We invite #RStats users to contribute to a fund dedicated to helping the family of Tomáš Kalibera following his untimely death in April. Find out more and donate here: www.r-project.org/foundation/k...

Where can your spatial model be trusted? 🌍 Yesterday at #EOschool2026 in Istanbul, I talked about reliable validation of spatial machine learning: evaluate the map, not just the model. Slides (expanded ML4EO 2026 talk): jakubnowosad.com/ogh2026/docs... #rstats #rspatial #gischat

A resource from Jérôme Guélat for anyone working with spatial data in R. *Spatial Data Processing with R* combines GIS fundamentals with practical, reusable workflows for analysis and map making. 🗺️ jguelat.github.io/spatial-r/ #rspatial #rstats #SpatialAnalysis #OpenSource

📢 Call for Papers: The Open-Source Approach to Geospatial Applications (Geocarto International) 🗓️ Submission deadline: 31 January 2027 think.taylorandfrancis.com/article_coll... #FOSS4G #GISchat #OpenScience

Norm Matloff (1948-2026) @matloff.bsky.social I was made aware of the post below made by his daughter. We lost another friend and valued long-time contributor the #Rstats community, gone far too soon, and sure to be missed. His memory will be a blessing.

Here's the official ad: we're hiring for a continuing position up to A/Prof. It's a large stats dept with a broad view of statistics. Research areas include probability, computing, ecology, astronomy, stats education, biostats. We care about teaching quality: students are our main funding source

Pouako|Lecturer to Senior Lecturer to Associate Professor - Te Kura Tatauranga|Department of Statistics

Company Description: Waipapa Taumata Rau | The University of AucklandTe Whare Pūtaiao | Faculty of Science is the leading science faculty in Aotearoa New Zealand and one of the largest in Au...

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A world still to be mapped 🌍 Today at UseR! 2026 in Warsaw, I gave a talk "A world still to be mapped: reflections on geocomputation in R". A look at the #rspatial history, current state, my challenges, and more. Slides: jakubnowosad.com/user2026/ #rstats #geocomputation #UseR2026

🚂 Heading to useR!2026 in Warsaw (6–9 July 2026). user2026.r-project.org I’ll be around and keen to meet others working on #rspatial and geocomputation in R (etc.). #useR2026 #rstats #rspatial

I am giving away a free copy of the #BayesianWorkflow book by @statmodeling.bsky.social, @avehtari.bsky.social, @rmcelreath.bsky.social et al!! Please like, repost, and follow to enter. I will randomly draw the winner next Weds July 8. 😀 routledge.com/9780367490140 #RStats #DataScience #Bayesian

We're excited to announce a new release of SedonaDB, and this one is a big one! Between native DataFrame APIs in Python and R, a brand new Geography implementation, GPU accelerated joins, and a raster/ND-array foundation, it's hard to know where to start.

"Some of us had a vision that maybe computers could change statistics” www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Prof Brian Ripley on developing R to manage the world's data

Prof Brian Ripley has spent the past three decades working on a computer software that analyses data.

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BBC article about Brian Ripley of the #RStats Core team given this week's excellent news concerning 2026 Rousseeuw Price for Statistics recognition for him and the core team. www.bbc.com/news/article...

Prof Brian Ripley on developing R to manage the world's data

Prof Brian Ripley has spent the past three decades working on a computer software that analyses data.

bbc.com

Hey #rspatial! If you’ve taught an undergraduate GIS course, would you be willing to chat/zoom for 20–30 minutes? I’m teaching GIS next semester and would love advice on topics, skills, assignments, and tools to include as I work on improving the course. Thanks!

The 2026 laureates are Brian Ripley, Martin Maechler, Kurt Hornik, Peter Dalgaard, and Luke Tierney who have made the longest sustained contribution to #RStats. Half of the $1m prize money is awarded to the laureates and half to the rest of the Core Team.

The 2026 Rousseeuw Prize for Statistics has been awarded to the R Project. #RStats www.rousseeuwprize.org/2026

R for eaRth: Data Visualisation and Exploration Challenge at UseR! 2026 Aimed at improving the precision of methane emission estimation based on spectral data from the Sentinel-2 satellite. More info at github.com/CredibleAI/R... Ticket sales end on the 12th! user2026.r-project.org #RStats

John Fox (1947-2025) An obituary of R Foundation member John Fox by Peter Dalgaard. www.r-project.org/doc/obit/joh... #rstats

🌍 Join the next OEMC Science Webinar! Meet the teams behind the GRDC, GWDC, and ISMN and discover how global environmental data infrastructures support Earth observation, climate science, and environmental monitoring. 📅 Thursday, June 11th 📍 Zoom 🔗 Register: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

The first in a series of blog posts reporting back on milestones achieved through an investment in the R Project under the Sovereign Tech Fund: blog.r-project.org/2026/06/02/s... #RStats

R for eaRth: Data Visualisation and Exploration Challenge at UseR! 2026 Aimed at improving the precision of methane emission estimation based on spectral data from the Sentinel-2 satellite. More info at github.com/CredibleAI/R... #RStats #useR2026

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useR! - The R User Conference@user-conf.bsky.social · 3mo ago

R for eaRth: Data Visualisation and Exploration Challenge at UseR! 2026 Aimed at improving the precision of methane emission estimation based on spectral data from the Sentinel-2 satellite. More info at github.com/CredibleAI/R... #RStats #useR2026

One reason I rely on R: It encourages thinking in models, not just running them. Formulas, diagnostics, assumptions—they’re part of the workflow, not an afterthought. #RStats #DataScience #MachineLearning

Nominations are now open for the Lorena Abad Crespo Award for Innovation in Spatial Data Science! 🎉 Know someone doing outstanding work in spatial data science, GIS, or geocomputation? Nominate them here: spatial-data-science.github.io/award.html Please share widely! #GISchat #SDS #OpenScience

Super excited to get this at my door today! Ursula Laa and my book on exploring high-d data and models is in print! Book website is www.routledge.com/Interactivel... if interested I think my 30% discount code might work for you - msg me. Time to update dicook.github.io/mulgar_book/ too! #rstats

We are pleased to announce that Mikael Jagan has joined the R Core Team. #RStats He has been an active contributor to the R project for several years, proposing bug fixes and enhancements. Further, he has been co-authoring/maintaining the important Matrix package and more recently lme4 and glmmTMB.

Now look at this! ogc.org/standards/op...

openEO OGC Standard | Earth Observation Data API

Learn how openEO enables interoperable processing of large Earth observation datasets using a unified cloud-based API.

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Today marks 50 years since John Chambers and Rick Becker presented a new project to colleagues at Bell Labs - an interactive environment that became the S language. For more details, see the #RStats blog entry "S at 50": blog.r-project.org/2026/05/05/s...

📣 Last day for @rconsortium.bsky.social grant submissions! My (unofficial) Tips: - Small scoped R 📦 (or improvement) / tool - ~6 - 12 month duration - 3-7k ask is the sweet spot Spend 45-60 mins with your thoughts to write a proposal! r-consortium.org/all-projects... #rstats

This might be the most insane story about the US EPA that you’ll read.

How the Trump Administration Ended Independent Science at the E.P.A.

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a long time ago i followed @sgillies blog and the moment he announced he had left a job we hired him to work at mapbox, a major coup. now is the time for you to do the same thing for your company, i guarantee you will not regret it: https://sgillies.net/2026/04/24/laid-off.html