geom_point(alpha = 0.4) +
theme_bw()
(BTW, there is no need for an explicit call to return(.), especially when it is the only end-point of the function and "obvious" based on data flow. It certainly doesn't hurt, but it adds one step on the call stack that adds no value. It may be declarative/self-documenting, and as such this is a style/subjective point.)

KNN visualization - How to draw a circle around a data point connecting to N nearest points using R

I have a scatter plot which I generate using below code
set.seed(10)
mydata <- data.frame(x1 = rnorm(1000), x2 = rnorm(1000))
ind <- replicate(3, sample(nrow(mydata), 500))
head(ind)
feature1 = mydata[ind[,1], "x1"]
feature2 = mydata[ind[,2], "x2"]
# start with a plot
plot(feature1, feature2, pch=4 , col="black")
I want to identify one data point and color it using a different color, which I do using below code
plot(feature1, feature2, pch=4, col=ifelse((feature1 > 2.6 & feature1 < 2.7 ), "red", "black"))
Now, I would like to draw a circle around this point(which is marked in RED) and connect nearest neighboring N points to this point(where N should be a variable)
How can I do it using R?
Here is what I intend to get in my output

Let's first put your data into a matrix p, determine your point of interest p0, and define the number of common neighbours of interest k.
p <- cbind(feature1, feature2)
idx <- p[, 1] > 2.6 & p[, 1] < 2.7
p0 <- p[idx, ]
k <- 10
plot(feature1, feature2, pch = 4, col = ifelse(idx, "red", "black"))
Then we find those k nearest neighbours and draw a circle (using circleFun from this answer) and segments:
kNN <- p[order(colMeans((t(p) - p0)^2))[1 + 1:k], ]
crc <- circleFun(p0, diameter = 2 * sqrt(sum((kNN[k, ] - p0)^2)))
lines(x = crc$x, y = crc$y, col = 'red', lty = 2)
segments(x0 = p0[1], y0 = p0[2], x1 = kNN[, 1], y1 = kNN[, 2], col = "red")

Here's a way to do it with base plotting functions but using spDistsN1() from the sp library which should run quickly for very large numbers of points.
edit: I removed dependence on plotrix library for circle drawing, which was giving an incorrect result.
draw_neighbors <- function(dat, focal_pt_index, n) {
require(sp)
# Calculate distances to focal point.
dists <- spDistsN1(pts = dat, pt = dat[focal_pt_index,])
# Sort points by distance.
dat <- cbind(dat, dist = dists)
dat <- dat[order(dat[,'dist']), ]
# Plot points
plot(dat[,1], dat[,2], pch=4 , col=ifelse(dat[,'dist'] == 0, "red", "black"), asp = 1)
# Draw a line to each neighbor
neighbors <- dat[2:(n+1), ]
for (i in 1:nrow(neighbors)) {
lines(x = c(dat[1,1], neighbors[i,1]), y = c(dat[1,2], neighbors[i,2]), col = 'red')
}
# Draw a circle at the radius equal to the largest distance within the n nearest neighbors.
radius <- dat[n+1, 'dist']
angles <- seq(0,2*pi,length=1000)
coords <- cbind(dat[1,1] + sin(angles) * radius, dat[1,2] + cos(angles)* radius)
points(coords, type = 'l', lty = 2, col = 'red')
}
Here is what you get using your data for n = 10.
Call:
draw_neighbors(dat = cbind(feature1, feature2), focal_pt_index = which(feature1 > 2.6 & feature1 < 2.7), n = 10)

topoplot in ggplot2 – 2D visualisation of e.g. EEG data

Can ggplot2 be used to produce a so-called topoplot (often used in neuroscience)?
Sample data:
label x y signal
1 R3 0.64924459 0.91228430 2.0261520
2 R4 0.78789621 0.78234410 1.7880972
3 R5 0.93169511 0.72980685 0.9170998
4 R6 0.48406513 0.82383895 3.1933129
Full sample data.
Rows represent individual electrodes. Columns x and y represent the projection into 2D space and the column signal is essentially the z-axis representing voltage measured at a given electrode.
stat_contour doesn't work, apparently due to unequal grid.
geom_density_2d only provides a density estimation of x and y.
geom_raster is one not fitted for this task or I must be using it incorrectly since it quickly runs out of memory.
Smoothing (like in the image on the right) and head contours (nose, ears) aren't necessary.
I want to avoid Matlab and transforming the data so that it fits this or that toolbox… Many thanks!
Update (26 January 2016)
The closest I've been able to get to my objective is via
library(colorRamps)
ggplot(channels, aes(x, y, z = signal)) + stat_summary_2d() + scale_fill_gradientn(colours=matlab.like(20))
which produces an image like this:
Update 2 (27 January 2016)
I've tried #alexforrence's approach with full data and this is the result:
It's a great start but there is a couple of issues:
The last call (ggplot()) takes about 40 seconds on an Intel i7 4790K while Matlab toolboxes manage to generate these almost instantly; my ‘emergency solution’ above takes about a second.
As you can see, the upper and lower border of the central part appear to be ‘sliced’ – I'm not sure what causes this but it could be the third issue.
I'm getting these warnings:
1: Removed 170235 rows containing non-finite values (stat_contour).
2: Removed 170235 rows containing non-finite values (stat_contour).
Update 3 (27 January 2016)
Comparison between two plots produced with different interp(xo, yo) and stat_contour(binwidth) values:
Ragged edges if one chooses low interp(xo, yo), in this case xo/yo = seq(0, 1, length = 100):

Here's a potential start:
First, we'll attach some packages. I'm using akima to do linear interpolation, though it looks like EEGLAB uses some sort of spherical interpolation here? (the data was a little sparse to try it).
library(ggplot2)
library(akima)
library(reshape2)
Next, reading in the data:
dat <- read.table(text = " label x y signal
1 R3 0.64924459 0.91228430 2.0261520
2 R4 0.78789621 0.78234410 1.7880972
3 R5 0.93169511 0.72980685 0.9170998
4 R6 0.48406513 0.82383895 3.1933129")
We'll interpolate the data, and stick that in a data frame.
datmat <- interp(dat$x, dat$y, dat$signal,
xo = seq(0, 1, length = 1000),
yo = seq(0, 1, length = 1000))
datmat2 <- melt(datmat$z)
names(datmat2) <- c('x', 'y', 'value')
datmat2[,1:2] <- datmat2[,1:2]/1000 # scale it back
I'm going to borrow from some previous answers. The circleFun below is from Draw a circle with ggplot2.
circleFun <- function(center = c(0,0),diameter = 1, npoints = 100){
r = diameter / 2
tt <- seq(0,2*pi,length.out = npoints)
xx <- center[1] + r * cos(tt)
yy <- center[2] + r * sin(tt)
return(data.frame(x = xx, y = yy))
}
circledat <- circleFun(c(.5, .5), 1, npoints = 100) # center on [.5, .5]
# ignore anything outside the circle
datmat2$incircle <- (datmat2$x - .5)^2 + (datmat2$y - .5)^2 < .5^2 # mark
datmat2 <- datmat2[datmat2$incircle,]
And I really liked the look of the contour plot in R plot filled.contour() output in ggpplot2, so we'll borrow that one.
ggplot(datmat2, aes(x, y, z = value)) +
geom_tile(aes(fill = value)) +
stat_contour(aes(fill = ..level..), geom = 'polygon', binwidth = 0.01) +
geom_contour(colour = 'white', alpha = 0.5) +
scale_fill_distiller(palette = "Spectral", na.value = NA) +
geom_path(data = circledat, aes(x, y, z = NULL)) +
# draw the nose (haven't drawn ears yet)
geom_line(data = data.frame(x = c(0.45, 0.5, .55), y = c(1, 1.05, 1)),
aes(x, y, z = NULL)) +
# add points for the electrodes
geom_point(data = dat, aes(x, y, z = NULL, fill = NULL),
shape = 21, colour = 'black', fill = 'white', size = 2) +
theme_bw()
With improvements mentioned in the comments (setting extrap = TRUE and linear = FALSE in the interp call to fill in gaps and do a spline smoothing, respectively, and removing NAs before plotting), we get:
mgcv can do spherical splines. This replaces akima (the chunk containing interp() isn't necessary).
library(mgcv)
spl1 <- gam(signal ~ s(x, y, bs = 'sos'), data = dat)
# fine grid, coarser is faster
datmat2 <- data.frame(expand.grid(x = seq(0, 1, 0.001), y = seq(0, 1, 0.001)))
resp <- predict(spl1, datmat2, type = "response")
datmat2$value <- resp

how to detect peaks in a particular range in R

I have a time series and I would like to detect (and identify them) some peaks but only for a particular range in R.
here is an example
## generate test data with 3 peaks
set.seed(123)
x <- seq(0, 360, length = 20)
y <- abs(rnorm(20, mean = 1, sd = 0.1))
y[5:10] <- c(2, 4, 7, 3, 4, 2)
y <- c(y, 0.8 * y, 1.2 * y)
x <- seq(0, 360, along = y)
y[6] <- y[7] # test case with 2 neighbouring equal points
plot(x, y, type="b")
#
In that example, let says, I want to select peaks (y) only between 6 and 9 (2 peaks) or only between 2 and 4 (also 2 peaks).
I am aware of several packages in R detecting peaks (e.g. Peaks, pastecs, quantmod, pracma, splus2R) but none seems to have this feature, usually only having a minimum threshold.
Any advice would be appreciated.
thank you
Martin
Edit: The code provided by Eric works perfectly. But with my own datasets I have a small problem. What would you do to detect only one peak if same values twice in a certain window (x). Basically I would like to create a conditional statement that would say, you need a certain number of points (x) between peaks to be considered as two distinctive peaks.

Something like this gets close (not sure if you care about detecting the peak with two values twice).
# Reproduce your data
set.seed(123)
x <- seq(0, 360, length = 20)
y <- abs(rnorm(20, mean = 1, sd = 0.1))
y[5:10] <- c(2, 4, 7, 3, 4, 2)
y <- c(y, 0.8 * y, 1.2 * y)
x <- seq(0, 360, along = y)
y[6] <- y[7] # test case with 2 neighbouring equal points
plot(x, y, type="b")
# shift y up and down a position (for peak identification)
yu <- c(tail(y, -1), NA)
yd <- c(NA, head(y, -1))
# identify peaks that are in the correct range
# where y is higher than the point before and after
high <- which(y - yu >= 0 & y - yd >= 0 & y > 6 & y < 9)
low <- which(y - yu >= 0 & y - yd >= 0 & y >= 2 & y <= 4) # one peak is at 4
# plot lines at peaks
abline(v = x[high], col = 'blue')
abline(v = x[low], col = 'red')

R interpolated polar contour plot

I'm attempting to script a contour polar plot in R from interpolated point data. In other words, I have data in polar coordinates with a magnitude value I would like to plot and show interpolated values. I'd like to mass produce plots similar to the following (produced in OriginPro):
My closest attempt in R to this point is basically:
### Convert polar -> cart
# ToDo #
### Dummy data
x = rnorm(20)
y = rnorm(20)
z = rnorm(20)
### Interpolate
library(akima)
tmp = interp(x,y,z)
### Plot interpolation
library(fields)
image.plot(tmp)
### ToDo ###
#Turn off all axis
#Plot polar axis ontop
Which produces something like:
While this is obviously not going to be the final product, is this the best way to go about creating contour polar plots in R?
I can't find anything on the topic other than an archive mailing list dicussion from 2008. I guess I'm not fully dedicated to using R for the plots (though that is where I have the data), but I am opposed to manual creation. So, if there is another language with this capability, please suggest it (I did see the Python example).
EDIT
Regarding the suggestion using ggplot2 - I can't seem to get the geom_tile routine to plot interpolated data in polar_coordinates. I have included code below that illustrates where I'm at. I can plot the original in Cartesian and polar, but I can only get the interpolated data to plot in Cartesian. I can plot the interpolation points in polar using geom_point, but I can't extend that approach to geom_tile. My only guess was that this is related to data order - i.e. geom_tile is expecting sorted/ordered data - I've tried every iteration I can think of sorting the data into ascending/descending azimuth and zenith with no change.
## Libs
library(akima)
library(ggplot2)
## Sample data in az/el(zenith)
tmp = seq(5,355,by=10)
geoms <- data.frame(az = tmp,
zen = runif(length(tmp)),
value = runif(length(tmp)))
geoms$az_rad = geoms$az*pi/180
## These points plot fine
ggplot(geoms)+geom_point(aes(az,zen,colour=value))+
coord_polar()+
scale_x_continuous(breaks=c(0,45,90,135,180,225,270,315,360),limits=c(0,360))+
scale_colour_gradient(breaks=seq(0,1,by=.1),low="black",high="white")
## Need to interpolate - most easily done in cartesian
x = geoms$zen*sin(geoms$az_rad)
y = geoms$zen*cos(geoms$az_rad)
df.ptsc = data.frame(x=x,y=y,z=geoms$value)
intc = interp(x,y,geoms$value,
xo=seq(min(x), max(x), length = 100),
yo=seq(min(y), max(y), length = 100),linear=FALSE)
df.intc = data.frame(expand.grid(x=intc$x,y=intc$y),
z=c(intc$z),value=cut((intc$z),breaks=seq(0,1,.1)))
## This plots fine in cartesian coords
ggplot(df.intc)+scale_x_continuous(limits=c(-1.1,1.1))+
scale_y_continuous(limits=c(-1.1,1.1))+
geom_point(data=df.ptsc,aes(x,y,colour=z))+
scale_colour_gradient(breaks=seq(0,1,by=.1),low="white",high="red")
ggplot(df.intc)+geom_tile(aes(x,y,fill=z))+
scale_x_continuous(limits=c(-1.1,1.1))+
scale_y_continuous(limits=c(-1.1,1.1))+
geom_point(data=df.ptsc,aes(x,y,colour=z))+
scale_colour_gradient(breaks=seq(0,1,by=.1),low="white",high="red")
## Convert back to polar
int_az = atan2(df.intc$x,df.intc$y)
int_az = int_az*180/pi
int_az = unlist(lapply(int_az,function(x){if(x<0){x+360}else{x}}))
int_zen = sqrt(df.intc$x^2+df.intc$y^2)
df.intp = data.frame(az=int_az,zen=int_zen,z=df.intc$z,value=df.intc$value)
## Just to check
az = atan2(x,y)
az = az*180/pi
az = unlist(lapply(az,function(x){if(x<0){x+360}else{x}}))
zen = sqrt(x^2+y^2)
## The conversion looks correct [[az = geoms$az, zen = geoms$zen]]
## This plots the interpolated locations
ggplot(df.intp)+geom_point(aes(az,zen))+coord_polar()
## This doesn't track to geom_tile
ggplot(df.intp)+geom_tile(aes(az,zen,fill=value))+coord_polar()
Final Results
I finally took code from the accepted answer (base graphics) and updated the code. I added a thin plate spline interpolation method, an option to extrapolate or not, data point overlays, and the ability to do continuous colors or segmented colors for the interpolated surface. See the examples below.
PolarImageInterpolate <- function(
### Plotting data (in cartesian) - will be converted to polar space.
x, y, z,
### Plot component flags
contours=TRUE, # Add contours to the plotted surface
legend=TRUE, # Plot a surface data legend?
axes=TRUE, # Plot axes?
points=TRUE, # Plot individual data points
extrapolate=FALSE, # Should we extrapolate outside data points?
### Data splitting params for color scale and contours
col_breaks_source = 1, # Where to calculate the color brakes from (1=data,2=surface)
# If you know the levels, input directly (i.e. c(0,1))
col_levels = 10, # Number of color levels to use - must match length(col) if
#col specified separately
col = rev(heat.colors(col_levels)), # Colors to plot
contour_breaks_source = 1, # 1=z data, 2=calculated surface data
# If you know the levels, input directly (i.e. c(0,1))
contour_levels = col_levels+1, # One more contour break than col_levels (must be
# specified correctly if done manually
### Plotting params
outer.radius = round_any(max(sqrt(x^2+y^2)),5,f=ceiling),
circle.rads = pretty(c(0,outer.radius)), #Radius lines
spatial_res=1000, #Resolution of fitted surface
single_point_overlay=0, #Overlay "key" data point with square
#(0 = No, Other = number of pt)
### Fitting parameters
interp.type = 1, #1 = linear, 2 = Thin plate spline
lambda=0){ #Used only when interp.type = 2
minitics <- seq(-outer.radius, outer.radius, length.out = spatial_res)
# interpolate the data
if (interp.type ==1 ){
Interp <- akima:::interp(x = x, y = y, z = z,
extrap = extrapolate,
xo = minitics,
yo = minitics,
linear = FALSE)
Mat <- Interp[[3]]
}
else if (interp.type == 2){
library(fields)
grid.list = list(x=minitics,y=minitics)
t = Tps(cbind(x,y),z,lambda=lambda)
tmp = predict.surface(t,grid.list,extrap=extrapolate)
Mat = tmp$z
}
else {stop("interp.type value not valid")}
# mark cells outside circle as NA
markNA <- matrix(minitics, ncol = spatial_res, nrow = spatial_res)
Mat[!sqrt(markNA ^ 2 + t(markNA) ^ 2) < outer.radius] <- NA
### Set contour_breaks based on requested source
if ((length(contour_breaks_source == 1)) & (contour_breaks_source[1] == 1)){
contour_breaks = seq(min(z,na.rm=TRUE),max(z,na.rm=TRUE),
by=(max(z,na.rm=TRUE)-min(z,na.rm=TRUE))/(contour_levels-1))
}
else if ((length(contour_breaks_source == 1)) & (contour_breaks_source[1] == 2)){
contour_breaks = seq(min(Mat,na.rm=TRUE),max(Mat,na.rm=TRUE),
by=(max(Mat,na.rm=TRUE)-min(Mat,na.rm=TRUE))/(contour_levels-1))
}
else if ((length(contour_breaks_source) == 2) & (is.numeric(contour_breaks_source))){
contour_breaks = pretty(contour_breaks_source,n=contour_levels)
contour_breaks = seq(contour_breaks_source[1],contour_breaks_source[2],
by=(contour_breaks_source[2]-contour_breaks_source[1])/(contour_levels-1))
}
else {stop("Invalid selection for \"contour_breaks_source\"")}
### Set color breaks based on requested source
if ((length(col_breaks_source) == 1) & (col_breaks_source[1] == 1))
{zlim=c(min(z,na.rm=TRUE),max(z,na.rm=TRUE))}
else if ((length(col_breaks_source) == 1) & (col_breaks_source[1] == 2))
{zlim=c(min(Mat,na.rm=TRUE),max(Mat,na.rm=TRUE))}
else if ((length(col_breaks_source) == 2) & (is.numeric(col_breaks_source)))
{zlim=col_breaks_source}
else {stop("Invalid selection for \"col_breaks_source\"")}
# begin plot
Mat_plot = Mat
Mat_plot[which(Mat_plot<zlim[1])]=zlim[1]
Mat_plot[which(Mat_plot>zlim[2])]=zlim[2]
image(x = minitics, y = minitics, Mat_plot , useRaster = TRUE, asp = 1, axes = FALSE, xlab = "", ylab = "", zlim = zlim, col = col)
# add contours if desired
if (contours){
CL <- contourLines(x = minitics, y = minitics, Mat, levels = contour_breaks)
A <- lapply(CL, function(xy){
lines(xy$x, xy$y, col = gray(.2), lwd = .5)
})
}
# add interpolated point if desired
if (points){
points(x,y,pch=4)
}
# add overlay point (used for trained image marking) if desired
if (single_point_overlay!=0){
points(x[single_point_overlay],y[single_point_overlay],pch=0)
}
# add radial axes if desired
if (axes){
# internals for axis markup
RMat <- function(radians){
matrix(c(cos(radians), sin(radians), -sin(radians), cos(radians)), ncol = 2)
}
circle <- function(x, y, rad = 1, nvert = 500){
rads <- seq(0,2*pi,length.out = nvert)
xcoords <- cos(rads) * rad + x
ycoords <- sin(rads) * rad + y
cbind(xcoords, ycoords)
}
# draw circles
if (missing(circle.rads)){
circle.rads <- pretty(c(0,outer.radius))
}
for (i in circle.rads){
lines(circle(0, 0, i), col = "#66666650")
}
# put on radial spoke axes:
axis.rads <- c(0, pi / 6, pi / 3, pi / 2, 2 * pi / 3, 5 * pi / 6)
r.labs <- c(90, 60, 30, 0, 330, 300)
l.labs <- c(270, 240, 210, 180, 150, 120)
for (i in 1:length(axis.rads)){
endpoints <- zapsmall(c(RMat(axis.rads[i]) %*% matrix(c(1, 0, -1, 0) * outer.radius,ncol = 2)))
segments(endpoints[1], endpoints[2], endpoints[3], endpoints[4], col = "#66666650")
endpoints <- c(RMat(axis.rads[i]) %*% matrix(c(1.1, 0, -1.1, 0) * outer.radius, ncol = 2))
lab1 <- bquote(.(r.labs[i]) * degree)
lab2 <- bquote(.(l.labs[i]) * degree)
text(endpoints[1], endpoints[2], lab1, xpd = TRUE)
text(endpoints[3], endpoints[4], lab2, xpd = TRUE)
}
axis(2, pos = -1.25 * outer.radius, at = sort(union(circle.rads,-circle.rads)), labels = NA)
text( -1.26 * outer.radius, sort(union(circle.rads, -circle.rads)),sort(union(circle.rads, -circle.rads)), xpd = TRUE, pos = 2)
}
# add legend if desired
# this could be sloppy if there are lots of breaks, and that's why it's optional.
# another option would be to use fields:::image.plot(), using only the legend.
# There's an example for how to do so in its documentation
if (legend){
library(fields)
image.plot(legend.only=TRUE, smallplot=c(.78,.82,.1,.8), col=col, zlim=zlim)
# ylevs <- seq(-outer.radius, outer.radius, length = contour_levels+ 1)
# #ylevs <- seq(-outer.radius, outer.radius, length = length(contour_breaks))
# rect(1.2 * outer.radius, ylevs[1:(length(ylevs) - 1)], 1.3 * outer.radius, ylevs[2:length(ylevs)], col = col, border = NA, xpd = TRUE)
# rect(1.2 * outer.radius, min(ylevs), 1.3 * outer.radius, max(ylevs), border = "#66666650", xpd = TRUE)
# text(1.3 * outer.radius, ylevs[seq(1,length(ylevs),length.out=length(contour_breaks))],round(contour_breaks, 1), pos = 4, xpd = TRUE)
}
}

[[major edit]]
I was finally able to add contour lines to my original attempt, but since the two sides of the original matrix that gets contorted don't actually touch, the lines don't match up between 360 and 0 degree. So I've totally rethought the problem, but leave the original post below because it was still kind of cool to plot a matrix that way. The function I'm posting now takes x,y,z and several optional arguments, and spits back something pretty darn similar to your desired examples, radial axes, legend, contour lines and all:
PolarImageInterpolate <- function(x, y, z, outer.radius = 1,
breaks, col, nlevels = 20, contours = TRUE, legend = TRUE,
axes = TRUE, circle.rads = pretty(c(0,outer.radius))){
minitics <- seq(-outer.radius, outer.radius, length.out = 1000)
# interpolate the data
Interp <- akima:::interp(x = x, y = y, z = z,
extrap = TRUE,
xo = minitics,
yo = minitics,
linear = FALSE)
Mat <- Interp[[3]]
# mark cells outside circle as NA
markNA <- matrix(minitics, ncol = 1000, nrow = 1000)
Mat[!sqrt(markNA ^ 2 + t(markNA) ^ 2) < outer.radius] <- NA
# sort out colors and breaks:
if (!missing(breaks) & !missing(col)){
if (length(breaks) - length(col) != 1){
stop("breaks must be 1 element longer than cols")
}
}
if (missing(breaks) & !missing(col)){
breaks <- seq(min(Mat,na.rm = TRUE), max(Mat, na.rm = TRUE), length = length(col) + 1)
nlevels <- length(breaks) - 1
}
if (missing(col) & !missing(breaks)){
col <- rev(heat.colors(length(breaks) - 1))
nlevels <- length(breaks) - 1
}
if (missing(breaks) & missing(col)){
breaks <- seq(min(Mat,na.rm = TRUE), max(Mat, na.rm = TRUE), length = nlevels + 1)
col <- rev(heat.colors(nlevels))
}
# if legend desired, it goes on the right and some space is needed
if (legend) {
par(mai = c(1,1,1.5,1.5))
}
# begin plot
image(x = minitics, y = minitics, t(Mat), useRaster = TRUE, asp = 1,
axes = FALSE, xlab = "", ylab = "", col = col, breaks = breaks)
# add contours if desired
if (contours){
CL <- contourLines(x = minitics, y = minitics, t(Mat), levels = breaks)
A <- lapply(CL, function(xy){
lines(xy$x, xy$y, col = gray(.2), lwd = .5)
})
}
# add radial axes if desired
if (axes){
# internals for axis markup
RMat <- function(radians){
matrix(c(cos(radians), sin(radians), -sin(radians), cos(radians)), ncol = 2)
}
circle <- function(x, y, rad = 1, nvert = 500){
rads <- seq(0,2*pi,length.out = nvert)
xcoords <- cos(rads) * rad + x
ycoords <- sin(rads) * rad + y
cbind(xcoords, ycoords)
}
# draw circles
if (missing(circle.rads)){
circle.rads <- pretty(c(0,outer.radius))
}
for (i in circle.rads){
lines(circle(0, 0, i), col = "#66666650")
}
# put on radial spoke axes:
axis.rads <- c(0, pi / 6, pi / 3, pi / 2, 2 * pi / 3, 5 * pi / 6)
r.labs <- c(90, 60, 30, 0, 330, 300)
l.labs <- c(270, 240, 210, 180, 150, 120)
for (i in 1:length(axis.rads)){
endpoints <- zapsmall(c(RMat(axis.rads[i]) %*% matrix(c(1, 0, -1, 0) * outer.radius,ncol = 2)))
segments(endpoints[1], endpoints[2], endpoints[3], endpoints[4], col = "#66666650")
endpoints <- c(RMat(axis.rads[i]) %*% matrix(c(1.1, 0, -1.1, 0) * outer.radius, ncol = 2))
lab1 <- bquote(.(r.labs[i]) * degree)
lab2 <- bquote(.(l.labs[i]) * degree)
text(endpoints[1], endpoints[2], lab1, xpd = TRUE)
text(endpoints[3], endpoints[4], lab2, xpd = TRUE)
}
axis(2, pos = -1.2 * outer.radius, at = sort(union(circle.rads,-circle.rads)), labels = NA)
text( -1.21 * outer.radius, sort(union(circle.rads, -circle.rads)),sort(union(circle.rads, -circle.rads)), xpd = TRUE, pos = 2)
}
# add legend if desired
# this could be sloppy if there are lots of breaks, and that's why it's optional.
# another option would be to use fields:::image.plot(), using only the legend.
# There's an example for how to do so in its documentation
if (legend){
ylevs <- seq(-outer.radius, outer.radius, length = nlevels + 1)
rect(1.2 * outer.radius, ylevs[1:(length(ylevs) - 1)], 1.3 * outer.radius, ylevs[2:length(ylevs)], col = col, border = NA, xpd = TRUE)
rect(1.2 * outer.radius, min(ylevs), 1.3 * outer.radius, max(ylevs), border = "#66666650", xpd = TRUE)
text(1.3 * outer.radius, ylevs,round(breaks, 1), pos = 4, xpd = TRUE)
}
}
# Example
set.seed(10)
x <- rnorm(20)
y <- rnorm(20)
z <- rnorm(20)
PolarImageInterpolate(x,y,z, breaks = seq(-2,8,by = 1))
code available here: https://gist.github.com/2893780
[[my original answer follows]]
I thought your question would be educational for myself, so I took up the challenge and came up with the following incomplete function. It works similar to image(), wants a matrix as its primary input, and spits back something similar to your example above, minus the contour lines.
[[I edited the code June 6th after noticing that it didn't plot in the order I claimed. Fixed. Currently working on contour lines and legend.]]
# arguments:
# Mat, a matrix of z values as follows:
# leftmost edge of first column = 0 degrees, rightmost edge of last column = 360 degrees
# columns are distributed in cells equally over the range 0 to 360 degrees, like a grid prior to transform
# first row is innermost circle, last row is outermost circle
# outer.radius, By default everything scaled to unit circle
# ppa: points per cell per arc. If your matrix is little, make it larger for a nice curve
# cols: color vector. default = rev(heat.colors(length(breaks)-1))
# breaks: manual breaks for colors. defaults to seq(min(Mat),max(Mat),length=nbreaks)
# nbreaks: how many color levels are desired?
# axes: should circular and radial axes be drawn? radial axes are drawn at 30 degree intervals only- this could be made more flexible.
# circle.rads: at which radii should circles be drawn? defaults to pretty(((0:ncol(Mat)) / ncol(Mat)) * outer.radius)
# TODO: add color strip legend.
PolarImagePlot <- function(Mat, outer.radius = 1, ppa = 5, cols, breaks, nbreaks = 51, axes = TRUE, circle.rads){
# the image prep
Mat <- Mat[, ncol(Mat):1]
radii <- ((0:ncol(Mat)) / ncol(Mat)) * outer.radius
# 5 points per arc will usually do
Npts <- ppa
# all the angles for which a vertex is needed
radians <- 2 * pi * (0:(nrow(Mat) * Npts)) / (nrow(Mat) * Npts) + pi / 2
# matrix where each row is the arc corresponding to a cell
rad.mat <- matrix(radians[-length(radians)], ncol = Npts, byrow = TRUE)[1:nrow(Mat), ]
rad.mat <- cbind(rad.mat, rad.mat[c(2:nrow(rad.mat), 1), 1])
# the x and y coords assuming radius of 1
y0 <- sin(rad.mat)
x0 <- cos(rad.mat)
# dimension markers
nc <- ncol(x0)
nr <- nrow(x0)
nl <- length(radii)
# make a copy for each radii, redimension in sick ways
x1 <- aperm( x0 %o% radii, c(1, 3, 2))
# the same, but coming back the other direction to close the polygon
x2 <- x1[, , nc:1]
#now stick together
x.array <- abind:::abind(x1[, 1:(nl - 1), ], x2[, 2:nl, ], matrix(NA, ncol = (nl - 1), nrow = nr), along = 3)
# final product, xcoords, is a single vector, in order,
# where all the x coordinates for a cell are arranged
# clockwise. cells are separated by NAs- allows a single call to polygon()
xcoords <- aperm(x.array, c(3, 1, 2))
dim(xcoords) <- c(NULL)
# repeat for y coordinates
y1 <- aperm( y0 %o% radii,c(1, 3, 2))
y2 <- y1[, , nc:1]
y.array <- abind:::abind(y1[, 1:(length(radii) - 1), ], y2[, 2:length(radii), ], matrix(NA, ncol = (length(radii) - 1), nrow = nr), along = 3)
ycoords <- aperm(y.array, c(3, 1, 2))
dim(ycoords) <- c(NULL)
# sort out colors and breaks:
if (!missing(breaks) & !missing(cols)){
if (length(breaks) - length(cols) != 1){
stop("breaks must be 1 element longer than cols")
}
}
if (missing(breaks) & !missing(cols)){
breaks <- seq(min(Mat,na.rm = TRUE), max(Mat, na.rm = TRUE), length = length(cols) + 1)
}
if (missing(cols) & !missing(breaks)){
cols <- rev(heat.colors(length(breaks) - 1))
}
if (missing(breaks) & missing(cols)){
breaks <- seq(min(Mat,na.rm = TRUE), max(Mat, na.rm = TRUE), length = nbreaks)
cols <- rev(heat.colors(length(breaks) - 1))
}
# get a color for each cell. Ugly, but it gets them in the right order
cell.cols <- as.character(cut(as.vector(Mat[nrow(Mat):1,ncol(Mat):1]), breaks = breaks, labels = cols))
# start empty plot
plot(NULL, type = "n", ylim = c(-1, 1) * outer.radius, xlim = c(-1, 1) * outer.radius, asp = 1, axes = FALSE, xlab = "", ylab = "")
# draw polygons with no borders:
polygon(xcoords, ycoords, col = cell.cols, border = NA)
if (axes){
# a couple internals for axis markup.
RMat <- function(radians){
matrix(c(cos(radians), sin(radians), -sin(radians), cos(radians)), ncol = 2)
}
circle <- function(x, y, rad = 1, nvert = 500){
rads <- seq(0,2*pi,length.out = nvert)
xcoords <- cos(rads) * rad + x
ycoords <- sin(rads) * rad + y
cbind(xcoords, ycoords)
}
# draw circles
if (missing(circle.rads)){
circle.rads <- pretty(radii)
}
for (i in circle.rads){
lines(circle(0, 0, i), col = "#66666650")
}
# put on radial spoke axes:
axis.rads <- c(0, pi / 6, pi / 3, pi / 2, 2 * pi / 3, 5 * pi / 6)
r.labs <- c(90, 60, 30, 0, 330, 300)
l.labs <- c(270, 240, 210, 180, 150, 120)
for (i in 1:length(axis.rads)){
endpoints <- zapsmall(c(RMat(axis.rads[i]) %*% matrix(c(1, 0, -1, 0) * outer.radius,ncol = 2)))
segments(endpoints[1], endpoints[2], endpoints[3], endpoints[4], col = "#66666650")
endpoints <- c(RMat(axis.rads[i]) %*% matrix(c(1.1, 0, -1.1, 0) * outer.radius, ncol = 2))
lab1 <- bquote(.(r.labs[i]) * degree)
lab2 <- bquote(.(l.labs[i]) * degree)
text(endpoints[1], endpoints[2], lab1, xpd = TRUE)
text(endpoints[3], endpoints[4], lab2, xpd = TRUE)
}
axis(2, pos = -1.2 * outer.radius, at = sort(union(circle.rads,-circle.rads)))
}
invisible(list(breaks = breaks, col = cols))
}
I don't know how to interpolate properly over a polar surface, so assuming you can achieve that and get your data into a matrix, then this function will get it plotted for you. Each cell is drawn, as with image(), but the interior ones are teeny tiny. Here's an example:
set.seed(1)
x <- runif(20, min = 0, max = 360)
y <- runif(20, min = 0, max = 40)
z <- rnorm(20)
Interp <- akima:::interp(x = x, y = y, z = z,
extrap = TRUE,
xo = seq(0, 360, length.out = 300),
yo = seq(0, 40, length.out = 100),
linear = FALSE)
Mat <- Interp[[3]]
PolarImagePlot(Mat)
By all means, feel free to modify this and do with it what you will. Code is available on Github here: https://gist.github.com/2877281

Target Plot
Example Code
library(akima)
library(ggplot2)
x = rnorm(20)
y = rnorm(20)
z = rnorm(20)
t. = interp(x,y,z)
t.df <- data.frame(t.)
gt <- data.frame( expand.grid(X1=t.$x,
X2=t.$y),
z=c(t.$z),
value=cut(c(t.$z),
breaks=seq(-1,1,0.25)))
p <- ggplot(gt) +
geom_tile(aes(X1,X2,fill=value)) +
geom_contour(aes(x=X1,y=X2,z=z), colour="black") +
coord_polar()
p <- p + scale_fill_brewer()
p
ggplot2 then has many options to explore re colour scales, annotations etc. but this should get you started.
Credit to this answer by Andrie de Vries that got me to this solution.

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