R as a replacement for (some) GIS tasks
especially where data is concerned

R as a command and control center

Automating workflows
example: Preparing Reference GIS Layers for a Web Map with R

R for Spatial Analysis
example: Forest Tools

R as connective tissue

Accessing resources with R
API clients often come out fast and first in Open Source

R as a development platform

Spatial stats

Sharing code and data as packages

Out-of-the-box operations
new spatial and statistic techniques

Generating new data from scratch

Reporting

Shiny apps

R ↔︎ ArcGIS
R-ArcGIS Bridge

R ↔︎ QGIS
Processing R Provider plugin

R ↔︎ Cloud data and services
API packages
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