Put Census data into R to make maps

R, an open-source statistical software package, is now widely used in the humanities, social sciences and natural sciences. R-Studio has an excellent interface for using R. This session will show R users how to use tidycensus (https://walker-data.com/tidycensus), a package developed by Kyle Walker and Matt Herman, to easily load U.S. Bureau of Census data into R and access Census geographic features. We will also explore the tmap package, which supports map design and interactive mapping using techniques similar to the ggplot2 package. Attendees should be familiar with R and R-Studio, but do not need extensive knowledge of writing R scripts.

Meet the Facilitator:
William Guthe – is a Visualization Analyst for Princeton’s Research Computing group in the Office of Information Technology. He and Tsering Wangyal Shawa train faculty, students and staff to use GIS, analyze geospatial data, and produce maps and interactive presentations. Bill also helps others run geographic analyses using Python, R and other software. He worked at the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection and other State agencies, and gave courses for the Rutgers Continuing Professional Education Program in Geomatics.

What to Expect:
Mini Workshop (90 minutes total)

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Co-hosted with: Research Computing

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