Visualizing shapefiles in R with sf and ggplot2!

Introduction

As data scientists, being able to investigate and visualize the geographic world around us is often a critical tool in our toolkit

Whether we're

• tracking the spread of a global pandemic


• investigating the effects of climate change


• or helping a city develop its public transportation system

there are limitless insights to be gleaned and communicated from geographic data

With geographic data being as complex as it is, it's essential to have the right tools to simplify our lives (and …

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