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campsis vs usmapdata

A side-by-side editorial comparison of campsis and usmapdata — release velocity, themes, recent moves, and the top alternatives to consider.

campsis vs usmapdata: at a glance

Featurecampsisusmapdata
SectorInfra & APIsInfra & APIs
Velocity score3.82.5
Sparks · 30d10
Top themespharmacometrics, clinical-trial-simulation, breaking-changes, json-interfacer-packages, geospatial, census-data, cartography
Last editorial update2h ago46m ago
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What is campsis?

Campsis breaks its API on purpose: snake_case throughout, RxODE compatibility cut loose.

Campsis runs clinical-trial simulations from pharmacometric models, sitting on mrgsolve and rxode2 as interchangeable engines, with the sibling package Campsismod supplying the model object layer. Version 1.9.0 is the release where the suite stops carrying its history: the whole API migrates to snake_case, backward compatibility with the old RxODE package is removed, and result processing is refactored into output functions that can be applied as a collection, with an NCA table the first substantial one. Campsismod made the same snake_case move a week earlier, so this is a suite-wide rename rather than one package's decision.

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What is usmapdata?

usmapdata ships its 2025 shapefiles on the year-indexed model it adopted in 0.4.0.

usmapdata supplies the boundary data behind usmap's plotting functions. Since 0.4.0 it has been year-indexed: us_map(data_year = ) selects a vintage, and each Census release is added as its own year with older ones still reachable. 1.1.0 adds 2025. 1.0.0 closed the package's longest-standing gap by adding Puerto Rico, retroactively across every vintage.

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campsis vs usmapdata: editorial side-by-side

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campsis
INFRA · APIS
3.8

Campsis breaks its API on purpose: snake_case throughout, RxODE compatibility cut loose.

◆ Current state

Campsis runs clinical-trial simulations from pharmacometric models, sitting on mrgsolve and rxode2 as interchangeable engines, with the sibling package Campsismod supplying the model object layer. Version 1.9.0 is the release where the suite stops carrying its history: the whole API migrates to snake_case, backward compatibility with the old RxODE package is removed, and result processing is refactored into output functions that can be applied as a collection, with an NCA table the first substantial one. Campsismod made the same snake_case move a week earlier, so this is a suite-wide rename rather than one package's decision.

◆ Where it's heading

The 1.8 and 1.9 releases together describe a package being made drivable from outside R. JSON interfaces arrived first for models in Campsismod 1.3.0 and for datasets in Campsis 1.8.0, then extended to scenarios, settings and study replication; the output side has now been generalised the same way, from fixed result processing to a collection of output functions applied to simulated results. Renaming every function and cutting RxODE loose is the cost of that consolidation, paid in one deliberate breaking release rather than spread across several.

◆ Prediction

With the rename and the RxODE removal behind it, the next releases should restore the rxode2 engine to the test suite, which 1.9.0 removed temporarily, and continue filling out the output-function catalogue beyond NCA. The JSON surface looks like the intended entry point for driving Campsis from outside R, though the entries do not say what is meant to consume it.

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usmapdata
INFRA · APIS
2.5

usmapdata ships its 2025 shapefiles on the year-indexed model it adopted in 0.4.0.

◆ Current state

usmapdata supplies the boundary data behind usmap's plotting functions. Since 0.4.0 it has been year-indexed: us_map(data_year = ) selects a vintage, and each Census release is added as its own year with older ones still reachable. 1.1.0 adds 2025. 1.0.0 closed the package's longest-standing gap by adding Puerto Rico, retroactively across every vintage.

◆ Where it's heading

The package has settled into a predictable rhythm — one shapefile vintage per year, with structural change rare and clustered. The two changes that mattered were data_year in 0.4.0, which turned a single-vintage dataset into a time series, and the tibble-to-data-frame switch in 0.6.0 that reduced what downstream callers have to depend on.

◆ Prediction

The stated policy — each year added going forward, previous years reachable through data_year — points to a 2026 vintage as the next release. Nothing in these notes suggests further change to the data model.

Alternatives to campsis and usmapdata

Other Infra & APIs products tracked by Sparkpulse, ranked by recent ship velocity. Each card links to a full editorial trajectory and lets you pivot into a head-to-head comparison with either campsis or usmapdata.

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Recent activity from campsis and usmapdata

Latest ship moves from both products, interleaved chronologically. ⚡ = editorial spark.

  1. 15d agocampsissnake_case across the API; RxODE compatibility removed
  2. 23d agousmapdata2025 Census shapefiles added
  3. 5mo agocampsisJSON arguments reach Dataset, Scenarios and Settings
  4. 7mo agocampsisMaintenance release for future package warnings
  5. 7mo agocampsisJSON import for Campsis datasets
  6. 0y agousmapdataPuerto Rico added across every map vintage
  7. 1y agousmapdataus_map() returns a data frame instead of a tibble
  8. 1y agousmapdata2024 Census shapefiles added
  9. 1y agocampsisDosing gains vectorized compartments and cycle repetition
  10. 1y agousmapdatadata_year turns the package into a multi-vintage archive
  11. 1y agocampsisParameter uncertainty from SIR and bootstrap output
  12. 2y agousmapdataMap data moves to 2023 shapefiles

Frequently asked questions

What is the difference between campsis and usmapdata?

They serve adjacent needs but don't currently overlap on shipped themes. campsis is currently shipping more aggressively (velocity 3.8 vs 2.5), with 1 editorial sparks in the last 30 days against 0. See the at-a-glance table above for a side-by-side breakdown of velocity, recent sparks, and editorial themes.

Is campsis better than usmapdata?

Sparkpulse doesn't pick a winner — we score release velocity, not feature parity. campsis is currently shipping more aggressively (velocity 3.8 vs 2.5), with 1 editorial sparks in the last 30 days against 0. For your specific use case, the alternatives sections above list other Infra & APIs products to evaluate alongside.

What are the best alternatives to campsis?

Top campsis alternatives in Infra & APIs are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "campsis alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/campsis for the full list with editorial commentary on each.

What are the best alternatives to usmapdata?

Top usmapdata alternatives in Infra & APIs are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "usmapdata alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/usmapdata for the full list with editorial commentary on each.