The lessons in this workshop will cover how to open, work with, and plot vector and raster-format spatial data in R.

Additional topics include:

• working with spatial metadata (extent and coordinate reference systems),
• reprojecting spatial data,
• and working with raster time series data.

By the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:

• import and export raster and vector data from R;
• analyze and edit raster and vector data;
• explore spatio-temporal data in R.

This full-day workshop will follow the Data Carpentries' syllabus.

Prerequisites:

• This lesson assumes you have some knowledge of R. If you've never used R before, or need a refresher, start with the Carpentries' Introduction to R for Geospatial Data lesson.
• This lesson also assumes you have some knowledge of geospatial data types and common file formats. If you have never worked with geospatial data before, or need a refresher, start with the Carpentries' Geospatial Project Organization and Management lesson.

Software requirements:

• Participants will need to bring their own laptops with the most recent version of R and Rstudio installed. For installation instructions and to download the data used in this lesson, see the workshop homepage.

Workshop page (SFU Canvas): GIS workshops page includes workshop descriptions and suggested streams for different disciplines, handouts, slides, and example datasets