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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 maps produced with conventional GIS platforms or software such as Processing but I hadn’t yet seen one from the R community (feel free to suggest some ...
Welcome
Welcome to the the new look Spatial Analysis blog. My last post was way back in March so I have a lot of catching up to do! The prolonged absence was due to all my energy being spent on completing my PhD thesis in order that I could get it out of the way before ...
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, GIS/ spatial analysis community who don’t really have an interest in the technicalities of making the maps etc. Oliver O’Brien and I have decided to team ...
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, unsurprisingly, have suggested improvements. A recent post on the great Junk Charts blog acts as a good summary of the comments I have received. For the purpose of this post I have ...
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 tutorial is designed to help get people started. It outlines how to create a simple spatial points object from as csv file, load and export a ...
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 shown.
Jökulsárlón Timelapse
As I have mentioned before I have really enjoyed my trips to Iceland andInspired by Iceland is a great project to promote the wonders of the country. It has a great website with excellent quality webcams that enable full screen viewing of three of Iceland’s landmarks: Reykjavik, Gullfoss and Jökulsárlón. My favourite is Jökulsárlón, often known ...
RGS-IBG Annual Conference 2010: Recommended Sessions
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I have had a look through this year’s Royal Geographical Society Annual Conference programme to pick out my recommendations for those with interests in GIS and Spatial Analysis. I have included the session titles (in no particular order), their days and locations and also links to who is presenting and what they are talking about. ...
PhD Studentship Available
Here is a great opportunity to join our research group: Summary: Creating better Area Classification for the 2011 Census of the Population A Ph.D. studentship is available commencing end September 2010 for three years to create an updated methodology for the creation of a new area classification that will be employed on the 2011 Census ...
Iceland Trip
I have recently returned from a trip to Iceland. Myself and two friends camped and hiked for four days (3 nights) on the Hornstrandir Peninsular before a couple of us hired a car and explored the south of Iceland. It was an amazing trip and I would recommend people visit Iceland at least once. I ...
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