Getting started

The installation guide provides information on getting up and running. Some guides and tutorials demonstrating how to get started running cartopy

• Coordinate reference systems
• Using cartopy with matplotlib
  • Beautifully simple maps
  • Adding data to the map
• The cartopy Feature interface
  • Example of using the Feature class with the Matplotlib interface
• Understanding the transform and projection keywords
• Using the cartopy shapereader
  • Helper functions for shapefile acquisition
  • Using the shapereader
• Cartopy developer interfaces
  • Data/Download API
  • Raster images

The API Reference link can be used to quickly find the reference documentation for known classes or functions.

For those updating from an older version of cartopy, the what’s new page outlines recent changes, new features, and future development plans.

Once you’ve gotten started with cartopy, consider citing it, including copyright attributions for data, and becoming a contributor on the project.

• Citing cartopy
  • Latest release DOI through Zenodo
  • BibTeX entry
  • Downloaded Software
  • Checked out Software
  • Referencing (the data)
    • Copyright note
• Cartopy copyright, licensing and contributors
  • Cartopy code
  • Cartopy documentation and examples
• Credits

Introduction Coordinate reference systems