An automated data pipeline using R and GitHub Actions

In the April 2022 afrimapr community meetup,, Anne Treasure showcased a data pipeline developed for reading data from a Google Form & Spreadsheet to visualise via interactive web apps: R Shiny and Kumu. We looked at steps for setting up non-interactive authorisations to enable automation and integrating with Google Spreadsheets. The workflow is automated using GitHub Actions. The workflow is currently under development for the ESCALATOR programme (escalator.sadilar.org) and forms part of the South African Digital Humanities and Computational Social Sciences Stakeholder Map project (escalator.sadilar.org). To learn more about the workflow or ESCALATOR programme, please contact Anelda van der Walt (escalator@talarify.co.za) or Anne Treasure (dhcss-stakeholdermap@talarify.co.za) afrimapr’s monthly virtual meetups aim to support the development of an active African R mapping community. It offers you a chance to learn about new resources, ask questions, showcase your work, and grow your R mapping network. Join our Google Group to stay up to date about upcoming opportunities and events: groups.google.com Website: afrimapr.org Twitter: twitter.com