What is raster data?

Task 1: Raster Input
  • Download SRTM and land cover tiles from the learnweb.
  • Load the SRTM and land cover tiles into R.
  • Create one combined SRTM layer and one combined land cover layer out of the tiles.
  • Plot both rasters.

Task 2: Simple querries
  • How often does each land cover class occur in this area?
  • What is the lowest and highest elevation in this area?