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This is the repository for D-Lab's Geospatial Fundamentals in R with sf workshop.
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09_Raster_Data.Rmd, raster::getData() #11

Open Averysaurus opened 3 years ago

Averysaurus commented 3 years ago

I wonder if it's relevant to include a piece about the raster::getData function when we need to import ELEV data into the San Francisco bicycling pain analysis map. getdata() is an extremely useful way to import geographical data directly into the R computing environment. The imported data can be a little cryptic, but here is one blog that explains exactly what is being imported with the function.