You have seen already how to visualise outputs
Output formats
All graphical output formats are generated through Magics. Detailed descriptions of the output formats and their settings can be found in the Magics reference documentation.
The table below gives
Format | parameter | How to visualise | What to use for |
---|---|---|---|
Qt | Metview display window | Interactive usage | |
PostScript | ps/eps | okular, ghostscript/gv | Printing, publications |
okular, acroread | Web, archiving | ||
PNG | png | web browsers, display, xv | Web, presentations -> animations |
SVG | svg | web browsers, inkscape | Web HTML5, editing with inkscape |
KML/KMZ | kml | Google Earth, Google Maps, OpenLayers | Interactive publications |
Exporting from the plot window
Whenever you have a plot window open you are able to export the plot into other file formats. You can either select the export button in the menu (looks like a disk)
, by selecting File > Export or by using the Ctrl+s keyboard shortcut.
You will get a dialogue as shown below
Exercises
- Try to save your plot as a PDF.
- Try to save your plot as a SVG without and with fixed dimensions.
- Open both files in Firefox and see how the plots behave when you resize the browser window.
- Open one of the SVGs in inkscape and edit the images (for example add some text) and save it as a PDF.
Setting output formats in macro code
KML as output format
KML is a very special output format. It contains the it has no notion of output size.
Be careful
KML can only be generated if the Cylindrical projections is selected!
Converting Geopoints to KML
Metview allows
Importing graphical layers through OGC Web Map Services (WMS)
Metview provides a WMS (Web Map Service) module which can be used to query an OGC-compliant WMS server, retrieve maps from it and overlay them with other data. The following material describes the use of WMS within Metview.
- WMS Tutorial : mv_wms_tutorial.pdf
- Files required for the WMS tutorial: wms_tutorial.tar