from __future__ import (absolute_import, division, print_function) from mpl_toolkits.basemap import Basemap import numpy as np import matplotlib.pyplot as plt import sys def get_input(prompt): if sys.hexversion > 0x03000000: return input(prompt) else: return raw_input(prompt) # create Basemap instance for Near-Sided Perspective (satellite view) projection. lon_0 = float(get_input('enter reference longitude (lon_0):')) lat_0 = float(get_input('enter reference latitude (lat_0):')) h = float(get_input('enter altitude of camera in km (h):')) h=h*1000. # map with continents drawn and filled. fig = plt.figure() m = Basemap(projection='nsper',lon_0=lon_0,lat_0=lat_0,satellite_height=h,resolution='l') m.drawcoastlines() m.drawmapboundary(fill_color='aqua') m.fillcontinents(color='coral',lake_color='aqua') m.drawcountries() m.drawstates() # draw parallels and meridians. m.drawparallels(np.arange(-90.,120.,10.)) m.drawmeridians(np.arange(0.,420.,20.)) m.drawmapboundary(fill_color='aqua') plt.title('Near-Sided Perspective Map Centered on Lon=%s, Lat=%s, H=%g' %\ (lon_0,lat_0,h/1000.),fontsize=10) fig = plt.figure() m1 = Basemap(projection='nsper',lon_0=lon_0,lat_0=lat_0,satellite_height=h,resolution=None) ax = fig.add_axes([0.1,0.1,0.8,0.8], facecolor='k') # plot just upper right quadrant (coordinates determined from global map). m = Basemap(projection='nsper',lon_0=lon_0,lat_0=lat_0,satellite_height=h,resolution='l',llcrnrx=0.,llcrnry=0.,urcrnrx=m1.urcrnrx/2.,urcrnry=m1.urcrnry/2.) m.drawcoastlines() m.drawmapboundary(fill_color='aqua') m.fillcontinents(color='coral',lake_color='aqua') m.drawcountries() m.drawstates() # draw parallels and meridians. m.drawparallels(np.arange(-90.,120.,30.)) m.drawmeridians(np.arange(0.,420.,60.)) plt.title('Near-Sided Perspective Map Centered on Lon=%s, Lat=%s, H=%g' %\ (lon_0,lat_0,h/1000.),fontsize=10) plt.show()