https://github.com/SciTools/cartopy

Cartopy - a cartographic python library with matplotlib support
https://github.com/SciTools/cartopy

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Cartopy - a cartographic python library with matplotlib support

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/SciTools/cartopy
• Owner: SciTools
• License: bsd-3-clause
• Created: 2012-08-03T07:43:59.000Z (over 12 years ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2024-11-03T12:52:10.000Z (about 1 month ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-11-03T13:30:16.131Z (about 1 month ago)
• Topics: cartopy, geometry, maps, matplotlib, projections, python, spatial
• Language: Python
• Homepage: https://scitools.org.uk/cartopy/docs/latest
• Size: 81 MB
• Stars: 1,428
• Watchers: 54
• Forks: 364
• Open Issues: 314
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • Changelog: CHANGES
  • Contributing: .github/CONTRIBUTING.md
  • License: LICENSE
  • Support: .github/SUPPORT.md

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README

        


  

    





    Cartopy is a Python package designed to make drawing maps for

    data analysis and visualisation easy.






































# Table of contents

- [Overview](#overview)

- [Get in touch](#get-in-touch)

- [License and copyright](#license-and-copyright)

## Overview

Cartopy is a Python package designed to make drawing maps for data

analysis and visualisation easy.

It features:

- object oriented projection definitions

- point, line, polygon and image transformations between projections

- integration to expose advanced mapping in Matplotlib with a simple and

  intuitive interface

- powerful vector data handling by integrating shapefile reading with Shapely

  capabilities

Documentation can be found at .

## Get in touch

- Ask usage questions on

  [StackOverflow](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/cartopy).

- For less well defined questions, ideas, general discussion or announcements of

  related projects use the

  [Cartopy category on Matplotlib's Discourse](https://discourse.matplotlib.org/c/3rdparty/cartopy/19).

- Report bugs, suggest features or view the source code on

  [GitHub](https://github.com/SciTools/cartopy).

- To chat with developers and other users you can use the

  [Gitter Chat](https://gitter.im/SciTools/cartopy).

## Credits, copyright and license

Cartopy is developed collaboratively under the SciTools umberella.

A full list of codecontributors ("Cartopy contributors") can be found at

https://github.com/SciTools/cartopy/graphs/contributors.

Code is just one of many ways of positively contributing to Cartopy, please see

our [contributing guide](.github/CONTRIBUTING.md) for more details on how

you can get involved.

Cartopy is released under the 3-Clause BSD license with a shared copyright model.

See [LICENSE](LICENSE) for full terms.

The [Met Office](https://metoffice.gov.uk) has made a significant

contribution to the development, maintenance and support of this library.

All Met Office contributions are copyright on behalf of the British Crown.