Open Source Programming Courses
Make Stunning Web Maps in R with the mapgl Package
3 GISP Credit Hours
In this 2.5 hour workshop, you will get started with mapgl, a brand-new R package for interactive mapping with the powerful web mapping libraries Mapbox GL JS and MapLibre GL JS.
The workshop will be packed with insights not found anywhere else to help you supercharge your web mapping projects. The first part of the workshop will teach you the fundamentals of working with the mapgl package. You’ll learn how to set up a Mapbox or MapLibre mapping project in R and set up custom views and animations. In the second part of the workshop, we’ll go deeper into the powerful data visualization capabilities of mapgl. You’ll learn how to add your data as layers, helping you create filled maps, heatmaps, and even 3D visualizations.
Part 3 of the workshop covers map styling with mapgl. You’ll create a global demographic map and style it with continuous, classed, and categorical colors in a non-Mercator projection. You’ll also learn how to add components like legends, hover effects, and custom pop-ups and tooltips to your maps to make your visualizations presentation-ready.
The last part of the workshop included a live question-and-answer session where we worked through some bonus use-cases for the mapgl package.
What you’ll get:
- Unlimited access to the workshop recording and chat log for future use.
- A step-by-step annotated tutorial in Quarto format to help you build your knowledge.
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Individual Course
$199
Bundle with Dynamic Business Intelligence Apps in R with Shiny and mapgl and Visualize US Census Data in R with tidycensus and mapgl
$499
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