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Timothée Giraud
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I work at CNRS. I post about reproducible research and all things spatial.
Author of {mapsf}, {osrm} and other :rstats: spatial packages. Co-author of the […]

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Guillaume Noblet @gnoblet.bsky.social · 10d
Day 03 of #30DayMapChallenge with a density choropleth and quantiles!

👏 Thanks to @Benjamin Novak's tutorial in @yan-holtz.bsky.social gallery r-graph-gallery.com/web-map-chor...
🌚 Used data from the Observatoire Statistique Tranfrontalier

#rstats #dataviz #map #ggplot2 #gis

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rOpenSci @ropensci.org · Sep 1
📣 Save the date!!

Next Community Call: R-multiverse: a new way to publish R packages with @landau

📆 Monday, 29 September 2025 14:00 UTC
Information + find your local time + How to join: https://ropensci.org/commcalls/r-multiverse/

🙏 Please share this event with anyone who may be interested in […]
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Timothée Giraud @rcarto.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy · Jul 5
@mackaszechno.bsky.social {mapsf} can do points, lines and polygons.

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Timothée Giraud @rcarto.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy · Jul 4
The first major version of {mapsf} has arrived on CRAN!

mapsf is a thematic mapping R package. Its goal is to be simple and lightweight while offering all the necessary features to create beautiful statistical maps.

This release includes a revamped theming […]

[Original post on fosstodon.org]
A map of rental prices in Paris region. The prices are in euros per square meters. The statistical map includes map layout element such as north arrow, credits and scale bar. cheat sheet of the mapsf package

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Timothée Giraud @rcarto.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy · Apr 14
New package on CRAN: {valh}, an interface between R and the Valhalla API

Valhalla is a routing service based on OpenStreetMap data.
https://valhalla.github.io/valhalla

Co-authored by @mthv

#gischat #rspatial #rstats #openstreetmap
A map of Berlin. The map use OpenStreetMap data. The map shows the roads between 3 points using a car, a bicycle or walking.

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𝚖𝚊𝚌𝚔𝚊 𝚜𝚣𝚎𝚌𝚑𝚗𝚘 @mackaszechno.bsky.social · Mar 29
OpenStreetMap allow you to visually examine it's database before using the API for a specific request via {osmdata} etc.

Search on openstreetmap and then the area you want. Use the cursor with the question mark to query the features in the map.

#rspatial #gis

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Martin Loidl @gicycle.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · Mar 27
👉 #discovery of the day:
Some of the most fundamental concepts in quantitative #geography and #gis were published in the #catmog series by the Institute of British Geographers (now part of the #rgs). Unfortunately, these publications are rarely available online, and an increasing number of […]
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rOpenSci @ropensci.org · Mar 24
[help wanted] rOpenSci packages are looking for some help! 🙏

💡 A great way to learn with these 'good first issues'! 💡

📦 stplanr (by @robinlovelace)
"Rename rnet_merge as rnet_merge_sum and add settings to reproduce NPT results" at https://github.com/ropensci/stplanr/issues/569
"Actions […]
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Reposted by Óscar Rodríguez de Rivera, Oto Kaláb

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Timothée Giraud @rcarto.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy · Mar 20
Introducing {maposm}, an R package that extracts, modifies and merges sets of layers from OpenStreetMap for cartographic purposes.

On github: https://github.com/riatelab/maposm

The package is not on CRAN, but it is on r-universe: https://riatelab.r-universe.dev/maposm

#rstats #rspatial #gischat
A map of Castries in Saint Lucia. The map is in a circle, we can see roads, buildings, water bodies and green areas. The map is colorful. A map of Castries in Saint Lucia. The map is in a circle, we can see roads, buildings, water bodies and green areas. The map is in black and white colors.

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Jakub Nowosad @nowosad.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy · Mar 10
Process spatial data and create reproducible maps with R using "Cartography with R" by Timothée Giraud. Covers R Spatial, data manipulation, thematic maps, and more.

Read it at: https://buff.ly/sIqGXss

#rstats #mapping #dataviz #map #rspatial
A website screeshot

Reposted by Timothée Giraud, Oto Kaláb

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Jakub Nowosad @nowosad.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy · Feb 19
Here’s a useful list of Diamond Open Access Journals by Lorena Abad, covering topics like Geoinformatics, Remote Sensing, Geomorphology, and more.

Feel free to add suggestions via PR.

Check it out: https://buff.ly/3WxYxnT

#openaccess #geoinformatics #SpatialDataScience
A screenshot of the readme file

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Timothée Giraud @rcarto.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy · Feb 7
A new version of {maptiles} has been released on CRAN. :rstats: 📦

You can now access the high-resolution (or retina) tiles distributed by some providers.

{maptiles} is a package for downloading and composing raster tiles with R.
https://github.com/riatelab/maptiles

#gischat #rstats #rspatial
A map of Bielefeld. It uses regular map tiles. A map of Bielefeld. It uses high resolution map tiles.

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Timothée Giraud @rcarto.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy · Jan 22
Hmm, there's something missing on this map... And no, it's not New Zealand :-)
#gis #gischat
A World Map of commercial trade. Madagascar is missing, New Zealand is not.