.. currentmodule:: geopandas .. ipython:: python :suppress: import geopandas import matplotlib orig = matplotlib.rcParams['figure.figsize'] matplotlib.rcParams['figure.figsize'] = [orig[0] * 1.5, orig[1]] import matplotlib.pyplot as plt plt.close('all') Mapping Tools ========================================= *geopandas* provides a high-level interface to the ``matplotlib`` library for making maps. Mapping shapes is as easy as using the ``plot()`` method on a ``GeoSeries`` or ``GeoDataFrame``. Loading some example data: .. ipython:: python world = geopandas.read_file(geopandas.datasets.get_path('naturalearth_lowres')) cities = geopandas.read_file(geopandas.datasets.get_path('naturalearth_cities')) We can now plot those GeoDataFrames: .. ipython:: python # Examine country GeoDataFrame world.head() # Basic plot, random colors @savefig world_randomcolors.png world.plot(); Note that in general, any options one can pass to `pyplot `_ in ``matplotlib`` (or `style options that work for lines `_) can be passed to the ``plot()`` method. Choropleth Maps ----------------- *geopandas* makes it easy to create Choropleth maps (maps where the color of each shape is based on the value of an associated variable). Simply use the plot command with the ``column`` argument set to the column whose values you want used to assign colors. .. ipython:: python # Plot by GDP per capta world = world[(world.pop_est>0) & (world.name!="Antarctica")] world['gdp_per_cap'] = world.gdp_md_est / world.pop_est @savefig world_gdp_per_cap.png world.plot(column='gdp_per_cap'); Creating a legend ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ When plotting a map, one can enable a legend using the ``legend`` argument: .. ipython:: python # Plot population estimates with an accurate legend import matplotlib.pyplot as plt fig, ax = plt.subplots(1, 1) @savefig world_pop_est.png world.plot(column='pop_est', ax=ax, legend=True) However, the default appearance of the legend and plot axes may not be desirable. One can define the plot axes (with ``ax``) and the legend axes (with ``cax``) and then pass those in to the ``plot`` call. The following example uses ``mpl_toolkits`` to vertically align the plot axes and the legend axes: .. ipython:: python # Plot population estimates with an accurate legend from mpl_toolkits.axes_grid1 import make_axes_locatable fig, ax = plt.subplots(1, 1) divider = make_axes_locatable(ax) cax = divider.append_axes("right", size="5%", pad=0.1) @savefig world_pop_est_fixed_legend_height.png world.plot(column='pop_est', ax=ax, legend=True, cax=cax) Choosing colors ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ One can also modify the colors used by ``plot`` with the ``cmap`` option (for a full list of colormaps, see the `matplotlib website `_): .. ipython:: python @savefig world_gdp_per_cap_red.png world.plot(column='gdp_per_cap', cmap='OrRd'); The way color maps are scaled can also be manipulated with the ``scheme`` option (if you have ``mapclassify`` installed, which can be accomplished via ``conda install -c conda-forge mapclassify``). The ``scheme`` option can be set to any scheme provided by mapclassify (e.g. 'box_plot', 'equal_interval', 'fisher_jenks', 'fisher_jenks_sampled', 'headtail_breaks', 'jenks_caspall', 'jenks_caspall_forced', 'jenks_caspall_sampled', 'max_p_classifier', 'maximum_breaks', 'natural_breaks', 'quantiles', 'percentiles', 'std_mean' or 'user_defined'). Arguments can be passed in classification_kwds dict. See the `mapclassify documentation `_ for further details about these map classification schemes. .. ipython:: python @savefig world_gdp_per_cap_quantiles.png world.plot(column='gdp_per_cap', cmap='OrRd', scheme='quantiles'); Maps with Layers ----------------- There are two strategies for making a map with multiple layers -- one more succinct, and one that is a little more flexible. Before combining maps, however, remember to always ensure they share a common CRS (so they will align). .. ipython:: python # Look at capitals # Note use of standard `pyplot` line style options @savefig capitals.png cities.plot(marker='*', color='green', markersize=5); # Check crs cities = cities.to_crs(world.crs) # Now we can overlay over country outlines # And yes, there are lots of island capitals # apparently in the middle of the ocean! **Method 1** .. ipython:: python base = world.plot(color='white', edgecolor='black') @savefig capitals_over_countries_1.png cities.plot(ax=base, marker='o', color='red', markersize=5); **Method 2: Using matplotlib objects** .. ipython:: python import matplotlib.pyplot as plt fig, ax = plt.subplots() # set aspect to equal. This is done automatically # when using *geopandas* plot on it's own, but not when # working with pyplot directly. ax.set_aspect('equal') world.plot(ax=ax, color='white', edgecolor='black') cities.plot(ax=ax, marker='o', color='red', markersize=5) @savefig capitals_over_countries_2.png plt.show(); Other Resources ----------------- Links to jupyter Notebooks for different mapping tasks: `Making Heat Maps `_ .. ipython:: python :suppress: matplotlib.rcParams['figure.figsize'] = orig .. ipython:: python :suppress: import matplotlib.pyplot as plt plt.close('all')