| geoEPR {geomerge} | R Documentation |
Polygon dataset to illustrate the functionality of geomerge
Description
geoEPR Nigeria dataset used as example for a SpatialPolygonsDataFrame can be accessed and downloaded at https://icr.ethz.ch/data/epr/geoepr/. The dataset contains geo-locations for all politically relevant ethnic groups from the EPR-Core 2014 dataset. It assigns every politically relevant group one of six settlement patterns and provides polygons describing their location.
Usage
data(geomerge)Format
A SpatialPolygonsDataFrame containing observations.
Author(s)
Karsten Donnay and Andrew M. Linke
Source
https://icr.ethz.ch/data/epr/geoepr/
Citation: Julian Wucherpfennig, Nils B. Weidmann, Luc Girardin, Lars-Erik Cederman, and Andreas Wimmer. (2011). "Politically Relevant Ethnic Groups Across Space and Time: Introducing the GeoEPR Dataset." Conflict Management and Peace Science 28(5): 423-437.
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.