• Coordinate Reference Systems
  • Overview
    • 0.1 Workshop Description
    • 0.2 Learning Objectives
    • 0.3 Prerequisites
  • 1 Coordinate Reference System (CRS)
    • 1.1 Datum
    • 1.2 Projection
    • 1.3 Additional Parameters
    • 1.4 Which CRS/projection should I use?
    • 1.5 Notation for Coordinate Reference Systems
      • 1.5.1 EPSG Code
      • 1.5.2 PROJ String
    • 1.6 Avoid a Common Mistake
  • 2 Hands-On R Tutorial
    • 2.1 Download the Data
    • 2.2 Start R
    • 2.3 Load Libraries
    • 2.4 Working Directory
    • 2.5 Vector Data
      • 2.5.1 Load Data
      • 2.5.2 Identify the Assigned CRS
      • 2.5.3 Defining a CRS
      • 2.5.4 Transforming / Reprojecting Vector Data
      • 2.5.5 Plot Vector Data
    • 2.6 Raster Data
      • 2.6.1 Load Libraries
      • 2.6.2 Identify the CRS
      • 2.6.3 Define a CRS
      • 2.6.4 Transform / Reprojecting Raster Data
      • 2.6.5 Plot All The Data
  • 3 Conclusion
  • 4 Additional Learning Resources:
  • 5 Assessment
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Coordinate Reference Systems

4 Additional Learning Resources:

  1. Geocomputation with R by Robin Lovelace
  2. Rspatial.org
  3. Data Carpentry Intro to Geospatial Curriculum
  4. The Geographer’s Craft - Map Projection Overview
  5. ESRI Resource Center - Projections
  6. National Geographic Society’s Investigating Map Projections
  7. Map Projection by Penn State’s Dutton Institute
  8. Map Projections by Kaiser Science

Map Projection Fun:

  1. xkcd’s Map Projections
  2. Jason Davies’ Map Projection Transitions
  3. ESRI’s Earth Peel by John Nelson