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A note on how to geocode using R, since I always forget
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geocode.R
# A note on how to geocode using R, since I always forget
library(tigris) # also loads 'sp'
library(RSocrata)
# Obtain data
d <- read.socrata("https://data.cityofchicago.org/Education/Connect-Chicago-Locations/bmus-hp7e")
ccgeo <- tracts(state = '17', county = c('031'), cb = T) ## cb=T means smaller file
# Data organization
d$longitude <- as.numeric(d$longitude)
d$latitude <- as.numeric(d$latitude)
sp::coordinates(d) <- c("longitude","latitude")
d@proj4string <- ccgeo@proj4string
# Geocode
geo <- sp::over(d, ccgeo)
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