Cartopy projection list

PlateCarree

class cartopy.crs.PlateCarree(central_longitude=0.0, globe=None)[source]

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AlbersEqualArea

class cartopy.crs.AlbersEqualArea(central_longitude=0.0, central_latitude=0.0, false_easting=0.0, false_northing=0.0, standard_parallels=(20.0, 50.0), globe=None)[source]

An Albers Equal Area projection

This projection is conic and equal-area, and is commonly used for maps of the conterminous United States.

Kwargs:

  • central_longitude - The central longitude. Defaults to 0.

  • central_latitude - The central latitude. Defaults to 0.

  • false_easting - X offset from planar origin in metres.

    Defaults to 0.

  • false_northing - Y offset from planar origin in metres.

    Defaults to 0.

  • standard_parallels - The one or two latitudes of correct scale.

    Defaults to (20, 50).

  • globe - A cartopy.crs.Globe.

    If omitted, a default globe is created.

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AzimuthalEquidistant

class cartopy.crs.AzimuthalEquidistant(central_longitude=0.0, central_latitude=0.0, false_easting=0.0, false_northing=0.0, globe=None)[source]

An Azimuthal Equidistant projection

This projection provides accurate angles about and distances through the central position. Other angles, distances, or areas may be distorted.

Kwargs:

  • central_longitude - The true longitude of the central meridian in

    degrees. Defaults to 0.

  • central_latitude - The true latitude of the planar origin in

    degrees. Defaults to 0.

  • false_easting - X offset from the planar origin in metres.

    Defaults to 0.

  • false_northing - Y offset from the planar origin in metres.

    Defaults to 0.

  • globe - An instance of cartopy.crs.Globe. If omitted, a

    default globe is created.

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LambertConformal

class cartopy.crs.LambertConformal(central_longitude=-96.0, central_latitude=39.0, false_easting=0.0, false_northing=0.0, secant_latitudes=None, standard_parallels=None, globe=None, cutoff=-30)[source]

A Lambert Conformal conic projection.

Kwargs:

  • central_longitude - The central longitude. Defaults to -96.

  • central_latitude - The central latitude. Defaults to 39.

  • false_easting - X offset from planar origin in metres.

    Defaults to 0.

  • false_northing - Y offset from planar origin in metres.

    Defaults to 0.

  • standard_parallels - Standard parallel latitude(s).

    Defaults to (33, 45).

  • globe - A cartopy.crs.Globe.

    If omitted, a default globe is created.

  • cutoff - Latitude of map cutoff.

    The map extends to infinity opposite the central pole so we must cut off the map drawing before then. A value of 0 will draw half the globe. Defaults to -30.

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LambertCylindrical

class cartopy.crs.LambertCylindrical(central_longitude=0.0)[source]

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Mercator

class cartopy.crs.Mercator(central_longitude=0.0, min_latitude=-80.0, max_latitude=84.0, globe=None, latitude_true_scale=0.0)[source]

A Mercator projection.

Kwargs:

  • central_longitude - the central longitude. Defaults to 0.

  • min_latitude - the maximum southerly extent of the projection.

    Defaults to -80 degrees.

  • max_latitude - the maximum northerly extent of the projection.

    Defaults to 84 degrees.

  • globe - A cartopy.crs.Globe.

    If omitted, a default globe is created.

  • latitude_true_scale - the latitude where the scale is 1.

    Defaults to 0 degrees.

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Miller

class cartopy.crs.Miller(central_longitude=0.0)[source]

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Mollweide

class cartopy.crs.Mollweide(central_longitude=0, globe=None)[source]

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Orthographic

class cartopy.crs.Orthographic(central_longitude=0.0, central_latitude=0.0, globe=None)[source]

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Robinson

class cartopy.crs.Robinson(central_longitude=0, globe=None)[source]

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Sinusoidal

class cartopy.crs.Sinusoidal(central_longitude=0.0, false_easting=0.0, false_northing=0.0, globe=None)[source]

A Sinusoidal projection.

This projection is equal-area.

Kwargs:

  • central_longitude - The central longitude. Defaults to 0.

  • false_easting - X offset from planar origin in metres.

    Defaults to 0.

  • false_northing - Y offset from planar origin in metres.

    Defaults to 0.

  • globe - A cartopy.crs.Globe.

    If omitted, a default globe is created.

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Stereographic

class cartopy.crs.Stereographic(central_latitude=0.0, central_longitude=0.0, false_easting=0.0, false_northing=0.0, true_scale_latitude=None, globe=None)[source]

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TransverseMercator

class cartopy.crs.TransverseMercator(central_longitude=0.0, central_latitude=0.0, false_easting=0.0, false_northing=0.0, scale_factor=1.0, globe=None)[source]

A Transverse Mercator projection.

Kwargs:

  • central_longitude - The true longitude of the central meridian in

    degrees. Defaults to 0.

  • central_latitude - The true latitude of the planar origin in

    degrees. Defaults to 0.

  • false_easting - X offset from the planar origin in metres.

    Defaults to 0.

  • false_northing - Y offset from the planar origin in metres.

    Defaults to 0.

  • scale_factor - Scale factor at the central meridian. Defaults

    to 1.

  • globe - An instance of cartopy.crs.Globe. If omitted, a

    default globe is created.

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UTM

class cartopy.crs.UTM(zone, southern_hemisphere=False, globe=None)[source]

Universal Transverse Mercator projection.

Kwargs:

  • zone - the numeric zone of the UTM required.

  • globe - An instance of cartopy.crs.Globe. If omitted, a

    default globe is created.

  • southern_hemisphere - set to True if the zone is in the southern

    hemisphere, defaults to False.

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InterruptedGoodeHomolosine

class cartopy.crs.InterruptedGoodeHomolosine(central_longitude=0, globe=None)[source]

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RotatedPole

class cartopy.crs.RotatedPole(pole_longitude=0.0, pole_latitude=90.0, central_rotated_longitude=0.0, globe=None)[source]

Defines a rotated latitude/longitude projected coordinate system with cylindrical topology and projected distance.

Coordinates are measured in projection metres.

Create a RotatedPole CRS.

The class uses proj4 to perform an ob_tran operation, using the pole_longitude to set a lon_0 then performing two rotations based on pole_latitude and central_rotated_longitude. This is equivalent to setting the new pole to a location defined by the pole_latitude and pole_longitude values in the GeogCRS defined by globe, then rotating this new CRS about it’s pole using the central_rotated_longitude value.

Args:

  • pole_longitude - Pole longitude position, in unrotated degrees.

  • pole_latitude - Pole latitude position, in unrotated degrees.

  • central_rotated_longitude - Longitude rotation about the new

    pole, in degrees.

Kwargs:

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OSGB

class cartopy.crs.OSGB[source]

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EuroPP

class cartopy.crs.EuroPP[source]

UTM Zone 32 projection for EuroPP domain.

Ellipsoid is International 1924, Datum is ED50.

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Geostationary

class cartopy.crs.Geostationary(central_longitude=0.0, satellite_height=35785831, false_easting=0, false_northing=0, globe=None)[source]

Perspective view looking directly down from above a point on the equator.

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NearsidePerspective

class cartopy.crs.NearsidePerspective(central_longitude=0.0, central_latitude=0.0, satellite_height=35785831, false_easting=0, false_northing=0, globe=None)[source]

Perspective view looking directly down from above a point on the globe.

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Gnomonic

class cartopy.crs.Gnomonic(central_latitude=0.0, globe=None)[source]

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LambertAzimuthalEqualArea

class cartopy.crs.LambertAzimuthalEqualArea(central_longitude=0.0, central_latitude=0.0, false_easting=0.0, false_northing=0.0, globe=None)[source]

A Lambert Azimuthal Equal-Area projection.

Kwargs:

  • central_longitude - The central longitude. Defaults to 0.

  • central_latitude - The central latitude. Defaults to 0.

  • false_easting - X offset from planar origin in metres.

    Defaults to 0.

  • false_northing - Y offset from planar origin in metres.

    Defaults to 0.

  • globe - A cartopy.crs.Globe.

    If omitted, a default globe is created.

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NorthPolarStereo

class cartopy.crs.NorthPolarStereo(central_longitude=0.0, globe=None)[source]

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OSNI

class cartopy.crs.OSNI[source]

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SouthPolarStereo

class cartopy.crs.SouthPolarStereo(central_longitude=0.0, globe=None)[source]

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