Intra- and Inter-Regional Similarity

Calculates intra-regional and inter-regional similarities based on user-provided spatial vector objects (regions) and spatial raster objects (cells with values). Implemented metrics include inhomogeneity, isolation (Haralick and Shapiro (1985) , Jasiewicz et al. (2018) ), and distinction (Nowosad (2021) ).

Pattern-Based Zoneless Method for Analysis and Visualization of Racial Topography

Implements a computational framework for a pattern-based, zoneless analysis, and visualization of (ethno)racial topography (Dmowska, Stepinski, and Nowosad (2020) ). It is a reimagined approach for analyzing residential segregation and racial diversity based on the concept of 'landscape’ used in the domain of landscape ecology.

Spatial Association Between Regionalizations

Calculates a degree of spatial association between regionalizations or categorical maps using the information-theoretical V-measure (Nowosad and Stepinski (2018) ). It also offers an R implementation of the MapCurve method (Hargrove et al. (2006) ).

Analysis of Aerobiological Data

Supports analysis of aerobiological data. Available features include determination of pollen season limits, replacement of outliers (Kasprzyk and Walanus (2014) ), calculation of growing degree days (Baskerville and Emin (1969) ), and determination of the base temperature for growing degree days (Yang et al. (1995)

Check Color Palettes for Problems with Color Vision Deficiency

Compare color palettes with simulations of color vision deficiencies - deuteranopia, protanopia, and tritanopia. It includes calculation of distances between colors, and creating summaries of differences between a color palette and simulations of color vision deficiencies. This work was inspired by the blog post at < http://www.vis4.net/blog/2018/02/automate-colorblind-checking/>.

Boltzmann Entropy for Spatial Data

Calculates several entropy metrics for spatial data inspired by Boltzmann's entropy formula. It includes metrics introduced by Cushman for landscape mosaics (Cushman (2015) ), and landscape gradients and point patterns (Cushman (2021) ); by Zhao and Zhang for landscape mosaics (Zhao and Zhang (2019) ); and by Gao et al. for landscape gradients (Gao et al. (2018) ; Gao and Li (2019) ).

Boltzmann Entropy of a Landscape Gradient

Calculates the Boltzmann entropy of a landscape gradient. This package uses the analytical method created by Gao, P., Zhang, H. and Li, Z., 2018 () and by Gao, P. and Li, Z., 2019 (). It also extend the original ideas by allowing calculations on data with missing values.

Datasets for Spatial Analysis

Diverse spatial datasets for demonstrating, benchmarking and teaching spatial data analysis. It includes R data of class sf (defined by the package 'sf'), Spatial ('sp'), and nb ('spdep'). Unlike other spatial data packages such as 'rnaturalearth' and 'maps', it also contains data stored in a range of file formats including GeoJSON, ESRI Shapefile and GeoPackage. Some of the datasets are designed to illustrate specific analysis techniques. cycle_hire() and cycle_hire_osm(), for example, is designed to illustrate point pattern analysis techniques.

Create Cartograms with R

Construct continuous and non-contiguous area cartograms.

Flexible Framework for Developing Spatial Interaction Models

Develop spatial interaction models (SIMs). SIMs predict the amount of interaction, for example number of trips per day, between geographic entities representing trip origins and destinations. Contains functions for creating origin-destination datasets from geographic input datasets and calculating movement between origin-destination pairs with constrained, production-constrained, and attraction-constrained models (Wilson 1979) .