Transform your data into interactive maps! 🌍📊

Course Title: Maps with R Leaflet

Instructor: Gregory Sward

Dive into the World of Geospatial Analysis with R and Leaflet.js!

Are you ready to turn your data into captivating visual stories? With the power of R and the simplicity of Leaflet.js, you can create interactive maps that bring geographic data to life. Whether you're a data analyst, researcher, or simply a curious learner, this course will equip you with the skills to analyze, visualize, and communicate complex spatial patterns in an intuitive way.

Why Take This Course?

• 🗺️ Understand Geospatial Data: Learn how to handle geographic data with R.
• 🛠️ Master Leaflet.js: Become proficient in the art of mapping with one of the most popular JavaScript libraries for interactive maps.
• 📊 Engage Your Audience: Create dynamic maps that can be easily shared and understood by your audience.
• 🚀 Enhance Your Data Skills: Combine your data analysis skills with spatial visualization for a more comprehensive data storytelling.

Course Highlights

• Introduction to Mapping Concepts: Understand the fundamentals of geospatial data and mapping terminology.
• Working with R and Leaflet.js: Get hands-on practice integrating R with Leaflet.js to create interactive maps.
• Data Wrangling for Geographic Data: Learn techniques for prepping your data to be used in map visualizations.
• FBI Homicide Data Analysis: Apply your skills to analyze real-world data and explore spatial patterns of crime.

What You Will Learn

🚀 Getting Started with R and Leaflet:

• Setting up your environment for R and Leaflet.js development.
• Basic map creation, including adding tiles and setting up the view.

📍 Data Handling in R:

• Working with spatial data frames (sf) and coordinate systems.
• Reading in datasets and transforming them for mapping.

🗺️ Advanced Map Features:

• Adding markers, popups, and custom icons to your maps.
• Creating heatmaps and choropleth maps to visualize data densities.

🔍 Interactive Maps:

• Enhancing user interaction with controls like zoom and pan.
• Implementing geocoding and reverse geocoding for location-based queries.

📈 Dashboard Integration:

• Embedding your interactive maps into R Shiny dashboards.
• Sharing your maps with a broader audience through various platforms.

By the End of This Course...

You will have transformed raw data into compelling, interactive maps that you can use for personal projects or professional analysis. You'll be able to identify patterns and tell stories with spatial data in a way that's both insightful and accessible.

Join Gregory Sward in this enlightening journey through the world of geospatial analysis with R and Leaflet.js. Sign up for "Maps with R Leaflet" today, and start plotting your data success! 🌟

Ready to map out your learning path? Enroll now and let's get started on creating interactive maps that matter!