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

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

On 12/1/11 11:39 AM, Bruce Ford wrote:
> Yes, as a matter of fact I create an identical basemap object as the 
> plotted gridded data.  And the lines (tropical cyclone tracks) plot 
> fine as long as the projection is 'cyl'.
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> Bruce

Bruce:  Can you post a self-contained example?

-Jeff
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> On Thu, Dec 1, 2011 at 12:35 PM, Jeff Whitaker <js...@fa... 
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>     On 12/1/11 7:34 AM, Bruce Ford wrote:
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>         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.
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>         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?
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>         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?
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>         Bruce
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>         Bruce W. Ford
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>     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)?
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>     -Jeff
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