Objects and visualization methods in R and sp

R
sp
GEOMETRY data structure visualization method data structure visualization method
DATA matrix
data.frame
hist, scatter, etc    
POINT (x1, x2) plot, point(add) SpatialPoints plot
GRID matrix (r x c)
array
image(matrix) SpatialGrid
SpatialPixels
image
LINE matrix (n x 2) line SpatialLines plot
RECTANGLE matrix (n+1 x 2) polygon   plot
  matrix(n x 2) rectangle(xl, xb, yr, xt)    
POLYGON matrix(n + 1 x 2) polygon(add) SpatialPolygons plot
GRAPH   neighbor plot