This course covers key topics in geospatial data analysis and addresses several fundamental questions:

  • What is a GIS, and how can geospatial data be used in ecology and other environmental sciences?
  • How can vector data be processed and analyzed in R?
  • How can raster data be processed and analyzed in R?

Plan

  • CHAPTER 0: Preparation and prerequisites
  • CHAPTER 1: Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and geospatial data
  • CHAPTER 2: Working with vector data
  • CHAPTER 3: Working with raster data
  • BONUS CHAPTER A: Raster data interpolation from point observations
  • BONUS CHAPTER B: Working with NetCDF files
  • BONUS CHAPTER C: Advanced vector data processing

Course materials

Excercises