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| + | R is a freeware package used for statistical computation and graphic generation within a coding language environment (Torfs & Brauer, 2014). It was an original member of the GNU project, as it provides free software for all operating systems available for download from the r-project website. R is often used both in educational and professional contexts (). What makes this system invaluable is its flexibility, in that there are often many ways to preform simple tasks and its capabilities are constantly growing as users code new functions in downloadable packages that can be added to the main system. |
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| + | *Click on the following link to download R [http://cran.utstat.utoronto.ca/] |
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Revision as of 21:22, 20 December 2014
Purpose
The purpose of this tutorial is to familiarize users with open source software, that will teach them how to manipulate, process, and map using freely accessible data. This tutorial will teach users skills such as:
- adding shp and csv data
- preforming complex attribute queries
- creating new layers from selected features
- Splitting vector layers
- Creating joins
- Adjusting layer visual features
- Creating raster heatmaps
- Generating a distance matrix
- Conducting a hierarchical cluster analysis
Installation
Quantum GIS (QGIS)
QGIS is a free and open source GIS software that is available for download from the QGIS website and compatible with all systems. It is a member of the GNU project and provides access to spatial data processing, manipulation, and visualization. Its interface is similar to ArcMap, but has fewer tools. Similar to R, users are able to create new tools for QGIS by programing python scripts that must be approved by the QGIS team. Once approved the scripts become downloadable plugins for the program.
Download and Install QGIS
- Click on the following link to download the QGIS software [1]
- The version used in this tutorial was version 2.6.1
- Click on the download option and select the option that is appropriate to your operating system.
- The program should begin to download, once it is finished downloading, run the program and follow the prompts.
The R Project
R is a freeware package used for statistical computation and graphic generation within a coding language environment (Torfs & Brauer, 2014). It was an original member of the GNU project, as it provides free software for all operating systems available for download from the r-project website. R is often used both in educational and professional contexts (). What makes this system invaluable is its flexibility, in that there are often many ways to preform simple tasks and its capabilities are constantly growing as users code new functions in downloadable packages that can be added to the main system.
Download and Install R
- Click on the following link to download R [2]
- Choose the appropriate system to download the program
- Once downloaded run the file and follow the prompts
