afrilearnr
A growing collection of interactive learnr tutorials for making African maps.
Online tutorials :
| tutorial name | outline | recommended order |
|---|---|---|
| intro-to-spatial-r | an introduction to spatial data in R | 1 |
| get-my-data-in | getting your own spatial data into R | 2 |
| join-admin | dealing with data referenced by names rather than coordinates | 3 |
| afrilearnr-crash-course | gallery of plots & code with minimal explanation | 4 |
| proposed : | ||
| colour-my-map | changing map colours in different map packages | |
| data-manipulation | manipulating your data to allow making different maps | |
| map-my-study-area | making a simple map to show where a study area is |
If you would like to suggest a tutorial for this collection, or contribute one, please get in touch.
The tutorials are saved as a package that can also be installed and run locally in RStudio.
Getting started
- Install the package from GitHub from the R console.
# install.packages("remotes") # if not already installed
remotes::install_github("afrimapr/afrilearnr")- Load the package
library(afrilearnr)- In RStudio Click on the Tutorial tab at the top right, choose an afrilearnr tutorial, and click Start Tutorial ?
Alternatively you can start a tutorial by name from the R console :
learnr::run_tutorial("join-admin", "afrilearnr")