Interactive Maps in Shiny dashboards using the leaflet package

Visualizing geospatial information in maps is popular in modern dashboards. However, a static map with a layer of interactivity can open up a wider range of insights for the end user. Leaflet is a leading Javascript library for creating lightweight interactive maps and the leaflet package in R provides an interface to insert leaflet maps in Shiny dashboards. Learning the basics and fundamentals of using leaflet in an R Shiny Dashboard can be a useful tool in situations where geospatial information needs to be visualized interactively.

Our speaker is Janith Wanniarachchi, an R Shiny Developer at Appsilon. He graduated from the University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka with First Class Honours in BSc. (Hons.) in Statistics and his main research interests are focused on data visualization, statistical modeling, and time series forecasting. He currently maintains and authored 4 R packages including {scatteR}, {DSjobtracker}, and {nic}. In his free time, he mostly works on creative writing, generative art, and practicing Muay Thai.