Re: [Matplotlib-users] plotting a contour from dicrete data points

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

Michael Newman wrote:
> My understanding is the "contour" method only handles plots of 
> functions, e.g. f(x,y) = z, and not discrete points. I tried looking 
> into this weeks ago, and couldn't find a way to handle discrete points.
>
> I'd love to be able to do Kriging or Inverse Distance Weighting contour 
> lines on XY points I have of pollution concentrations at various monitors...
>
>   
Michael:  There are three different methods for doing this described at

http://www.scipy.org/Cookbook/Matplotlib/Gridding_irregularly_spaced_data

-Jeff

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