Introduction to GIS in R
- Open to
- Anyone
- Training category
- Analysis
- Type of training
- Online
- Length
- Two to three hours
- Organiser
- Office for National Statistics (ONS) Geospatial Team
- Location
- Online
This course provides an introduction to working with geospatial data in R.
Learning outcomes
By the end of the course you will:
- Know how to load spatial data into R using the sf library
- Be familiar with using Government Statistical Service (GSS) codes to join statistics to geographies
- Understand how spatial objects can be manipulated using tidyverse
- Understand how to use spatial joins
- Be aware of map projections and Coordinate Reference Systems (CRS) and be able to modify them
- Know how to make static and interactive maps in TMap
- Be able to export your maps and shapefiles
How to book
Access this e-learning on Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in R on the ONS Geography GitHub.
Contact
If you would like more information about this course, please email ONS.Geography@ons.gov.uk