Using the new R package, FedData, to access federal open datasets (including interactive graphics)

The FedData package (created by R. Kyle Bocinsky) is a great new R package that provides easy access to some important federal datasets. The package is well-designed and provides functions to download climate, elevation, hydrography and other data for your area of interest. The following five sources of data are currently available for download with […]

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It is incredibly easy to create a Leaflet map using QGIS

The qgis2leaf plugin for QGIS makes it incredibly easy to create a basic, fully-functional Leaflet.js map using QGIS with no HTML/JavaScript/CSS programming. The plugin even allows you to use a variety of interesting basemaps including Stamen Watercolor (see our post on the watercolor map). To create a Leaflet map using the plugin follow these simple […]

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