Shifting from Raster to Terra | OHI

Switching from the raster package to terra for spatial analysis by Juliet Cohen Thu, Aug 25, 2022 Spatial data in R has a reputation for being tedious and time consuming. With so many different spatial file types (.shp, .nc, .gpkg, .geojson, and .tif to name a few) with various resolutions and coordinate reference systems, it can be challenging to produce accurate maps. Most data scientists have historically utilized the raster package to calculate cell values across stacked layers and recognize patterns over space and time.