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Exercise

Getting geographic features with tigris

In addition to enumeration units, the TIGER/Line database produced by the Census Bureau includes geographic features. These features consist of several datasets for use in thematic mapping and spatial analysis, such as transportation infrastructure and water features. In this exercise, you'll acquire and plot roads and water data with tigris.

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  • 1

    Use the area_water() function to request water features for Lane County, Oregon, then plot them.

  • 2

    Request primary & secondary roads for New Hampshire by setting the state to "NH", then plot them.