Objectives:

The objective of this workshop is to familiarize with the development of web apps using R and Shiny. Students will learn how to clean and process geospatial data with R to generate maps and other visualizations, and how to translate those into a interactive web dashboard that can be distributed and shared. By completing this workshop you will be able to:

Previous knowledge with geospatial data and R helpful is desired, but not mandatory. Pre workshop materials covering the basics of R and geospatial data will be provided a few days before the workshop.

Who is this course for?

Participants must have a basic understanding with R and spatial data. Pre-workshop materials and office hours will be offered to help with any questions regarding the material and installation of software. It is expected that the participants will already have installed the software since day 01 of the workshop.

Tools we will use

Pre workshop materials

It is highly encouraged, that the participants have a look at the pre workshop material before the start of of the workshop. The pre-workshop materials consist on 3 labs that cover the basics of R and spatial data manipulation. The day 0 will consist on office hours to assist the participants with any problems or questions regarding the pre-workshop materials, It is expected that the participants will have already the software installed and ready to go since day 01 of the workshop.
You can access the pre-workshop materials in the following links:

Workshop schedule