SF.net SVN: matplotlib:[5920] trunk/toolkits/basemap/doc/users

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Revision: 5920
          http://matplotlib.svn.sourceforge.net/matplotlib/?rev=5920&view=rev
Author:   jswhit
Date:     2008-07-29 16:00:35 +0000 (Tue, 29 Jul 2008)

Log Message:
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add another section to users guide.

Modified Paths:
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    trunk/toolkits/basemap/doc/users/index.rst

Added Paths:
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    trunk/toolkits/basemap/doc/users/geography.rst

Added: trunk/toolkits/basemap/doc/users/geography.rst
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--- trunk/toolkits/basemap/doc/users/geography.rst	                        (rev 0)
+++ trunk/toolkits/basemap/doc/users/geography.rst	2008-07-29 16:00:35 UTC (rev 5920)
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+.. _geography:
+
+Drawing Coastlines, Rivers and Political Boundaries
+===================================================
+
+Basemap includes the 
+`GSSH <http://www.soest.hawaii.edu/wessel/gshhs/gshhs.html>`_
+coastline dataset, as well as datasets for rivers, state and
+country boundaries from 
+`GMT <http://gmt.soest.hawaii.edu>`_.
+These datasets can be used to draw coastlines, rivers and political
+boundaries on maps at several different resolutions.  The relevant Basemap 
+methods are:
+
+* :func:`~mpl_toolkits.basemap.Basemap.drawcoastlines`: draw coastlines.
+* :func:`~mpl_toolkits.basemap.Basemap.fillcontinents`: color the interior
+  of continents (by filling the coastline polygons).
+* :func:`~mpl_toolkits.basemap.Basemap.drawcountries`: draw country boundaries.
+* :func:`~mpl_toolkits.basemap.Basemap.drawstates`: draw state boundaries
+  in North America.
+* :func:`~mpl_toolkits.basemap.Basemap.drawrivers`: draw rivers.
+
+.. toctree::

Modified: trunk/toolkits/basemap/doc/users/index.rst
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--- trunk/toolkits/basemap/doc/users/index.rst	2008-07-29 12:23:43 UTC (rev 5919)
+++ trunk/toolkits/basemap/doc/users/index.rst	2008-07-29 16:00:35 UTC (rev 5920)
@@ -11,4 +11,5 @@
 
     intro.rst
     mapsetup.rst
+    geography.rst
     graticule.rst


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