Basemap is a great tool for creating maps using python in a simple way. It’s a matplotlib extension, so it has got all its features to create data visualizations, and adds the geographical …

from mpl_toolkits.basemap import Basemap import matplotlib.pyplot as plt map = Basemap (projection = 'ortho', lat_0 = 0, lon_0 = 0) map. drawmapboundary (fill_color = 'aqua') map. …

import matplotlib.pyplot as plt from mpl_toolkits.basemap import Basemap fig = plt. figure ax = fig. add_subplot (211) ax. set_title ("Hammer projection") map = Basemap (projection = 'hammer', …

from mpl_toolkits.basemap import Basemap import matplotlib.pyplot as plt fig = plt. figure map = Basemap (projection = 'ortho', lat_0 = 0, lon_0 = 0) map. drawlsmask (land_color = "#ddaa66", …

The way used by Basemap to handle vectorial files is quite different from other libraries, and deserves some attention. Basic usage ¶ Let’s start with the easiest way to plot a shapefile:

from mpl_toolkits.basemap import Basemap import matplotlib.pyplot as plt plt. figure (0) map = Basemap (projection = 'ortho', lon_0 = 0, lat_0 = 0, resolution = 'c') map. drawmapboundary …

from mpl_toolkits.basemap import Basemap import matplotlib.pyplot as plt map = Basemap (projection = 'ortho', lat_0 = 0, lon_0 = 0) map. drawmapboundary (fill_color = 'aqua') map. …

Basemap in 3D¶ Even though many people don’t like them, maps with 3d elements can be created using basemap and the matplotlib mplot3d toolkit.

All maps must have a projection. The projection and its features are all assigned when the object Basemap is created. The way to do it is quite different from other libraries (i.e. GDAL), so …

The first two lines include the Basemap library and matplotlib. Both are necessary; The map is created using the Basemap class, which has many options. Without passing any option, the …