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When & Where
Date: 
Fri, November 13, 2015 - 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Location: 
Convening Room
Description
Type: 

This workshop will introduce methods and libraries for mapping spatial data in R. We will briefly cover some of the basics of spatial data types and methods for importing spatial data.  Participants will learn how to plot points and polygons on a map, change symbology, and add reference data like Google Maps and OpenStreetMaps. Prior experience working with spatial data in R is helpful but not required. Students should know the basics of plotting in R.

Details
Training Host: 
D-lab Facilitator: 
Patty Frontiera
Participant Technology Requirement: 
Please bring your laptop with R installed as well as the following R packages: sp, rgdal, ggplot2, ggmap.