Helpful resources

Here are some helpful resources for installing and learning R and git; data visualization; links for interesting data; and past projects. If you find something cool, let me know and we’ll add it here!

Installing R, RStudio, tidyverse, and tinytex

Modified from Andrew Heiss You will do all of your work in this class with the open source (and free!) programming language R. You will use RStudio as the main program to access R.

Aug 1, 2021

R

Learning R I highly recommend subscribing to the R Weekly newsletter. This e-mail is sent every Monday and is full of helpful tutorials about how to do stuff with R.

Jan 1, 0001

Data

So much data, so little time… Here are some links to help you get started finding data for your geospatial projects Spatial Data Repositories DataBasin: Lots of spatial data related to conservation issues across the US.

Jan 1, 0001

Git

Getting in the habit of using version control can be challenging, especially if you are collaborating with others. The challenge gets worse when some of those collaborators are not familiar with the importance of version control.

Jan 1, 0001