ONLINE COURSE – Adapting to the recent changes in R spatial packages (sf, terra, PROJ library) (PROJ05)
https://www.prstats.org/course/adapting-to-the-recent-changes-in-r-spatial-packages-sf-terra-proj-library-proj05/ We still have places on next week's course! May 22nd-23rd 2024 Please feel free to share! About this course: R statistical software is becoming increasingly popular for spatial analysis and mapping. This is partially due to a large number of R packages devoted to applying various spatial methods. These packages, however, are being revised, updated, or even superseded to allow for better performance, simpler user interface, or expanded capabilities. Substantial recent changes in R spatial packages include developing the ‘sf’ package as a successor of ‘sp’, creation of `terra` as a successor of `raster`, and establishing the `stars` package. Additionally, all of these packages were affected by the recent major updates of the PROJ library. In this course, we will learn to use key packages for the analysis of spatial data, both vector (‘sf’) and raster (‘terra’), and see how they differ from their older counterparts, ‘sp’ and ‘raster’. Another important aspect of the course will be to understood spatial projections and coordinate systems, how the recent PROJ changes affect R users, and how to adjust to them. By the end of the course, participants should: - Understand the basic concepts behind spatial analysis ecosystem in R - Know how packages such as sp/rgeos/rgdal/raster differ from their successors sf/terra/star - Be able to switch from using packages such as sp/rgeos/rgdal/raster to sf/terra/stars - Understood the basic concepts behind spatial projections, and how PROJ.7 differs from PROJ4 - Know how to deal with coordinate reference systems in R - Have the confidence to switch from PROJ4 to PROJ7 (i.e., for instance, adjusting old scripts based on PROJ4)? Please email oliverhoo...@prstatistics.com with any questions. -- Oliver Hooker PhD. PR stats [[alternative HTML version deleted]] _______________________________________________ R-sig-ecology mailing list R-sig-ecology@r-project.org https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-sig-ecology
