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1 | 1 | # Cartopy |
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3 | | -```{note} |
4 | | -This content is under construction! |
5 | | -``` |
6 | | - |
7 | | -This section contains tutorials on plotting maps with [cartopy](https://scitools.org.uk/cartopy/docs/latest/). |
8 | | -It will be cross-referenced with tutorials on [xarray](xarray) and [matplotlib](matplotlib). |
| 3 | +This section contains tutorials on plotting maps with [Cartopy](https://scitools.org.uk/cartopy/docs/latest/). |
| 4 | +It will be cross-referenced with tutorials on [Xarray](xarray) and [Matplotlib](matplotlib). |
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12 | 8 | From the [Cartopy website](https://scitools.org.uk/cartopy/docs/latest): |
13 | | -Cartopy is a Python package designed for geospatial data processing in order to |
14 | | -produce maps and other geospatial data analyses. |
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16 | | -Cartopy makes use of the powerful PROJ.4, NumPy and Shapely libraries and includes a programmatic interface |
17 | | -built on top of Matplotlib for the creation of publication quality maps. |
| 10 | +> Cartopy is a Python package designed for geospatial data processing in order to |
| 11 | +> produce maps and other geospatial data analyses. |
| 12 | +> |
| 13 | +> Cartopy makes use of the powerful PROJ.4, NumPy and Shapely libraries and includes a programmatic interface |
| 14 | +> built on top of Matplotlib for the creation of publication quality maps. |
| 15 | +> |
| 16 | +> Key features of Cartopy are its object-oriented [projection definitions](https://scitools.org.uk/cartopy/docs/latest/crs/projections.html#cartopy-projections), |
| 17 | +> and its ability to transform points, lines, vectors, polygons and images between those projections. |
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19 | | -You should have a basic familiarity with Matplotlib prior to working through the Cartopy notebooks presented here. |
| 19 | +You should have a basic familiarity with [Matplotlib](matplotlib) prior to working through the Cartopy notebooks presented here. |
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21 | | -Key features of cartopy are its object-oriented [projection definitions](https://scitools.org.uk/cartopy/docs/latest/crs/projections.html#cartopy-projections), |
22 | | -and its ability to transform points, lines, vectors, polygons and images between those projections. |
| 21 | +Cartopy's cartographic features library includes shapefiles directly served by [Natural Earth](https://www.naturalearthdata.com/). |
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