https://github.com/gisma/perfectPeak

Introduction in spatial thinking ... and learn how to script it
https://github.com/gisma/perfectPeak

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Introduction in spatial thinking ... and learn how to script it

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/gisma/perfectPeak
• Owner: gisma
• License: apache-2.0
• Created: 2015-01-21T19:41:06.000Z (over 9 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2016-11-02T10:19:08.000Z (almost 8 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-05-21T02:53:19.365Z (4 months ago)
• Language: R
• Homepage: http://moc.environmentalinformatics-marburg.de/doku.php?id=courses:msc:advanced-gis:description
• Size: 748 KB
• Stars: 5
• Watchers: 2
• Forks: 1
• Open Issues: 0
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  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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# The perfect peak

## Background

This package is developed during the Advanced GIS course which is an [regular course](http://moc.environmentalinformatics-marburg.de/doku.php?id=start) within the [MSc Environmental Geography](http://www.uni-marburg.de/fb19/studium/studiengaenge/msc-environmentalgeography/index_html) at Marburg University. Actually there was a need for a straightforward example of spatial thinking & GI science. This was combined with a typical  all days spatial problem. What is the background? Christian Rauch has written an [article](http://www.alpenverein.de/dav-services/panorama-magazin/dominanz-prominenz-eigenstaendigkeit-eines-berges_aid_11186.html) in the magazine of the German Alpine Club  to give a solution of this burning problem of most of the mountaineers.

## Introduction in spatial thinking ...

The basic idea of the article is, that one is able to calculate a so called value of *independence*  (Eigenstaendigkeit) for any mountain or summit. This results in a rank list of *perfect peaks*. In the beginning it seems to be a pretty simple question, but step by step it turns out into a almost arbitrarily complex spatial problem. And very suitable for our needs it is not charged with any scientific claims. So we will start and try to understand the problem.

## ... and learn how to express it in terms of a script 

Obviously the *perfectPeak* package is implemented in R. Nevertheless it is neither written as an *generic* R package nor it want's to be a course in scripting techniques. If one focus it technically, it is an example of how to use R for the integration of GIS functionality from external software and Desktop GIS. It shows commandline and API calls as well as the powerful integration of some major spatial R wrapper packages. 

But more likely it is the attempt to support *non programmers* diving into spatial thinking and getting a straightforward but nevertheless effective approach to implement and apply their concepts using the advanced capabilities of the great and growing GI open source software that is available out there. 

## References

Find further information at:

[Marburg Open Courseware - Advanced GIS](http://moc.environmentalinformatics-marburg.de/doku.php?id=courses:msc:advanced-gis:description)

Rauch. C. (2012): [Der perfekte Gipfel](http://www.alpenverein.de/dav-services/panorama-magazin/dominanz-prominenz-eigenstaendigkeit-eines-berges_aid_11186.html).  Panorama, 2/2012, S. 112.