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# basemap-data-hires

Plot on map projections (with coastlines and political boundaries) using
[`matplotlib`].

This is an optional package for [`basemap`] with the high-resolution
data assets.

## Installation

The package is available on PyPI and can be installed with [`pip`]:
```python
python -m pip install basemap-data-hires
```

## License

The land-sea mask, coastline, lake, river and political boundary data
are extracted from the [GSHHG] datasets (version 2.3.6) using [GMT]
(5.x series) and are included under the terms of the [LGPL-3.0-or-later]
license (see [`COPYING`] and [`COPYING.LESSER`]).


[`matplotlib`]:
https://matplotlib.org/
[`basemap`]:
https://matplotlib.org/basemap/
[`pip`]:
https://pip.pypa.io/

[GSHHG]:
https://www.soest.hawaii.edu/pwessel/gshhg
[GMT]:
https://www.generic-mapping-tools.org/

[LGPL-3.0-or-later]:
https://spdx.org/licenses/LGPL-3.0-or-later.html
[`COPYING`]:
https://github.com/matplotlib/basemap/blob/v2.0.0/data/basemap_data_hires/COPYING
[`COPYING.LESSER`]:
https://github.com/matplotlib/basemap/blob/v2.0.0/data/basemap_data_hires/COPYING.LESSER