Overview
Key facts
The aim of University of Leeds' Geocomputation and Data Analysis with R is to get you up-to-speed with high performance geographic processing, analysis, visualisation and modelling capabilities from the command-line. The course will be delivered in R, a statistical programming language popular in academia, industry and, increasingly, the public sector.
Programme Structure
By the end of the course participants should:
- Be able to use R and RStudio as a powerful Geographic Information System (GIS)
- Know how R’s spatial capabilities fit within the landscape of open source GIS software
- Be confident with using R’s command-line interface (CLI) and scripting capabilities for geographic data processing
- Understand how to import a range of data sources into R
- Be able to perform a range of attribute operations such as subsetting and joining
- Understand how to implement a range of spatial data operations including spatial subsetting and spatial aggregation
- Have the confidence to output the results of geographic research in the form of static and interactive maps
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 1 days
Start dates & application deadlines
- Dates to be announced
Language
Delivered
Disciplines
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Academic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
Student insurance
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Other requirements
General requirements
- The course is open to students, academic staff and external delegates.
Tuition Fee
- This course has now finished. Should you have any enquiries, please email us.
Living costs for Leeds
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.