geomerge is a framework for geospatial data integration that merges raster, spatial polygon, and (dynamic) spatial points data into a spatial (panel) data frame at any geographical resolution.
The geomerge function conducts a series of spatial joins for Geographic Information Systems (GIS) data. It integrates three of R's most commonly used GIS data classes - polygons, points and rasters. With flexible options for assignment rules and including the calculation of spatial and temporal lags, geomerge returns a time series SpatialPolygonsDataFrame that users may import into any predictive statistical analysis.
Andrew M. Linke, Karsten Donnay. (2017). "Scale Variability Misclassification: The Impact of Spatial Resolution on Effect Estimates in the Geographic Analysis of Foreign Aid and Conflict." Paper presented at the International Studies Association Annual Meeting, February 22-25 2017, Baltimore.
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