Create a Study Area Map in R | Spatial Mapping Tutorial (Batch 79)
Welcome to Batch 79 of our R Programming series!
In this tutorial, you'll learn how to create a Study Area Map in R — an essential skill for environmental studies, geography, GIS analysis, and research visualization.
🌍 What You’ll Learn:
How to import shapefiles or spatial data
Visualizing spatial data using ggplot2, sf, and tmap
Highlighting study area boundaries
Adding scale bars, legends, and north arrows
Exporting your map as an image or PDF
🔧 Ideal for researchers, students, and professionals working in GIS, environmental science, and spatial analysis.
📌 Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction
00:40 Load required libraries (sf, tmap, ggplot2)
01:30 Importing spatial data or shapefiles
03:00 Plotting the base map
04:15 Highlighting study area
05:30 Customizing layout (scale bar, legend, north arrow)
07:00 Exporting the map
08:00 Wrap-up
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