Mapping Geographic Data in R - Joy Payton

Learn to create compelling geographic data visualizations using R in this 32-minute conference talk from ODSC East 2019. Discover techniques for combining public data sources to uncover statistically interesting patterns and display them in static and dynamic, web-ready maps. Explore geojson and shapefiles, Census Bureau data manipulation, geocoding street addresses, and transforming latitude and longitude coordinates. Gain practical skills in data visualization principles and create publication-quality data products applicable to various fields. The talk covers topics such as object identification, map merging, choropleth maps, handling missing data, imputation techniques, for loops, and working with Census tract data.