Working with Spatial Data in R

Introduction

Modern spatial data analysis in R has become more accessible with packages like sf and terra. This guide covers essential techniques for working with spatial data.

Vector Operations with sf

library(sf)
library(ggplot2)

# Read and process spatial data
nc <- st_read(system.file("shape/nc.shp", package = "sf"))

# Create a spatial visualization
ggplot(nc) +
  geom_sf(aes(fill = AREA)) +
  scale_fill_viridis_c() +
  theme_minimal()

Raster Operations

Discover techniques for working with raster data using the terra package.

Resources

• sf Package Documentation
• Spatial Data Science with R