Introduction to GIS using R

This tutorial is a beginner friendly introduction to work with GIS data using R. The topics covered are creating and importing GIS data including point, line, and polygon features; making maps; and running common spatial analyses. The main spatial package used is the sf package.

This tutorial is a beginner friendly introduction to work with GIS data using R. The topics covered are creating and importing GIS data including point, line, and polygon features; making maps; and running common spatial analyses. The main spatial package used is the sf package.

The datasets and the R code used in this tutorial can be downloaded here. You can follow along this code in RStudio or any other platform that allows you to run R code. Additional introductory R tutorials can be found here and here. For additional assistance, please fill out the Map & Data library support request form here.

Technique: Quantitative Data Analysis, Mapping, Spatial Analysis | Tools: R | Data Format: Microdata