Harnessing open street map data with R and QGIS

This tutorial shows how open source tools can be used to harness a huge and rapidly growing open source geodatabase: Open Street Map. It is targeted at people new to Open Street Map, but who already have an understanding of basic GIS concepts. Previous experience with the programs QGIS and R would be beneficial, but not essential, for completing the excercises. There are also a number of resources available on-line for more advanced functions, as described below.