CL_plot_earthMap

Description

• Plots an Earth map in the selected figure (win_id).

  The x-axis and y-axis are respectively the longitude and latitude in degrees.

  Depending on the "coord" option, the "y" coordinates are assumed to be spherical or elliptical (i.e. geodetic) latitudes.

  There are 2 available resolutions:

  - "low": outlines of Earth continents and major islands

  - "high": outlines of Earth continents, islands and lakes

• Note:

  Only one graphical entity is created.

  Call gce() to get it and possibly change graphical properties.

Parameters

win_id:

(optional) Figure ID, or ID of the current window if omitted.

color_id:

(optional) Color index. Default is 2.

tick_steps:

(optional) Steps of the grid in longitude and latitude in degrees (2x1), or [] (automatic). Default: [].

data_bounds:

(optional) Definition of the view area: [longmin, latmin; longmax, latmax] in degrees (2x2). Default is [-180, -90; 180, 90].

thickness:

(optional) Line thickness. Default is 1.

res:

(optional, string) Resolution: "low" or "high". Default is "low".

coord:

(optional, string) Type of coordinates: "sph"=spherical, "ell"=elliptical. Default is "sph".

Authors

• CNES - DCT/SB

See also

• CL_plot_ephem

Examples

// basic plot scf(); CL_plot_earthMap(); // plot in figure 10, with color 2 CL_plot_earthMap(win_id=10, color_id=2); // plot in figure 10, with color 1, and focus on Europe CL_plot_earthMap(win_id=10, color_id=1, .. data_bounds=[-10,30;40,60], tick_steps=[10,10]); // plot in high res, elliptical coordinates and focus on Europe CL_plot_earthMap(color_id=5,data_bounds=[-10,30;40,60], .. tick_steps=[10,10], res = "high", coord = "ell");