[Live-demo] [OSGeo] #1205: Add Python Basemap Toolkit to the disc (was: python basemap)

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#1205: Add Python Basemap Toolkit to the disc
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 Reporter:  darkblueb    |       Owner:  live-demo@…              
     Type:  enhancement  |      Status:  new                      
 Priority:  normal       |   Milestone:  OSGeoLive8.0             
Component:  LiveDVD      |    Keywords:  python, basemap          
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Changes (by hamish):

  * keywords:  python => python, basemap


Comment:

 http://matplotlib.org/basemap/users/intro.html

 > 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.
 >
 > Basemap does not do any plotting on it\u2019s own, but
 > provides the facilities to transform coordinates to one of
 > 25 different map projections (using the PROJ.4 C library).
 > Matplotlib is then used to plot contours, images, vectors,
 > lines or points in the transformed coordinates. Shoreline,
 > river and political boundary datasets (from Generic
 > Mapping Tools) are provided, along with methods for
 > plotting them. The GEOS library is used internally to clip
 > the coastline and polticial boundary features to the
 > desired map projection region.
 >
 > Basemap provides facilities for reading shapefiles.
 >
 > Basemap is geared toward the needs of earth scientists,
 > particular oceanographers and meteorologists. I originally
 > wrote Basemap to help in my research (climate and weather
 > forecasting), since at the time CDAT was the only other
 > tool in python for plotting data on map projections. Over
 > the years, the capabilities of Basemap have evolved as
 > scientists in other disciplines (such as biology, geology
 > and geophysics) requested and contributed new features.

 screenshots:
  https://www.google.com/search?tbm=isch&q=Matplotlib+Basemap

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