#  Getting Started with Spatial Analysis in R 

 



####  calendar\_today Date and Time 

 **March 6, 2026** 

 01:00PM - 03:00PM EST 

####  pin\_drop Location 

 **1737 Cambridge St. Cambridge, MA. CGIS Knafel Building. Room SB-12 in the sub-basement.**  

Take the elevator to the sub-basement level.

 

 

 



 

This two hour workshop will introduce the concept of spatial analysis and what it can be used for. Students will use the R progaming language to perform proximity, overlay, and geostatistical operations on a variety of data. Students will learn how to interpret, export, and visualize the results.

Download the workshop materials:

[Power point slides](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1bliCdl3HCVrbPk-0nbElS7NZ28yiVyJd/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=114568036625474114418&rtpof=true&sd=true)

[Exercise 1 word doc](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1RhRNo390O_EqWjXmydVflZAfg_jD-L-_/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=114568036625474114418&rtpof=true&sd=true) | [Mexico\_cities.csv](https://drive.google.com/file/d/10HkyNVDp8ajhzg-LuqnsBnAKojuPYWp7/view?usp=sharing) | [Mexico\_cities\_readme.txt](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1XjaU9rdhoDJ-HjVwGdXpEgMrYG4VyM6r/view?usp=sharing)

[Exercise 2 R script ](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1w_Xl_ODO9cXiQk1eJP1eb4FXV26drSXl/view?usp=sharing)| [Gujarat\_temp.csv](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1khUgxsCIMawryky0WaWmUvoKljjchmrl/view?usp=sharing) | [gujarat.geojson](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UZaobFsVixWp6oWpoYYjKB_M69ze--J2/view?usp=sharing)

**How to Apply:**

- For Harvard Affiliates, please submit your application by filling out [the form at this link](https://projects.iq.harvard.edu/cga-pin/registration-cga-training) (HUID login required).
- For Non-Harvard applicants, please submit your application by filling out [the form at this link.](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeXW61jcLTbZ0iEdmDPIHUf76raVl2nK3xqOKKPq1UYIKxFrg/viewform) See [this link](https://gis.harvard.edu/faq/how-make-payments-cga) for payment instructions.

On these forms, make sure to choose **Getting Started with Spatial Analysis in R** as the workshop name.



 

 



 

 

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