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Geocomputation with R’s guide to reproducible spatial data analysis (R tutorial)

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Geocomputation with R’s guide to reproducible spatial data analysis (R tutorial)
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Release Date2022
LanguageEnglish
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Production PlaceWageningen

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Stan Openshaw defined in 2000 that "GeoComputation is about using the various different types of geodata and about developing relevant geo-tools within the overall context of a ‘scientific’ approach". In subsequent years, the idea of geocomputation gained much traction, with many new spatial data models, spatial data sources, geocomputation methods, and spatial visualizations. At the time of making the above definition, it was unrealistic to expect people to reproduce or replicate code examples automatically. Gladly, in addition to the geocomputation developments, we have seen a growing interest in reproducibility in many fields, including geocomputation. Reproducibility has many advantages, as it promotes the use of best practices, improves transparency and reusability, and allows for sharing the code and code workflows. The goal of this tutorial is to: a) provide an introduction to basic concepts of geocomputation, geocomputation with R, and reproducibility, and b) show various approaches and tools that allow for reproducibility and replicability, including R scripts, RStudio projects, {reprex}, {renv}, Git, Docker, and more. The tutorial is a mixture of theoretical and practical: each concept is first described and explained, and next, the attendees had a chance to solve problems related to geocomputation with R and reproducibility of geospatial analysis.
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