The goal of MUSA_508_Lab2 is to:

• Learn the basics of working with GitHub

• Gain knowledge on how the {sf} package works and what a CRS is

• Practice knitting a markdown, committing, and pushing to your GitHub repo

You will accomplish this by:

• Get yourself a GitHub account

• Install Git onto your computer

• If you like, install GitHub Desktop onto your computer. RStudio is the only tool you’ll need to work with GitHub, but your choice.

• Fork this GitHub repository to your GitHub account

• Use RStudio to create a version controlled project from YOUR repo (which is a copy of this)

• Once you have the files on your computer (aka cloned the repo), start working with the MUSA_508_LAb2_sf.Rmd file to learn about the {sf} package.

• Read MUSA_508_LAb2_sf.Rmd, run the code line by line and make sure you understand the content. Ask questions on Piazza. Make sure you can knit the entire document without error.

• After that, open the Lab2_assignment.Rmd.

• This assignment is a small sample of the code from the exercise, but there are areas or code removed where you need to add your own input. 90% of the code is there, but you will need to fill in the blanks to make it run.

• Once the code runs without error, knit that to a markdown, commit all of your changes, and push it to your GitHub repo. There are more detailed instructions within that file.

Setting up GitHub can be a breeze or it can be frustrating. There are a number of links and slide from my GitHub Intro in the Resources page of Piazza. There is a wealth of info on the web as well, but use the Piazza Q&A, because others will likely have the same questions.

Best of luck!!!