osmanosama227-glitch/-Egypt-Agricultural-Suitability-Spatial-Analysis-in-R

A spatial data science project mapping primary crop recommendations across all Egyptian governorates using R, GADM shapefiles, and interactive visualization libraries. # 🌾 Egypt Agricultural Suitability — Spatial Analysis in R > A spatial data science project mapping primary crop recommendations across all Egyptian governorates using R, GADM shapefiles, and interactive visualization libraries. **Student:** Osman Osama · Egyptian Chinese University (ECU) **Course:** Spatial Statistics **Data Sources:** CAPMAS Egypt / FAO Egypt / GADM --- ## 📸 Preview ### Static Choropleth Map ### Point Map (Governorate Centroids) > 🖱️ An interactive HTML version is also generated — open `egypt_crops_map.html` or `egypt_meaningful_map.html` in any browser. --- ## 📁 Project Structure ``` egypt-agricultural-suitability/ │ ├── egypt_crops_map_9.R # Main script: choropleth + interactive map + shapefile export ├── egypt_crops_point_map_final.R # Point map: leaflet-based interactive map by region │ ├── data/ │ ├── egypt_crops_data.csv # Agricultural suitability data (27 governorates) │ ├── governorate_names.csv # Governorate names as exported from GADM shapefile │ └── shapefile/ │ ├── egypt_crops.shp # Merged shapefile with crop & score attributes │ ├── egypt_crops.dbf │ ├── egypt_crops.prj │ └── egypt_crops.shx │ └── outputs/ ├── egypt_crops_map.png # Static choropleth (primary crop per governorate) ├── egypt_crops_point_map.png # Static point map (size = score, color = crop) ├── egypt_crops_map.html # Interactive plotly choropleth └── egypt_meaningful_map.html # Interactive leaflet point map (color by region) ``` --- ## 🗺️ What the Project Does ### Script 1 — `egypt_crops_map_9.R` - Downloads Egypt's administrative shapefile at governorate level using the **GADM** database (`geodata` package) - Matches 27 governorates to a custom agricultural dataset (primary, secondary & tertiary crops + suitability score + key factor) - Performs fuzzy string matching to handle Arabic transliteration differences - Generates: - **Static choropleth map** ( …