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ONLINE COURSE – Making beautiful and effective maps in R (MAPR02) This course will delivered live
26 August 2020 - 27 August 2020
£300.00
This course will now be delivered live by video link in light of travel restrictions due to the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) outbreak.
This is a ‘LIVE COURSE’ – the instructor will be delivering lectures and coaching attendees through the accompanying computer practical’s via video link, a good internet connection is essential.
TIME ZONE – Central European Summer Time – however all sessions will be recorded and made available allowing attendees from different time zones to follow a day behind with an additional 1/2 days support after the official course finish date (please email oliverhooker@prstatistics.com for full details or to discuss how we can accommodate you).
Course overview:
The aim of the course is to show you how to use R to make pretty, yet appealing maps using the R programming language. Several R packages related to spatial data processing and visualization will be introduced during the course. The course will teach you how create publication-ready static maps, animated maps, interactive maps, and simple map applications using a mixture of lectures and computer exercises.
By the end of the course participants should:
- Understand the basic concepts behind the tmap package
- Be able to create a variety types of static maps, including raster maps, choropleth maps, and point maps
- Know how to create interactive maps and simple map applications using the shiny package
- Be able to create facet maps and map animations to represent spatiotemporal phenomenon
- Know how to utilize specific-purpose mapping packages to create cartograms or grid maps
- Have the confidence to apply map making skills to their own projects
Intended Audience
Academics and post-graduate students working on projects related to spatial data and want to create publication-ready maps, interactive maps for their websites, or simple mapping web applications
Applied researchers and analysts in public, private or third-sector organizations who need the reproducibility, speed and flexibility of a command-line language such as R to quickly create maps for their reports or websites
The course is designed for intermediate R users interested in maps making and R beginners who have prior experience with geographic data.
Venue – Delivered remotely
Time zone – Central European Summer Time
Availability – 20 places
Duration – 2 days
Contact hours – Approx. 14 hours
ECT’s – Equal to 3 ECT’s
Language – English
PLEASE READ – CANCELLATION POLICY: Cancellations are accepted up to 28 days before the course start date subject to a 25% cancellation fee. Cancellations later than this may be considered, contact oliverhooker@prstatistics.com. Failure to attend will result in the full cost of the course being charged. In the unfortunate event that a course is cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances a full refund of the course fees will be credited.
Dr. Jakub Nowosad
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