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The matplotlib basemap toolkit is a library for plotting 2D data on maps in Python. It is similar in functionality to the matlab mapping toolbox, the IDL mapping facilities, GrADS, or the Generic Mapping Tools. PyNGL and CDAT are other libraries that provide similar capabilities in Python.

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using scalebar in matplotlib basemap

from mpl_toolkits.basemap import Basemap import matplotlib.pyplot as plt import numpy as np m = Basemap(projection='cyl',resolution='c',area_thresh=10,llcrnrlon=-180,urcrnrlon=180,\ ...
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BufferRegion is cleared by a call to clf()

I have an application in which I'd like to draw counties from a shapefile using Basemap. Drawing the county polygons is the bottleneck in the rendering, and since I'll be drawing the same region of ...
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Reference to Basemap instance's coordinate system

I use the matplotlib basemap toolkit (mpl_basemap.Basemap) to plot GeoTIFF images on a map background using pcolor() or pcolormesh(). For this purpose, I need to transform a meshgrid of x and y ...
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Plotting a map : Rotating arrows for ocean surface currents

Here are the variables displayed by the netCDF file: I have written this code in order to draw Mediterranean surface currents with a netCDF file : import netCDF4 from netCDF4 import Dataset import ...
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File format of Basemap data files

I would like to know the file formats of the following files data files in Matplotlib Basemap toolkit countries*.dat countriesmeta*.dat gshhs*.dat rivers*.dat riversmeta*.dat ...
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How to Install Matplotlib Basemap Module on Windows 7 with WinPython (or any Python stack install)?

I've found that the Basemap (module for matplotlib and Python) binary installer for Windows cannot detect Python on the system when Python is installed as part of a stack install, like Anaconda or ...
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take the coordinates of the tiles in pixels, maskocean to cut the tiles on the map. basemap

I have the following map which I have added the tiles on it based on the latitudes and longitudes of the edges. 1- How can I have the coordinates in dpi. (I guess it depends on the dpi I have defined ...
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Python solution to transforming polar stereographic data to mercator projection

I've data in polar stereographic projection and the lat and lon values as well. But I cannot seem to find a simple way to transform this to a mercator (regular square lat and lon) projection in ...
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Plot errorbars on basemap

I would like to plot errorbars on a hammer projection of the whole sky. I want to show where a vector points on the sky, with its associated uncertainties. Trying basemap.errobars like ...
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Spacing of map scatter plot elements

I have a dense scatter plot on a map (produced using Python, matplotlib, and basemap). Here is a part of the image: I'd like to solve the overlap problem. I think the way to do this is to combine ...
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Installing matplotlib vn 1.2 and Basemap on Ubuntu

I'm trying to install vn 1.2 of Matplotlib on my Ubuntu computer so that I can use some of the animation features. Crucially I also need Basemap. The only way I've found of importing Basemap is ...
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basemap contourf in an existing irregural grid

I am new to basemap and to python too, so my question may be a little profound to some of you. I have some data that already have a specific lat and lon for every grid point. I am providing the ...
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matplotlib.Basemap LCC Projection in Southern Hemisphere

I'm trying to plot continental-scale data for Australia using matplotlib.Basemap's LCC projection feature. I've tried a number of different invocations of Basemap, but none can supply a domain that ...
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Is there a more efficient way to calculate the median of measurements on a global map?

Hey you smart guys out there. I implemented a method to count zeros in a row in an array, get the length of such groups of zeros and also get the midpoint as longitude and latitude values to be able ...
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cartesian grid projected to geographical coordinates

I have a set of grids in cartesian coordinates (x, y, z) which I would like to project onto geographical coordinates. When I use imshow with matplotlib basemap it seems as though the grid is simply ...

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