VFF: Interactive Mapping Apps with R and Shiny

High quality visualization of maps and data is vital for research and communication. Generating such visualization tools is increasingly easy, especially for R programmers. Using Shiny, a simple interactive visualization tool, you can create useful and beautiful apps both for research and communication purposes. We will demonstrate the use of Shiny R, show some exploratory and outreach apps, and point to some resources for making similar apps on your own.