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Using the latest GDAL with R packages on macOS - redux

As an update to an earlier post, here’s how to use the latest versions of GDAL/PROJ with R spatial packages. Install GDAL brew install pkg-config brew install gdal (Re)install R spatial packages Next, we need to install a few packages from source in order to use the new GDAL libraries:
Jan 8, 2020

Yes, The Queen is listed as an 'author' on our R packages

Just noticed the Queen is listed as an author in this (and probably other) R packages https://t.co/ehCb3uHjpx #rstats pic.twitter.com/KRKKQvlGX4 — David Smith (`@revodavid`) September 7, 2017 A number of people have been surprised to learn that Her Majesty the Queen is listed as an author on a number of our packages.
Sep 14, 2017

Using the latest GDAL with R packages on macOS

UPDATE: see more recent version of this post here. I wanted to play around with the new sf package, which requires the latest GDAL (>= 2.0.0), GEOS (>= 3.3.0), and PROJ.
Dec 13, 2016

meow: the most anticipated R package of 2015

In preparing a presentation on developing R packages using RStudio for the Victoria R Users Meetup Group this month, organizer Kiri Whan and I put together a very simple demo R package.
Feb 9, 2015

Installing rgdal on OSX

This is actually really easy to do, but most of the google hits I came across were old (from 2010) or horribly complex (building gdal and proj4 from source then building rgdal itself).
Aug 5, 2014

Essential software for biology grad students: Part III Writing Tools

Whenever I used to sit down in front of the computer to write anything other than an email, I would immediately open Microsoft Word and start clacking away on the keyboard.
Jul 15, 2013

Essential software for biology grad students: Part II Backups and Version Control

Always. Back up. Your data. Simple, yet for various reasons many people simply don’t. Backing up data and documents is critical in the event of random computer (or, more likely, user) failure.
Jul 11, 2013

Essential software for biology grad students: Part I Overview

When I started grad school, I had no idea at the time just how much I’d learn doing a PhD. I’m not just talking about the “big picture” stuff: how to do research, design and conduct experiments, analyze data, and synthesize information.
Jul 10, 2013

more on journal abbreviations in Mendeley

Wow, my other posts on the topic are getting a lot of hits! Some exciting info for anyone still struggling with getting abbreviated journal names working with Mendeley: this feature is coming soon!
Jun 20, 2013

website updates

I just transferred my hosting away from GoDaddy (good riddance!) and am now self-hosting this site on a Raspberry Pi. There may be some DNS and 404 hiccups for the next 48 hours or so while all the new settings “take”.
Apr 26, 2013