[Qgis-user] Second Call For A New Training Course - An Introduction To Integrating QGIS/GIS And R For Spatial Analysis

[Håvard Tveite]

Hi Colin,

R script support was added to the QGIS Resource Sharing
plugin recently.

I have also updated some of the scripts in the QGIS 2
online collection to sf and made them available through the
official QGIS Resource Sharing repository.

You (and your students) can download these updated scripts by
choosing "QGIS R script collection" in the "All" tab of the
QGIS Resource Sharing plugin and clicking on "Install".
The scripts should immediately become available under
R in the Processing Toolbox.

If you would like to use the QGIS 2 R script collection, it
can be found as "QGIS R script collection (from QGIS 2)".
Scripts that have Spatial types as input or output won't work
without modifications.

If you update some of the QGIS 2 scripts and would like to
add them to the official QGIS Resource Sharing collection
for the course, just send them to me, and I will do my best
to get them included asap.

A "User manual" for the QGIS Resource Sharing plugin can
be found on:
http://qgis-contribution.github.io/QGIS-ResourceSharing/

Good luck with your course!


Regards,

Håvard


On 26.02.2020 13:14, Colin D. MacLeod wrote:
> This is the second call for a brand new training course from GIS In 
> Ecology. It's called 'An Introduction To Integrating QGIS.GIS and R For 
> Spatial Analysis' and will be held in Glasgow, Scotland, between the 7th 
> and 9th of April 2020. This course is aimed at those who wish to learn 
> how to use and integrate QGIS (the leading freely available GIS software 
> package) and R (the leading freely available data analysis software 
> package) for spatial analysis. It will be taught by Dr. Colin D. 
> MacLeod, the author of ‘An Introduction To Integrating QGIS And R for 
> Spatial Analysis 
> <http://gisinecology.com/an-introduction-to-integrating-qgis-and-r-for-spatial-analysis-gis-for-biologists-workbooks-series/>’ 
> (Pictish Beast Publications) and a renowned expert in using GIS in 
> biological and ecological research. He is also a co-author of the 
> upcoming ‘An Introduction To Basic Statistics For Biologists Using R’, 
> which is a practical guide to carrying out the analysis of biological 
> data in R.  The course assumes no prior knowledge of either QGIS/GIS or 
> R, and so is open to complete beginners as well as those how know how to 
> use one of these software packages, and wish to learn how to integrate 
> it with the other.
> 
> Attendance will be limited to a maximum of 16 people. The course for 
> this three day course will cost GBP 395 per person (with a discounted 
> rate of GBP 300 for students, the unwaged and those working for 
> registered charities). To book a place, or for more information, visit 
> http://gisinecology.com/an-introduction-to-integrating-qgis-gis-and-r-for-spatial-analysis/ 
> or email info at GISinEcology.com <mailto:info at GISinEcology.com>.
> 
> GIS and statistical analysis are two of the most fundamental software 
> tools for modern biologists wishing to conduct spatial analyses. 
> However, each have their own sets of software packages, and sometimes it 
> can be difficult to know how to integrate the two. This course will 
> provide an introduction to the integration of QGIS (the leading freely 
> available GIS software package) and R (the leading data analysis 
> software packages used by biologists) to create a combined tool set that 
> makes the most of the strengths of each of these individual software 
> packages. It will consist of a series of background sessions on using 
> GIS and R for spatial analysis, mixed in with practical sessions where 
> you will learn how to use QGIS, how to use R, and how to integrate two 
> to complete a spatial analysis project. This last part will include 
> working through an example project, starting with creating a high 
> quality map for publication through creating raster data layers of 
> environmental variables, joining data together based on their spatial 
> relationships and analysing the combined data set using R (including 
> creating summary statistics, conducting linear regressions and 
> conducting generalised additive modelling - GAMs). While it will 
> primarily be based around QGIS, this course is taught using 
> software-independent approach, and it is also open to those who wish to 
> learn how to use ArcGIS to do biological GIS.
> 
> When you attend this course you will receive a free copy of An 
> Introduction To Integrating QGIS And R for Spatial Analysis 
> <http://gisinecology.com/an-introduction-to-integrating-qgis-and-r-for-spatial-analysis-gis-for-biologists-workbooks-series/> 
> (GIS For Biologists Workbooks) as the practical exercises in that course 
> are based on the ones contained in that book. *NOTE:* If you wish to use 
> ArcGIS software for this course, alternative materials will be provided 
> for the practical sessions.
> 
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