Dates & Schedule
June 1st-2nd, 2023
15:00-19:00 (Madrid time zone)
Online live sessions on Thursday and Friday, from 15:00 to 19:00 (Madrid time zone).
Total course hours: 8
Short Live Online Course – 5th Edition
Environmental variables: how to download and process them with R
June 1st-2nd, 2023
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Course Overview
Georeferenced maps of environmental variables are currently essential for a range of ecological and biogeographical analyses, from species distribution and ecological niche models to global biodiversity trends. Such maps are now widely available in multiple online sources, although they often need to be processed to become compatible with each other and with the remaining data in the analysis (e.g. species occurrence or abundance).
In this short course, we will use a range of tools to
1) Import maps of climatic, topographic and anthropogenic variables from various sources into R (e.g. WorldClim, ENVIREM, CHELSA, AquaMaps, MARSPEC, Bio-ORACLE, SEDAC, CORINE)
2) Obtain the values of these variables for point locations (e.g. species occurrence sites, random background samples) and for polygons (e.g. grid cells, provinces and other spatial divisions
3) Try out different ways of converting categorical variables to continuous form, including proportions and distances
4) Adjust the spatial extent and resolution of different maps, so that they appropriately match each other as well as additional data in the analysis.
The course will be highly interactive and will include both theoretical and practical sessions. Participants are welcome to try working with variables of their own interest, although several illustrative examples will be provided too.
Click here for Course Requirements
Participants are required to have a computer with a good internet connection, a recent version of R and RStudio installed, and a set of R packages whose installation script will be provided before the course.
Participants should have previous basic experience with R.
Language
English
This course will be delivered live online
The course will be taught using a combination of live (synchronous) sessions on Zoom and Slack.
Live sessions will be recorded. Recordings will be made available to participants for a limited period of time. However, attendance to the live sessions is required.
Places
Places are limited to 18 participants and will be occupied by strict registration order.
Participants who have completed the course will receive a certificate at the end.
Fees & Discounts
- Course Fee
- Early bird (until May 31st, 2023):
- 190 €
(152 € for Ambassador Institutions) - Regular (after May 31st, 2023):
- 245 €
(196 € for Ambassador Institutions) - All prices include VAT.
After registration you will receive confirmation of your acceptance on the course.
Payment is not required during registration.
We offer discounts on the Course Fee.
Discounts are not cumulative. Participants receive the highest appropriate discount.
We also offer the possibility of paying in two instalments. Please contact us to request this.
5% Discount - Former participants
Former participants of Transmitting Science courses receive a 5% discount on the Course Fee.
20% Discount - Ambassador Institutions
20% discount on the Course Fee is offered to members of certain organisations (Ambassador Institutions). If you wish to apply for this discount, please indicate it in the Registration form (proof will be asked later). If you would like your institution to become a Transmitting Science Ambassador Institution, please contact us at communication@transmittingscience.com
40% Discount - Scientists based in Spain without funding
Unemployed scientists, as well as PhD students without any grant or scholarship to develop their PhD, can benefit from a 40% discount on the Course Fee. This applies only to participants based in Spain. If you wish to ask for this discount, please contact us. The discount may apply for a maximum of 2 places, which will be covered by strict registration order.
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Transmitting Science started in 2012 to manage specialized courses and workshops we were already organizing within our own partnerships. Up to date, we have already run more than 120 advanced courses in different topics related to Life Sciences.
All the courses are self-financed with participant’s fees and we strive to keep the fees to the minimum necessary for running them.
Our courses cover a wide range of research methods and are aimed at postgraduate students, postdoctoral researchers and established academics from all over the world.
