psbasemap − To plot PostScript basemaps |
psbasemap −B[p|s]parameters −Jparameters −Rwest/east/south/north[/zmin/zmax][r] [ −Eazimuth/elevation ] [ −Gfill ] [ −Jz|Zparameters ] [ −K ] [ −L[f][x]lon0/lat0[/slon]/slat/length[m|n|k][:label:just][+ppen][+ffill] ] ] [ −O ] [ −P ] [ −U[/dx/dy/][label] ] [ −T[f|m][x]lon0/lat0/size[/info][:w,e,s,n:][+gint[/mint]] ] [ −V ] [ −X[a|c|r][x-shift[u]] ] [ −Y[a|c|r][y-shift[u]] ] [ −Zzlevel ] [ −ccopies ] |
psbasemap creates PostScript code that will produce a basemap. Several map projections are available, and the user may specify separate tickmark intervals for boundary annotation, ticking, and [optionally] gridlines. A simple map scale or directional rose may also be plotted. |
−B |
Sets map boundary annotation and tickmark intervals. The format of tickinfo is [p|s]xinfo[/yinfo[/zinfo]][:."Title":][W|w][E|e][S|s][N|n][Z|z[+]]. The leading p [Default] or s selects the primary or secondary annotation information. Each of the ?info segments are textstrings of the form info[:"Axis label":][:="prefix":][:,"unit label":]. The info string is made up of one or more concatenated substrings of the form [which]stride[+-phase][u]. The optional which can be either a for annotation tick spacing [Default], f for frame tick spacing, and g for gridline spacing. If frame interval is not set, it is assumed to be the same as annotation interval. stride is the desired stride interval. The optional phase shifts the annotation interval by that amount. The optional u indicates the unit of the stride and can be any of Y (year, plot with 4 digits), y (year, plot with 2 digits), O (month, plot using PLOT_DATE_FORMAT), o (month, plot with 2 digits), U (ISO week, plot using PLOT_DATE_FORMAT), u (ISO week, plot using 2 digits), r (Gregorian week, 7-day stride from start of week TIME_WEEK_START), K (ISO weekday, plot name of day), D (date, plot using PLOT_DATE_FORMAT), d (day, plot day of month 0-31 or year 1-366, via PLOT_DATE_FORMAT), R (day, same as d, aligned with TIME_WEEK_START), H (hour, plot using PLOT_CLOCK_FORMAT), h (hour, plot with 2 digits), M (minute, plot using PLOT_CLOCK_FORMAT), m (minute, plot with 2 digits), C (second, plot using PLOT_CLOCK_FORMAT), c (second, plot with 2 digits). Note for geographic axes m and c instead mean arc minutes and arc seconds. All entities that are language-specific are under control by TIME_LANGUAGE. To specify separate x and y ticks, separate the substrings that apply to the x and y axes with a slash [/] (If a 3-D basemap is selected with −E and −Jz, a third substring pertaining to the vertical axis may be appended.) For linear/log/power projections (−Jx|X): Labels for each axis can be added by surrounding them with colons. If the first character in the label is a period, then the label is used as plot title; if it is a comma then the label is appended to each annotation; if it is an equal sign (=) the the prefix is prepended to each annotation (start label/prefix with - to avoid space between annotation and item); else it is the axis label. If the label consists of more than one word, enclose the entire label in double quotes (e.g., :"my label":). |
By default, all 4 boundaries are plotted (referred to as
W, E, S, N). To change the default, append the code
for only those axes you want (e.g., WS for standard
lower-left x- and y-axis system). Upper case (e.g.,
W) means draw axis/tickmarks AND annotate it, whereas
lower case (e.g., w) will only draw axis/tickmarks.
(If a 3-D basemap is selected with −E and
−Jz, append Z or z to control the
appearance of the vertical axis. Append ’+’ to
draw the outline of the cube defined by −R.
Note that for 3-D views the title, if given, will be
suppressed.) |
−J |
Selects the map projection. The following character determines the projection. If the character is upper case then the argument(s) supplied as scale(s) is interpreted to be the map width (or axis lengths), else the scale argument(s) is the map scale (see its definition for each projection). UNIT is cm, inch, or m, depending on the MEASURE_UNIT setting in .gmtdefaults4, but this can be overridden on the command line by appending c, i, or m to the scale/width values. Append h, +, or - to the given width if you instead want to set map height, the maximum dimension, or the minimum dimension, respectively [Default is w for width]. |
The ellipsoid used in the map projections is
user-definable by editing the .gmtdefaults4 file in your
home directory. 63 commonly used ellipsoids and a spheroid
are currently supported, and users may also specify their
own ellipsoid parameters (see man gmtdefaults for more
details). GMT default is WGS-84. Several GMT
parameters can affect the projection: ELLIPSOID,
INTERPOLANT, MAP_SCALE_FACTOR, and
MEASURE_UNIT; see the gmtdefaults man page for
details. CYLINDRICAL PROJECTIONS: |
−Jclon0/lat0/scale or −JClon0/lat0/width (Cassini). |
Give projection center lon0/lat0 and scale (1:xxxx or UNIT/degree). |
−Jjlon0/scale or −JJlon0/width (Miller Cylindrical Projection). |
Give the central meridian lon0 and scale (1:xxxx or UNIT/degree). |
−Jmparameters (Mercator [C]). |
Specify one of: |
−Jmscale or −JMwidth |
Give scale along equator (1:xxxx or UNIT/degree). |
−Jmlon0/lat0/scale or −JMlon0/lat0/width |
Give central meridian lon0, standard parallel lat0, and scale along parallel (1:xxxx or UNIT/degree). |
−Joparameters (Oblique Mercator [C]). |
Specify one of: |
−Joalon0/lat0/azimuth/scale or −JOalon0/lat0/azimuth/width |
Set projection center lon0/lat0, azimuth of oblique equator, and scale. |
−Joblon0/lat0/lon1/lat1/scale or −JOblon0/lat0/lon1/lat1/scale |
Set projection center lon0/lat0, another point on the oblique equator lon1/lat1, and scale. |
−Joclon0/lat0/lonp/latp/scale or −JOclon0/lat0/lonp/latp/scale |
Set projection center lon0/lat0, pole of oblique projection lonp/latp, and scale. |
Give scale along oblique equator (1:xxxx or UNIT/degree). |
−Jqlon0/scale or −JQlon0/width (Equidistant Cylindrical Projection (Plate Carree)). |
Give the central meridian lon0 and scale (1:xxxx or UNIT/degree). |
−Jtparameters (Transverse Mercator [C]). |
Specify one of: |
−Jtlon0/scale or −JTlon0/width |
Give the central meridian lon0 and scale (1:xxxx or UNIT/degree). |
−Jtlon0/lat0/scale or −JTlon0/lat0/width |
Give projection center lon0/lat0 and scale (1:xxxx or UNIT/degree). |
−Juzone/scale or −JUzone/width (UTM - Universal Transverse Mercator [C]). |
Give the UTM zone (A,B,1-60[C-X],Y,Z)) and scale
(1:xxxx or UNIT/degree). |
−Jylon0/lats/scale or −JYlon0/lats/width (Basic Cylindrical Projections [E]). |
Give the central meridian lon0, standard parallel lats, and scale (1:xxxx or UNIT/degree). The standard parallel is typically one of these (but can be any value): |
45 - The Peters projection |
AZIMUTHAL PROJECTIONS: Except for polar aspects, −Rw/e/s/n will be reset to −Rg. Use −R<...>r for smaller regions. |
−Jalon0/lat0/scale or −JAlon0/lat0/width (Lambert [E]). |
lon0/lat0 specifies the projection center. Give scale as 1:xxxx or radius/lat, where radius is distance in UNIT from origin to the oblique latitude lat. |
−Jelon0/lat0/scale or −JElon0/lat0/width (Equidistant). |
lon0/lat0 specifies the projection center. Give scale as 1:xxxx or radius/lat, where radius is distance in UNIT from origin to the oblique latitude lat. |
−Jflon0/lat0/horizon/scale or −JFlon0/lat0/horizon/width (Gnomonic). |
lon0/lat0 specifies the projection center. horizon specifies the max distance from projection center (in degrees, < 90). Give scale as 1:xxxx or radius/lat, where radius is distance in UNIT from origin to the oblique latitude lat. |
−Jglon0/lat0/scale or −JGlon0/lat0/width (Orthographic). |
lon0/lat0 specifies the projection center. Give scale as 1:xxxx or radius/lat, where radius is distance in UNIT from origin to the oblique latitude lat. |
−Jglon0/lat0/altitude/azimuth/tilt/twist/Width/Height/scale or −JGlon0/lat0/altitude/azimuth/tilt/twist/Width/Height/width (General Perspective). |
lon0/lat0 specifies the projection center. altitude is the height (in km) of the viewpoint above local sea level. If altitude is less than 10, then it is the distance from the center of the earth to the viewpoint in earth radii. If altitude has a suffix r then it is the radius from the center of the earth in kilometers. azimuth is measured to the east of north of view. tilt is the upward tilt of the plane of projection. If tilt is negative, then the viewpoint is centered on the horizon. Further, specify the clockwise twist, Width, and Height of the viewpoint in degrees. Give scale as 1:xxxx or radius/lat, where radius is distance in UNIT from origin to the oblique latitude lat. |
−Jslon0/lat0/scale or −JSlon0/lat0/width (General Stereographic [C]). |
lon0/lat0 specifies the projection center. Give scale as 1:xxxx (true at pole) or lats/1:xxxx (true at standard parallel lats) or radius/lat (radius in UNIT from origin to the oblique latitude lat). |
CONIC PROJECTIONS: |
−Jblon0/lat0/lat1/lat2/scale or −JBlon0/lat0/lat1/lat2/width (Albers [E]). |
Give projection center lon0/lat0, two standard parallels lat1/lat2, and scale (1:xxxx or UNIT/degree). |
−Jdlon0/lat0/lat1/lat2/scale or −JDlon0/lat0/lat1/lat2/width (Equidistant) |
Give projection center lon0/lat0, two standard parallels lat1/lat2, and scale (1:xxxx or UNIT/degree). |
−Jllon0/lat0/lat1/lat2/scale or −JLlon0/lat0/lat1/lat2/width (Lambert [C]) |
Give origin lon0/lat0, two standard parallels lat1/lat2, and scale along these (1:xxxx or UNIT/degree). |
MISCELLANEOUS PROJECTIONS: |
−Jhlon0/scale or −JHlon0/width (Hammer [E]). |
Give the central meridian lon0 and scale along equator (1:xxxx or UNIT/degree). |
−Jilon0/scale or −JIlon0/width (Sinusoidal [E]). |
Give the central meridian lon0 and scale along equator (1:xxxx or UNIT/degree). |
−Jk[f|s]lon0/scale or −JK[f|s]lon0/width (Eckert IV (f) and VI (s) [E]). |
Give the central meridian lon0 and scale along equator (1:xxxx or UNIT/degree). |
−Jnlon0/scale or −JNlon0/width (Robinson). |
Give the central meridian lon0 and scale along equator (1:xxxx or UNIT/degree). |
−Jrlon0/scale −JRlon0/width (Winkel Tripel). |
Give the central meridian lon0 and scale along equator (1:xxxx or UNIT/degree). |
−Jvlon0/scale or −JVlon0/width (Van der Grinten). |
Give the central meridian lon0 and scale along equator (1:xxxx or UNIT/degree). |
−Jwlon0/scale or −JWlon0/width (Mollweide [E]). |
Give the central meridian lon0 and scale along equator (1:xxxx or UNIT/degree). |
NON-GEOGRAPHICAL PROJECTIONS: |
−Jp[a]scale[/origin][r|z] or −JP[a]width[/origin][r|z] (Polar coordinates (theta,r)) |
Optionally insert a after −Jp [ or −JP] for azimuths CW from North instead of directions CCW from East [default]. Optionally append /origin in degrees to indicate an angular offset [0]). Finally, append r if r is elevations in degrees (requires s >= 0 and n <= 90) or z if you want to annotate depth rather than radius [Default]. Give scale in UNIT/r-unit. |
−Jxx-scale[/y-scale] or −JXwidth[/height] (Linear, log, and power scaling) |
Give x-scale (1:xxxx or UNIT/x-unit) and/or y-scale (1:xxxx or UNIT/y-unit); or specify width and/or height in UNIT. y-scale=x-scale if not specified separately and using 1:xxxx implies that x-unit and y-unit are in meters. Use negative scale(s) to reverse the direction of an axis (e.g., to have y be positive down). Optionally, append to x-scale, y-scale, width or height one of the following: |
d |
Data are geographical coordinates (in degrees). |
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l |
Take log10 of values before scaling. |
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ppower |
Raise values to power before scaling. |
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t |
Input coordinates are time relative to TIME_EPOCH. |
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T |
Input coordinates are absolute time. |
Default axis lengths (see gmtdefaults) can be invoked using −JXh (for landscape); −JXv (for portrait) will swap the x- and y-axis lengths. The GMT default unit for this installation is either cm or inch, as defined in the file share/gmt.conf. However, you may change this by editing your .gmtdefaults4 file(s) (run gmtdefaults to create one if you do not have it). |
−R |
xmin, xmax, ymin, and ymax specify the Region of interest. For geographic regions, these limits correspond to west, east, south, and north and you may specify them in decimal degrees or in [+-]dd:mm[:ss.xxx][W|E|S|N] format. Append r if lower left and upper right map coordinates are given instead of w/e/s/n. The two shorthands −Rg and −Rd stand for global domain (0/360 and -180/+180 in longitude respectively, with -90/+90 in latitude). For calendar time coordinates you may either give (a) relative time (relative to the selected TIME_EPOCH and in the selected TIME_UNIT; append t to −JX|x), or (b) absolute time of the form [date]T[clock] (append T to −JX|x). At least one of date and clock must be present; the T is always required. The date string must be of the form [-]yyyy[-mm[-dd]] (Gregorian calendar) or yyyy[-Www[-d]] (ISO week calendar), while the clock string must be of the form hh:mm:ss[.xxx]. The use of delimiters and their type and positions must be exactly as indicated (however, input, output and plot formats are customizable; see gmtdefaults). |
No space between the option flag and the associated arguments. |
−E |
Sets the viewpoint’s azimuth and elevation (for perspective view) [180/90]. |
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−G |
Select fill shade, color or pattern for the inside of the basemap [Default is no fill color]. (See SPECIFYING FILL below). |
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−Jz |
Sets the vertical scaling (for 3-D maps). Same syntax as −Jx. |
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−K |
More PostScript code will be appended later [Default terminates the plot system]. |
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−L |
Draws a simple map scale centered on lon0/lat0. Use −Lx to specify x/y position instead. Scale is calculated at latitude slat (optionally supply longitude slon for oblique projections [Default is central meridian]), length is in km [miles if m is appended; nautical miles if n is appended]. Use −Lf to get a "fancy" scale [Default is plain]. The default label equals the distance unit (km, miles, nautical miles) and is justified on top of the scale [t]. Change this by giving your own label (or - to keep the default) and justification (l(eft), r(ight), t(op), b(ottom), and u(unit) - using the label as a unit appended to all distance annotations along the scale). If you want to place a rectangle behind the scale, specify pen and/or fill parameters with the +p and +f modifiers. (See SPECIFYING PENS and SPECIFYING FILL below). |
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−O |
Selects Overlay plot mode [Default initializes a new plot system]. |
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−P |
Selects Portrait plotting mode [GMT Default is Landscape, see gmtdefaults to change this]. |
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−T |
Draws a simple map directional rose centered on lon0/lat0. Use −Tx to specify x/y position instead. The size is the diameter of the rose, and optional label information can be specified to override the default values of W, E, S, and N (Give :: to suppress all labels). The default [plain] map rose only labels north. Use −Tf to get a "fancy" rose, and specify what kind of rose you want drawn. The default [1] draws the two principal E-W, N-S orientations, 2 adds the two intermediate NW-SE and NE-SW orientations, while 3 adds the eight minor orientations WNW-ESE, NNW-SSE, NNE-SSW, and ENE-WSW. For a magnetic compass rose, specify −Tm. If given, info must be the two parameters dec/dlabel, where dec is the magnetic declination and dlabel is a label for the magnetic compass needle (specify ’-’ to format a label from dec). Then, both directions to geographic and magnetic north are plotted [Default is geographic only]. If the north label = * then a north star is plotted instead of the north label. Annotation and two levels of tick intervals for geographic and magnetic directions are 10/5/1 and 30/5/1 degrees, respectively; override these settings by appending +gints[/mints]. Color and pen attributes are taken from COLOR_BACKGROUND and TICK_PEN, respectively, while label fonts and sizes follow the usual annotation, label, and header font settings. |
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−U |
Draw Unix System time stamp on plot. User may specify where the lower left corner of the stamp should fall on the page relative to lower left corner of plot. Optionally, append a label, or c (which will plot the command string.). The GMT parameters UNIX_TIME and UNIX_TIME_POS can affect the appearance; see the gmtdefaults man page for details. |
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−V |
Selects verbose mode, which will send progress reports to stderr [Default runs "silently"]. |
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−X −Y |
Shift plot origin relative to the current origin by (x-shift,y-shift) and optionally append the length unit (c, i, m, p). You can prepend a to shift the origin back to the original position after plotting, or prepend r [Default] to reset the current origin to the new location. If −O is used then the default (x-shift,y-shift) is (0,0), otherwise it is (r1i, r1i) or (r2.5c, r2.5c). Alternatively, give c to align the center coordinate (x or y) of the plot with the center of the page based on current page size. |
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−Z |
For 3-D projections: Sets the z-level of the basemap [0]. |
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−c |
Specifies the number of plot copies. [Default is 1]. |
SPECIFYING PENS |
pen |
The attributes of lines and symbol outlines as defined by pen is a comma delimetered list of width, color and texture, each of which is optional. width can be indicated as a measure (points, centimeters, inches) or as faint, thin[ner|nest], thick[er|est], fat[ter|test], or obese. color specifies a grey shade or color (see SPECIFYING COLOR below). texture is a combination of dashes ‘-’ and dots ‘.’. |
SPECIFYING FILL |
fill |
The attribute fill specifies the solid shade or solid color (see SPECIFYING COLOR below) or the pattern used for filling polygons. Patterns are specified as pdpi/pattern, where pattern gives the number of the built-in pattern (1-90) or the name of a Sun 1-, 8-, or 24-bit raster file. The dpi sets the resolution of the image. For 1-bit rasters: use Pdpi/pattern for inverse video, or append :Fcolor[B[color]] to specify fore- and background colors (use color = - for transparency). See GMT Cookbook & Technical Reference Appendix E for information on individual patterns. |
SPECIFYING COLOR |
color |
The color of lines, areas and patterns can be specified by a valid color name (from the system’s X11/rgb.txt file), by a grey shade (in the range 0−255) or by a numerical color code (r/g/b, each in range 0−255; h-s-v, ranges 0−360, 0−1, 0−1; or c/m/y/k, each in range 0−100%). |
The following section illustrates the use of the options by giving some examples for the available map projections. Note how scales may be given in several different ways depending on the projection. Also note the use of upper case letters to specify map width instead of map scale. |
Linear x-y plot |
To make a linear x/y frame with all axes, but with only left and bottom axes annotated, using xscale = yscale = 1.0, ticking every 1 unit and annotating every 2, and using xlabel = "Distance" and ylabel = "No of samples", use psbasemap −R0/9/0/5 −Jx1 −Bf1a2:Distance:/:"No of samples":WeSn > linear.ps |
Log-log plot |
To make a log-log frame with only the left and bottom axes, where the x-axis is 25 cm and annotated every 1-2-5 and the y-axis is 15 cm and annotated every power of 10 but has tickmarks every 0.1, run psbasemap −R1/10000/1e20/1e25 −JX25cl/15cl −B2:Wavelength:/a1pf3:Power:WS > loglog.ps |
Power axes |
To design an axis system to be used for a depth−sqrt(age) plot with depth positive down, ticked and annotated every 500m, and ages annotated at 1 my, 4 my, 9 my etc, use psbasemap −R0/100/0/5000 −Jx1p0.5/-0.001 −B1p:"Crustal age":/500:Depth: > power.ps |
Polar (theta,r) plot |
For a base map for use with polar coordinates, where the radius from 0 to 1000 should correspond to 3 inch and with gridlines and ticks every 30 degrees and 100 units, use psbasemap −R0/360/0/1000 −JP6i −B30p/100 > polar.ps |
Cassini |
A 10-cm-wide basemap using the Cassini projection may be obtained by psbasemap −R20/50/20/35 −JC35/28/10c −P −B5g5:.Cassini: > cassini.ps |
Mercator [conformal] |
A Mercator map with scale 0.025 inch/degree along equator, and showing the length of 5000 km along the equator (centered on 1/1 inch), may be plotted as psbasemap −R90/180/-50/50 −Jm0.025i −B30g30:.Mercator: −Lx1i/1i/0/5000 > mercator.ps |
Miller |
A global Miller cylindrical map with scale 1:200,000,000 may be plotted as psbasemap −Rg −Jj180/1:200000000 −B30g30:.Miller: > miller.ps |
Oblique Mercator [conformal] |
To create a page-size global oblique Mercator basemap for a pole at (90,30) with gridlines every 30 degrees, run psbasemap −R0/360/-70/70 −Joc0/0/90/30/0.064cd −B30g30:."Oblique Mercator": > oblmerc.ps |
Transverse Mercator [conformal] |
A regular Transverse Mercator basemap for some region may look like psbasemap −R69:30/71:45/-17/-15:15 −Jt70/1:1000000 −B15m:."Survey area": −P > transmerc.ps |
Equidistant Cylindrical Projection |
This projection only needs the central meridian and scale. A 25 cm wide global basemap centered on the 130E meridian is made by psbasemap −R-50/310/-90/90 −JQ130/25c −B30g30:."Equidistant Cylindrical": > cyl_eqdist.ps |
Universal Transverse Mercator [conformal] |
To use this projection you must know the UTM zone number, which defines the central meridian. A UTM basemap for Indo-China can be plotted as psbasemap −R95/5/108/20r −Ju46/1:10000000 −B3g3:.UTM: > utm.ps |
Basic Cylindrical [equal-area] |
First select which of the cylindrical equal-area projections you want by deciding on the standard parallel. Here we will use 45 degrees which gives the Peters projection. A 9 inch wide global basemap centered on the Pacific is made by psbasemap −Rg −JY180/45/9i −B30g30:.Peters: > peters.ps |
Albers [equal-area] |
A basemap for middle Europe may be created by psbasemap −R0/90/25/55 −Jb45/20/32/45/0.25c −B10g10:."Albers Equal-area": > albers.ps |
Lambert [conformal] |
Another basemap for middle Europe may be created by psbasemap −R0/90/25/55 −Jl45/20/32/45/0.1i −B10g10:."Lambert Conformal Conic": > lambertc.ps |
Equidistant |
Yet another basemap of width 6 inch for middle Europe may be created by psbasemap −R0/90/25/55 −JD45/20/32/45/6i −B10g10:."Equidistant conic": > econic.ps |
Lambert [equal-area] |
A 15-cm-wide global view of the world from the vantage point -80/-30 will give the following basemap: psbasemap −Rg −JA-80/-30/15c −B30g30/15g15:."Lambert Azimuthal": > lamberta.ps Follow the instructions for stereographic projection if you want to impose rectangular boundaries on the azimuthal equal-area map but substitute −Ja for −Js. |
Equidistant |
A 15-cm-wide global map in which distances from the center (here 125/10) to any point is true can be obtained by: psbasemap −Rg −JE125/10/15c −B30g30/15g15:."Equidistant": > equi.ps |
Gnomonic |
A view of the world from the vantage point -100/40 out to a horizon of 60 degrees from the center can be made using the Gnomonic projection: psbasemap −Rg −JF-100/40/60/6i −B30g30/15g15:."Gnomonic": > gnomonic.ps |
Orthographic |
A global perspective (from infinite distance) view of the world from the vantage point 125/10 will give the following 6-inch-wide basemap: psbasemap −Rg −JG125/10/6i −B30g30/15g15:."Orthographic": > ortho.ps |
General Perspective |
The −JG option can be used in a more generalized form, specifying altitude above the surface, width and height of the view point, and twist and tilt. A view from 160 km above -74/41.5 with a tilt of 55 and azimuth of 210 degrees, and limitting the viewpoint to 30 degrees width and height will product a 6-inch-wide basemap: psbasemap −Rg −JG-74/41.5/160/210/55/30/30/6i −B5g1/5g1:."General Perspective": > genper.ps |
Stereographic [conformal] |
To make a polar stereographic projection basemap with radius = 12 cm to −60 degree latitude, with plot title "Salinity measurements", using 5 degrees annotation/tick interval and 1 degree gridlines, run psbasemap −R-45/45/-90/-60 −Js0/-90/12c/-60 −B5g5:."Salinity measurements": > stereo1.ps To make a 12-cm-wide stereographic basemap for Australia from an arbitrary view point (not the poles), and use a rectangular boundary, we must give the pole for the new projection and use the −R option to indicate the lower left and upper right corners (in lon/lat) that will define our rectangle. We choose a pole at 130/-30 and use 100/-45 and 160/-5 as our corners. The command becomes psbasemap −R100/-45/160/-5r −JS130/-30/12c −B30g30/15g15:."General Stereographic View": > stereo2.ps |
Hammer [equal-area] |
The Hammer projection is mostly used for global maps and thus the spherical form is used. To get a world map centered on Greenwich at a scale of 1:200000000, use psbasemap −Rg −Jh180/1:200000000 −B30g30/15g15:.Hammer: > hammer.ps |
Sinusoidal [equal-area] |
To make a sinusiodal world map centered on Greenwich, with a scale along the equator of 0.02 inch/degree, use psbasemap −Rd −Ji0/0.02i −B30g30/15g15:."Sinusoidal": > sinus1.ps To make an interrupted sinusiodal world map with breaks at 160W, 20W, and 60E, with a scale along the equator of 0.02 inch/degree, run the following sequence of commands: psbasemap −R-160/-20/-90/90
−Ji-90/0.02i
−B30g30/15g15Wesn −K
> sinus_i.ps |
Eckert IV [equal-area] |
Pseudo-cylindrical projection typically used for global maps only. Set the central longitude and scale, e.g., psbasemap −Rg −Jkf180/0.064c −B30g30/15g15:."Eckert IV": > eckert4.ps |
Eckert VI [equal-area] |
Another pseudo-cylindrical projection typically used for global maps only. Set the central longitude and scale, e.g., psbasemap −Rg −Jks180/0.064c −B30g30/15g15:."Eckert VI": > eckert6.ps |
Robinson |
Projection designed to make global maps "look right". Set the central longitude and width, e.g., psbasemap −Rd −JN0/8i −B30g30/15g15:."Robinson": > robinson.ps |
Winkel Tripel |
Yet another projection typically used for global maps only. You can set the central longitude, e.g., psbasemap −R90/450/-90/90 −JR270/25c −B30g30/15g15:."Winkel Tripel": > winkel.ps |
Mollweide [equal-area] |
The Mollweide projection is also mostly used for global maps and thus the spherical form is used. To get a 25-cm-wide world map centered on the Dateline: psbasemap −Rg −JW180/25c −B30g30/15g15:.Mollweide: > mollweide.ps |
Van der Grinten |
The Van der Grinten projection is also mostly used for global maps and thus the spherical form is used. To get a 7-inch-wide world map centered on the Dateline: psbasemap −Rg −JV180/7i −B30g30/15g15:."Van der Grinten": > grinten.ps |
For some projections, a spherical earth is implicitly assumed. A warning will notify the user if −V is set. Also note that plot titles are not plotted if −E is given. |
The −B option is somewhat complicated to explain and comprehend. However, it is fairly simple for most applications (see examples). |
gmtdefaults(1), GMT(1) |