Re: [Matplotlib-users] Drawing map scales with Basemap

2008-12-08 Thread Jeff Whitaker
Mauro Cavalcanti wrote: Dear Jeff ALL, Are there any examples of the use of the drawmapscale() Basemap method? I can use this myself and will also add any examples to the forthcoming Basemap Cookbook website (for this, I am compiling all available examples). Thanks in advance! Best

Re: [Matplotlib-users] Drawing map scales with Basemap

2008-12-08 Thread Mauro Cavalcanti
Dear Jeff, Thanks Unfortunately, the map scale cannot be drawn for cylindrical projections like the Equirectangular default... :-( Best wishes, 2008/12/8 Jeff Whitaker [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Mauro Cavalcanti wrote: Dear Jeff ALL, Are there any examples of the use of the drawmapscale()

Re: [Matplotlib-users] Drawing map scales with Basemap

2008-12-08 Thread Jeff Whitaker
Mauro Cavalcanti wrote: Dear Jeff, Thanks Unfortunately, the map scale cannot be drawn for cylindrical projections like the Equirectangular default... :-( Mauro: That's because the default is not really a map projection at all - it just displays the data in lat/lon coordinates.

Re: [Matplotlib-users] Drawing map scales with Basemap

2008-12-08 Thread Mauro Cavalcanti
Dear Jeff, 2008/12/8 Jeff Whitaker [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Mauro: That's because the default is not really a map projection at all - it just displays the data in lat/lon coordinates.The map scale really has no meaning in that case. Sure, however some biological journals insist that authors