High-Performance Mapping Apps with R and Shiny

This 90 minute workshop helps you build high-performance web mapping applications with Shiny and mapgl step-by-step. You'll learn how to deploy Mapbox and MapLibre WebGL maps in Shiny apps that with native JavaScript-level speed and quality. The workshop will cover a range of brand-new features in mapgl that help you build professional, data-driven web applications.

What you'll learn:

• The latest innovations in building interactive web mapping applications with R
• How to use real-time interactions, hover events, and dynamic filtering to bring your mapping applications to life
• How to build scrollytelling-style story maps from your data in R and Shiny

What you'll get:

• Unlimited access to the workshop recording and chat log for future use;
• A step-by-step annotated tutorial in Quarto format to help you build your knowledge.

About the instructor:

Kyle Walker is an internationally-recognized researcher, consultant, and software developer in the field of spatial data science, and was the 2022 recipient of the Spatial Data Scientist of the Year award from the software company CARTO. He is the author of the book Analyzing US Census Data: Methods, Maps, and Models in R, and has published several popular software packages for spatial data science in R and Python including tidycensus that have been collectively downloaded over 1 million times.

What past workshop participants have said:

"I wanted to thank you for the amazing R mapping trainings you provided. They were extremely helpful and sparked some very exciting ideas about how our center can use these resources."

"One thing that really stood out was how you shared your own workflow through real-life examples. Seeing the direct application of tidycensus to our day-to-day tasks was a game-changer. It’s safe to say that we’re all feeling a lot more confident about integrating these techniques into our work."

"Your assistance in streamlining some of our existing workflows was a huge bonus. It’s not just the “how-to” that’s valuable, but also the practical insights you provided."

"Your excitement about the whole topic was infectious. It’s not easy to keep a group engaged... but you nailed it. Your enthusiasm made a huge difference."