Using R for Climate Raster Data Extraction

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Using R for Climate Raster Data Extraction

Michele Tobias, PhD

CalGIS – Apr. 14-16, 2014 – Monterey, CA

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ObjectiveSample 1,416 climate rasters (x 3 datasets) with a point shapefile

… as quickly as possible.

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Raster FilesPRISM Dataset – Oregon State University

Monthly climate rasters

(also available: daily)

1895 – present

Datasets: Precipitation

Temperature (Min, Max, & Mean)

http://prism.oregonstate.edu/

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Processing OptionsQGIS – Point Sampling Tool

ArcGIS – Extract by Points Tool

GRASS – v.what.rast

R – Extract Command

Probably lots of other ways...

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Questions?Michele Tobias

mmtobias@ucdavis.edu

geospatial.ucdavis.edu