Great Maps with ggplot2
The above map (and this one) was produced using R and ggplot2 and serve to demonstrate just how sophisticated R visualisations can be. We are used to seeing similar...
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mappinglondon.co.uk: Another Blog about Maps!
Followers of spatialanalysis.co.uk will know that a lot of maps I feature are about London. Many of these maps have caught the eye of those outside of the geography,...
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Carto-Junk?
The National Geographic Surname Map has generated a lot of discussion both online and via email. The response has been overwhelmingly positive but some people,...
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Handling Spatial Data with R
Spatial data are becoming increasingly common, as are the tools available in R to process it. It takes a little time to understand how R handles spatial data; this...
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Gawker Passwords Wordle
href=”http://wordle.net”>Wordleof recently compromised Gawker user passwords illustrates. The top 200 passwords from the 180,000 or so released are...
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spatial.ly is written and curated by James Cheshire. James is a lecturer at the UCL Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis where he researches, teaches and maps.