Spatial Analysis Tools - R
These materials have been prepared as part of the R25 Advanced Spatial Analysis Training Grant
(PI: Stephen A. Matthews, Penn State) funded by the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of
Child Health and Human Development (NICHD). Award Number: 5R25 HD057002-02.
The links included below are intended as useful starting points for interested users. We make no claims for comprehensive coverage.
If you have suggestions to include on this site please send them to Stephen Matthews.
Software
R can be found at http://cran.r-project.org/ and the http://www.r-project.org/.The R Journal can be found at http://journal.r-project.org/.
Includes entries on spatial data
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http://cran.r-project.org/doc/Rnews/Rnews_2001-3.pdf
http://cran.r-project.org/doc/Rnews/Rnews_2002-2.pdf
http://cran.r-project.org/doc/Rnews/Rnews_2005-2.pdf
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http://geodacenter.asu.edu/r-spatial-projects/
Includes useful links to ‘breaking news.’
Books
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Roger S. Bivand, Edzer J. Pebesma, and Virgilio Gómez-Rubio (2008) Applied Spatial Data in R Springer: New York, NY.
http://www.springerlink.com/content/m5171462720p/
(This link work for those with appropriate institutional log-in)
http://www.asdar-book.org/
(homepage for the ASDAR book)
Useful Articles
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Roger S. Bivand (2006) "Implementing Spatial Data Analysis Software Tool in R", Geographical Analysis 38 (2006), 23-40.
Roger S. Bivand (2003) Approaches to Classes for Spatial Data in R (Proceedings of the 3rd International Workshop on Distributed Statistical Computing, Vienna, 2003)
http://www.ci.tuwien.ac.at/Conferences/DSC-2003/Proceedings/Bivand.pdf
Virgilio Gómez-Rubio (2003) RArcInfo: Using GIS data with R (Proceedings of the 3rd International Workshop on Distributed Statistical Computing, Vienna, 2003).
http://www.ci.tuwien.ac.at/Conferences/DSC-2003/Proceedings/GomezRubio.pdf
Roger S. Bivand (2002) "Spatial econometrics functions in R: Classes and methods", Journal of -Geographical Systems, 4 (2002) 405--421.
http://spatial.nhh.no/papers/bivand-jgs03-rev.pdf or
http://www.nceas.ucsb.edu/scicomp/Dloads/RProgramming/BivandSpatialEconometricsR.pdf
Roger S. Bivand and A. Gebhardt, 2000. Implementing functions for spatial statistical analysis using the R language,Journal of Geographical Systems, 2 (3) 307-317.
On-line Courses and Tutorials in R
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R at Spatial Analyst dot Net
http://spatial-analyst.net/wiki/index.php?title=Training_in_R
2009: Global GIS Academy e-workshop on "Spatial Analysis in R." The e-workshop series included six sessions that covered the use of R for spatial problems. Presentations by Rich Harris (Bristol), Nick Tate (Leicester), Roger Bivand (Bergen), Edzer Pebesma (Munster), Chris Brunsdon (Leicester) and Virgilio Gómez-Rubio (Castilla-La Mancha). PowerPoint, question logs, and video files available. http://www.wun.ac.uk/ggisa/seminars/autumn09_program/index.html
2007: Short Course in Analyzing Spatial Data in R offered at Imperial College London by Prof. Roger Bivand, (Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration and Dr. Virgilio Gómez-Rubio, Imperial College London. This website includes links to presentations and other materials.
http://www.bias-project.org.uk/ASDARcourse/