AidData: Point dataset to illustrate the functionality of geomerge

AidDataR Documentation

Point dataset to illustrate the functionality of geomerge

Description

AidData aid project locations for projects in Nigeria with start date in 2011 used as example for a SpatialPointsDataFrame. The dataset is available from http://aiddata.org. The dataset contains timestamped and geo-coded information on individual aid projects.

Usage

data(geomerge)

Format

A SpatialPointsDataFrame containing observations.

Details

The original AidData "start_date" column has been relabeled as "timestamp" in accordance with geomerge conventions.

Author(s)

Karsten Donnay and Andrew M. Linke

Source

http://aiddata.org

Citation: AidData. 2016. NigeriaAIMS_GeocodedResearchRelease_Level1_v1.3.1 geocoded dataset. Williamsburg, VA and Washington, DC: AidData. Accessed on August 23, 2017. http://aiddata.org/research-datasets.

References

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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