Boundaries, Cities and Rivers Example

# Metview Macro

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# ---------------------------------------------------------------
# Description: Demonstrates how to show main cities, rivers, borders
#              and admnistrative boundaries.
# ---------------------------------------------------------------



# set up the geographical view
my_view = geoview(map_area_definition : "CORNERS",
                  map_projection      : "CYLINDRICAL",
                  area                : [48.00,-3.00,55.00,10.00])

# set up the coastlines so that cities, rivers, borders and admnistrative boundaries are shown 
my_coast = mcoast(map_administrative_boundaries_colour         : "ORANGE",
                  map_boundaries                               : "ON",
                  map_coastline_resolution                     : "HIGH",
                  map_coastline_land_shade_colour              : "CREAM",
                  map_cities                                   : "ON",
                  map_grid                                     : "OFF",
                  map_boundaries_colour                        : "RED",
                  map_grid_colour                              : "TAN",
                  map_rivers                                   : "ON",
                  map_administrative_boundaries_countries_list : ["FRA","DEU","GBR"],
                  map_coastline_land_shade                     : "ON",
                  map_coastline_colour                         : "TAN",
                  map_administrative_boundaries                : "ON")

my_text = mtext(text_font_size     : 0.80,
                text_lines         : ["Administrative boundaries, cities and rivers"],
                text_justification : "LEFT",
                text_colour        : "CHARCOAL")


# define the output plot file
setoutput(pdf_output(output_name : 'coastlines2'))

# plot the coastlines data onto the map
plot(my_view,my_coast,my_text)

# Metview Example

#  **************************** LICENSE START ***********************************
# 
#  Copyright 2018 ECMWF. This software is distributed under the terms
#  of the Apache License version 2.0. In applying this license, ECMWF does not
#  waive the privileges and immunities granted to it by virtue of its status as
#  an Intergovernmental Organization or submit itself to any jurisdiction.
# 
#  ***************************** LICENSE END ************************************

# ---------------------------------------------------------------
# Description: Demonstrates how to show main cities, rivers, borders
#              and admnistrative boundaries.
# ---------------------------------------------------------------

import metview as mv

# set up the geographical view
my_view = mv.geoview(map_area_definition = "CORNERS",
                  map_projection      = "CYLINDRICAL",
                  area                = [48.00,-3.00,55.00,10.00])

# set up the coastlines so that cities, rivers, borders and admnistrative boundaries are shown 
my_coast = mv.mcoast(map_administrative_boundaries_colour      = "ORANGE",
                  map_boundaries                               = "ON",
                  map_coastline_resolution                     = "HIGH",
                  map_coastline_land_shade_colour              = "CREAM",
                  map_cities                                   = "ON",
                  map_grid                                     = "OFF",
                  map_boundaries_colour                        = "RED",
                  map_grid_colour                              = "TAN",
                  map_rivers                                   = "ON",
                  map_administrative_boundaries_countries_list = ["FRA","DEU","GBR"],
                  map_coastline_land_shade                     = "ON",
                  map_coastline_colour                         = "TAN",
                  map_administrative_boundaries                = "ON")

my_text = mv.mtext(text_font_size  = 0.80,
                text_lines         = ["Administrative boundaries, cities and rivers"],
                text_justification = "LEFT",
                text_colour        = "CHARCOAL")


# define the output plot file
mv.setoutput(mv.pdf_output(output_name = 'coastlines2'))

# plot the map with the given style
mv.plot(my_view,my_coast,my_text)