Confident Spatial Analysis and Statistics in R & GeoDa

Description:

Course No.:   ADRCE Training049  Bearman

Course places are limited and registration by 10 January 2018 is strongly recommended. 

Event Description

We are pleased to offer you this short course jointly organised by the Administrative Data Research Centre for England (ADRC-E) www.adrn.ac.uk/about/network/england and Consumer Data Research Centre (CDRC) www.cdrc.ac.uk

Please note this course can be taken as a one-day course, or can also be taken in conjunction with other two one-day courses on 15 January and 16 January 2018.

In this course we will cover how to prepare and analyse spatial data in RStudio & GeoDa. We will use RStudio to perform spatial overlay techniques (such as union, intersection and buffers) to combine different spatial data layers to support a spatial analysis decision. We will also use RStudio and GeoDa to explore a range of different spatial analyses including Moran’s I and clustering. By the end of the course you will understand how RStudio manages spatial data and be able to use RStudio for a range of spatial analysis.

If you are not already familiar with the basic elements of GIS or R, you may wish to attend the course “Introduction to Spatial Data & Using R as a GIS” prior to this course where these skills are covered.

Course Contents

•           Basic spatial analysis and statistics, such as Moran’s I and Local Indicators of Spatial Autocorrelation

•           Using GeoDa and R to perform these analysis and understand the outputs

•           Be aware of the advantages and disadvantages of different pieces of software

•           Perform spatial decision making in R, using buffers, overlays and spatial joins

Learning Outcomes

By the end of the course, students will be able to:

•           Know how to use RStudio and GeoDa for a range of spatial analysis

•           Understand why spatial autocorrelation is important and how to measure it

•           Be able to use GeoDa to perform clustering analysis

•           Understand how to use buffers and overlays to support your proposals

•           Develop your confidence in using RStudio for data handling using scripts

•           Know how to develop custom functions in RStudio

Presenter

Dr Nick Bearman, FRGS, CGeog (GIS), AFHEA

Nick has been teaching undergrad & postgrad level at a range universities in the UK including Universities of Liverpool, East Anglia and Exeter.

He is a Chartered Geographer (GIS), Fellow of Royal Geographical Society (RGS) and Associate Member of Higher Education Authority, with 9 years’ experience. He has advanced knowledge of Geographic Information Systems (GIS), working with many sources and types of spatial and non-spatial data, including big data.

Nick has taught GIS to a wide range of students across many subject areas including Geography, International Development and Public Health. The courses range from day courses to two week residential courses, for users from undergraduate students with no GIS experience to advanced spatial analysis, designed to give the students the best set of skills for the work they need to do.

He uses QGIS, R/RStudio and ArcGIS and has used these with a range of programming and APIs including Google Maps API, JavaScript, MySQL/PHP, R, Python, PostGreSQL and GeoDa. Nick has been using GIS products and applying them in a variety of contexts for 13 years.

Target Audience

This course is ideal for anyone who wishes to use spatial data in their role and already has a basic knowledge of GIS and R. The target audience includes government & other public sector researchers who have spatial data and wish to perform more detailed analysis.

This course is for you if you already know the basics of GIS, but want to develop your GIS skills in R. Some scripting experience is recommended. In this course you will understand how RStudio manages spatial data and be able to use RStudio for a range of spatial analysis. If you are not already familiar with the basic elements of GIS or R, you may wish to attend the course “Introduction to Using R for Spatial Analysis” prior to this course where these skills are covered.

Cost:

Course Fee:
The fee per day is:
1. £30 - For UK registered postgraduate students
2. £60 - For staff at UK academic institutions, Research Council UK funded researchers, UK public sector staff and staff at UK registered charity organisations
3. £220 - For all other participants
4. Free place for ADRC/ADRN/ADS staff

Website and registration:

Region:

South East

Keywords:

Spatial Data Analysis, Geographical Information System (GIS), Spatial data, GIS, R, RStudio, GeoDa, exploratory data analysis, spatial autocorrelation, spatial data analysis, overlays, map, mapping, geographic information systems, clustering

Related publications and presentations from our eprints archive:

Spatial Data Analysis
Geographical Information System (GIS)

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