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(This article was first published on <strong><a href="http://www.arilamstein.com/blog/2016/07/26/update-r-shapefile-contest/"> R – AriLamstein.com</a></strong>, and kindly contributed to <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.r-bloggers.com/">R-bloggers)</a> </div>
<p>This is a reminder that the <a target="_blank" href="http://www.arilamstein.com/?feed-stats-url=aHR0cDovL3d3dy5hcmlsYW1zdGVpbi5jb20vYmxvZy8yMDE2LzA3LzEyL2Fubm91bmNpbmctci1zaGFwZWZpbGUtY29udGVzdC8%3D&feed-stats-url-post-id=3152">R Shapefile Contest</a> ends this <strong>Friday, July 29</strong>!</p>
<p>We already have four incredible entries:</p>
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<li>Kent Johnson looked at the Cambridge Outdoor Lighting Ordinance.</li>
<li>James B. Elsner, Thomas H. Jagger, and Tyler Fricker studied the Long-Term View of Tornado Risk.</li>
<li>Robby Powell explored Airport Effects on U.S. County Unemployment Rates</li>
<li>Jonathan Carroll researched the Australian Federal Election of 2016</li>
</ol>
<p>Here’s a gallery of images from the current submissions:</p>
<p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.arilamstein.com/blog/2016/07/26/update-r-shapefile-contest/countyairportidentification1-1/"><img sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" data-image-description="" data-orig-file="http://i2.wp.com/www.arilamstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/countyAirportIdentification1-1.png?fit=864%2C864" data-orig-size="864,864" width="150" data-image-title="countyAirportIdentification1-1" data-comments-opened="1" data-attachment-id="3154" srcset="http://i2.wp.com/www.arilamstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/countyAirportIdentification1-1.png?w=864 864w, http://i2.wp.com/www.arilamstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/countyAirportIdentification1-1.png?resize=150%2C150 150w, http://i2.wp.com/www.arilamstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/countyAirportIdentification1-1.png?resize=300%2C300 300w, http://i2.wp.com/www.arilamstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/countyAirportIdentification1-1.png?resize=768%2C768 768w, http://i2.wp.com/www.arilamstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/countyAirportIdentification1-1.png?resize=200%2C200 200w" height="150" alt="countyAirportIdentification1-1" data-medium-file="http://i2.wp.com/www.arilamstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/countyAirportIdentification1-1.png?fit=300%2C300" data-large-file="http://i2.wp.com/www.arilamstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/countyAirportIdentification1-1.png?fit=864%2C864" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}" src="http://i2.wp.com/www.arilamstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/countyAirportIdentification1-1.png?resize=150%2C150"></a><br>
<a target="_blank" href="http://www.arilamstein.com/blog/2016/07/26/update-r-shapefile-contest/tornado/"><img sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" data-image-description="" data-orig-file="http://i1.wp.com/www.arilamstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/tornado.png?fit=1344%2C960" data-orig-size="1344,960" width="150" data-image-title="tornado" data-comments-opened="1" data-attachment-id="3155" srcset="http://i1.wp.com/www.arilamstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/tornado.png?resize=150%2C150 150w, http://i1.wp.com/www.arilamstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/tornado.png?resize=200%2C200 200w, http://i1.wp.com/www.arilamstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/tornado.png?zoom=2&amp;resize=150%2C150 300w, http://i1.wp.com/www.arilamstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/tornado.png?zoom=3&amp;resize=150%2C150 450w" height="150" alt="tornado" data-medium-file="http://i1.wp.com/www.arilamstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/tornado.png?fit=300%2C214" data-large-file="http://i1.wp.com/www.arilamstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/tornado.png?fit=1024%2C731" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}" src="http://i1.wp.com/www.arilamstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/tornado.png?resize=150%2C150"></a><br>
<a target="_blank" href="http://www.arilamstein.com/blog/2016/07/26/update-r-shapefile-contest/screen-shot-2016-07-26-at-10-43-21-am/"><img sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" data-image-description="" data-orig-file="http://i0.wp.com/www.arilamstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Screen-Shot-2016-07-26-at-10.43.21-AM.png?fit=1258%2C532" data-orig-size="1258,532" width="150" data-image-title="Screen Shot 2016-07-26 at 10.43.21 AM" data-comments-opened="1" data-attachment-id="3156" srcset="http://i0.wp.com/www.arilamstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Screen-Shot-2016-07-26-at-10.43.21-AM.png?resize=150%2C150 150w, http://i0.wp.com/www.arilamstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Screen-Shot-2016-07-26-at-10.43.21-AM.png?resize=200%2C200 200w, http://i0.wp.com/www.arilamstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Screen-Shot-2016-07-26-at-10.43.21-AM.png?zoom=2&amp;resize=150%2C150 300w, http://i0.wp.com/www.arilamstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Screen-Shot-2016-07-26-at-10.43.21-AM.png?zoom=3&amp;resize=150%2C150 450w" height="150" alt="Screen Shot 2016-07-26 at 10.43.21 AM" data-medium-file="http://i0.wp.com/www.arilamstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Screen-Shot-2016-07-26-at-10.43.21-AM.png?fit=300%2C127" data-large-file="http://i0.wp.com/www.arilamstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Screen-Shot-2016-07-26-at-10.43.21-AM.png?fit=1024%2C433" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}" src="http://i0.wp.com/www.arilamstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Screen-Shot-2016-07-26-at-10.43.21-AM.png?resize=150%2C150"></a><br>
<a target="_blank" href="http://www.arilamstein.com/blog/2016/07/26/update-r-shapefile-contest/screen-shot-2016-07-26-at-10-42-23-am/"><img sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" data-image-description="" data-orig-file="http://i1.wp.com/www.arilamstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Screen-Shot-2016-07-26-at-10.42.23-AM.png?fit=584%2C576" data-orig-size="584,576" width="150" data-image-title="Screen Shot 2016-07-26 at 10.42.23 AM" data-comments-opened="1" data-attachment-id="3157" srcset="http://i1.wp.com/www.arilamstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Screen-Shot-2016-07-26-at-10.42.23-AM.png?resize=150%2C150 150w, http://i1.wp.com/www.arilamstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Screen-Shot-2016-07-26-at-10.42.23-AM.png?resize=200%2C200 200w, http://i1.wp.com/www.arilamstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Screen-Shot-2016-07-26-at-10.42.23-AM.png?zoom=2&amp;resize=150%2C150 300w, http://i1.wp.com/www.arilamstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Screen-Shot-2016-07-26-at-10.42.23-AM.png?zoom=3&amp;resize=150%2C150 450w" height="150" alt="Screen Shot 2016-07-26 at 10.42.23 AM" data-medium-file="http://i1.wp.com/www.arilamstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Screen-Shot-2016-07-26-at-10.42.23-AM.png?fit=300%2C296" data-large-file="http://i1.wp.com/www.arilamstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Screen-Shot-2016-07-26-at-10.42.23-AM.png?fit=584%2C576" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}" src="http://i1.wp.com/www.arilamstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Screen-Shot-2016-07-26-at-10.42.23-AM.png?resize=150%2C150"></a></p>
<p>I encourage you to read all of the entries; there are links in the comments section of the <a target="_blank" href="http://www.arilamstein.com/?feed-stats-url=aHR0cDovL3d3dy5hcmlsYW1zdGVpbi5jb20vYmxvZy8yMDE2LzA3LzEyL2Fubm91bmNpbmctci1zaGFwZWZpbGUtY29udGVzdC8%3D&feed-stats-url-post-id=3152">contest page</a>.</p>
<p>Even better, I’d love it if you submitted an entry yourself!</p>
<p>Yes, the winner will get a couple of prizes. But the main reasons to submit an entry, I think, are that going through the publication process will</p>
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<li><em>improve your skills</em></li>
<li><em>draw attention to your work</em></li>
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