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Introduction to Spatial Data & Using R as a GIS

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Date(s) - 14/02/2017
10:00 am - 4:30 pm

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This training is now fully booked. To add your name to the waiting list please email C.N.Marshall@soton.ac.uk.

The Consumer Data Research Centre (CDRC) and Administrative Data Research Centre for England (ADRC-E) are co-hosting the course ‘Introduction to Spatial Data & Using R as a GIS’.

The course will cover an introduction to R, how to load and manage spatial data and how to create maps using R and RStudio. We will show you appropriate ways of using classifications for choropleth maps, using loops in R to create multiple maps and some basic spatial analysis.

We will be using RStudio to work with the R environment. By the end of the course you will be able to load data into R, represent it effectively and be able to prepare an output quality map.

This course is ideal for anyone who wishes to use spatial data in their role. This includes academics, commercial users, government & other public sector researchers who have data with some spatial information (e.g. address, postcode, etc.) which they wish to show on a map. This course is also suitable for those who wish to have an overview of what spatial data can be used for.

No previous experience of spatial data, GIS or scripting required. Some basic experience of using Google Earth / Maps would be beneficial.

Please note, this course can be taken as a one-day course only, or in conjunction with a follow-up course, ‘Confident Spatial Analysis’, to be held the following day on 15 February 2017.

Course Contents:

– The basic theories behind spatial data, such as projections and coordinate systems
– Different types of spatial data, including vector, raster and point, line and polygon
– How to create a choropleth map, and why colours and classifications are important
– Working with spatial data in R & Rstudio
– Reprojecting data in R
– Some basic spatial analysis in R

Course Fee:

The fee per day is:
£30 – For UK registered postgraduate students
£60 – For staff at UK academic institutions, Research Council UK funded researchers, UK public sector staff and staff at UK registered charity organisations
Free place for ADRC/ADRN/ADS staff
£220 – For all other participants
All fees include event materials, lunch, morning and afternoon tea. They do not include travel and accommodation costs.

Course Leader:

Dr Nick Bearman, FRGS, CGeog (GIS), AFHEA