Re: [Matplotlib-users] basemap plots

[Jeff W. <js...@fa...>]

Lionel Roubeyrie wrote:
> Hi all,
> Is it possible to import colormap file from GMT (.cpt) to basemap? If yes how 
> can we do that?
> Thanks
>   
Lionel:  I had included the GMT colormaps in matplotlib, but had to take 
them out because of licensing issues.  If you want to put them back in, 
put the attached file in your matplotlib install directory 
<sys.prefix>/lib/python2.4/site-packages/matplotlib. Then use a text 
editor to add the following lines to _cm.py (in the same directory)

from gmt_cm import addcmaps
addcmaps(datad)

right above the line

# reverse all the colormaps.

This will give you the colormaps

GMT_gebco
GMT_globe
GMT_haxby
GMT_no_green
GMT_ocean
GMT_polar
GMT_red2green
GMT_relief
GMT_seis
GMT_wysiwyg

and the corresponding reversed colormaps (with '_r' appended to the name).


-Jeff

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