The mapspamc package includes functions to facilitate all six major steps to create crop distribution maps, including (1) model setup, (2) pre-processing, (3) model preparation, (4) running the model, (5) post-processing and (6) model validation. The figure below presents a flow chart with all six steps, interconnections and key functions. Each step is discussed in a separate vignette.

Six main steps to create crop distribution maps with `mapspamc` Functions printed inside flow chart shapes implement key model steps, while functions printed outside have auxiliary purposes

Six main steps to create crop distribution maps with mapspamc Functions printed inside flow chart shapes implement key model steps, while functions printed outside have auxiliary purposes