Re: [Matplotlib-users] Map projections and pyplot.plot

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

On 12/1/11 7:34 AM, Bruce Ford wrote:
> I have a basemap figure where data is placed atop, which can be in any 
> number of differing projections.  However, when I plot a line over it 
> using pyplot.plot, the line doesn't show unless I'm using 
> the cylindrical equidistant projection.
>
> From what I gather this is a limitation of the plot command.  Can 
> anyone confirm this?  Is this a limitation in that the 'cyl' 
> projection is assumed by pyplot.plot?
>
> I saw a post that mentioned that a projection kwarg would not be added 
> to the plot command.  Does this mean that the plot command will 
> realize the projection of the gca basemap?
>
> Bruce
>
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> Bruce W. Ford

Bruce:  Did you convert the coordinates of the data you're plotting with 
pyplot.plot to map projection coordinates (by passing the lat/lon values 
to the Basemap instance)?

-Jeff