R is a free software environment for statistical computing and graphics. It compiles and runs on Windows, MacOS, and a wide variety of Linux platforms. R supports advanced statistics, modeling, and data visualization through downloadable collections of functions called packages. More information can be found at https://www.r-project.org. In this task sheet, you will learn how to install R and the RStudio Integrated Development Environment (IDE) and write some basic R commands. This task sheet is the first in a series of tutorials introducing spatial data science concepts using the R programming language.