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A toolbox for Earth, Ocean, and Planetary Science

Joined March 2021
📢 #PyGMT v0.8.0 is out! Get tab auto-completion for pygmt.config, more GMT remote dataset loaders, a ternary plot function and more! There's two new gallery examples and a contour map tutorial too. More at forum.generic-mapping-tools.…. Let us know what you want to see in 2023 🥳
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GMT lecture live now!
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Free #GMT stickers and coasters at #AGU22! Located at McCormick Place - E354a (Lakeside, Level 3) for the IN15A - Greg Leptoukh Lecture starting at 2.45pm agu.confex.com/agu/fm22/meet…
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ICYMI, here's our #Scipy2022 talk - Geospatial Analysis & Visualization with #PyGMT presented by Max Jones! Demo notebook at github.com/maxrjones/scipy20…. Can't believe it's 5 years since PyGMT was presented at Scipy2017! Watch this year's recording on Youtube: youtu.be/nCktihu9bWg
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(4/4) Finally, the 4th tutorial by @weiji14_ showcases a geoprocessing pipeline on how to use #PyGMT to convert #LiDAR Point clouds to 3D surfaces ✨➡️🏔️. You'll learn how to create a Digital Surface Model and make some 3D perspective maps. Watch it at youtu.be/n1C4wyqJY_o
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(3/4) The 3rd tutorial by @andrelbelem then takes us out of this planet to Mars 🚀! Yes, #PyGMT isn't limited to Earth data, you'll learn to plot some Mars topography and make an inset map to boot! Watch it at youtu.be/OMxn08pT8hw
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(2/4) The 2nd tutorial by Max Jones talks about #PyGMT's integration with the scientific #Python ecosystem 🐍. This includes working with packages like @geopandas and @xarray_dev. Watch it at youtu.be/72war16Mvxs
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(1/4) The first tutorial by @leouieda covers the Anatomy of a #PyGMT figure. This includes importing the PyGMT library into #Python, drawing coastlines, map frames, choosing a projection, adding data to a map 🗾 and so on. Watch it at youtu.be/96_reU_yh5I
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ICYMI, the #EGU22 "Crafting beautiful maps with PyGMT" short course is fabulous, it walks you through the basics of using #PyGMT! All of the content is CC-BY-4.0 licensed and available via a JupyterBook at generic-mapping-tools.org/eg…. Start with the intro at youtu.be/Dgf6ijduNoE
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📢 #PyGMT v0.7.0 is out! Try the new binstats/filter1d/dimfilter functions and watch the EGU short course at youtube.com/playlist?list=PL…. Thanks to 4 new contributors, and don't be shy to add more stuff to our refreshed external resources page! More details at forum.generic-mapping-tools.…
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Replying to @gmt_dev @weiji14_
Oh, and we'll have a pop-up #EGU22 virtual networking event for anyone keen to chat about #PyGMT/@gmt_dev! Happening Wednesday 25 May 2022 at 17:00 UTC/19:00 CEST/ 13:00 EDT. Details at webforms.copernicus.org/EGU2…
Also check out the source for the Jupyter Book at github.com/GenericMappingToo…. Thanks to @weiji14_, @leouieda, Max Jones and @andrelbelem for creating the awesome tutorials 🥳
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14 raster datasets are now available through GMT's remote file mechanism! Check out generic-mapping-tools.org/re… for information and data citations! New additions include GEBCO bathymetry, geopotential grids, magnetic anomaly grids, and improved synthetic bathymetry 🎉🗺️
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We'll be giving a talk about #PyGMT at #AGU21 as part of this session on open-source software, notebooks, and FAIR software: agu.confex.com/agu/fm21/meet…! Poster link, content, and Jupyter notebooks are available on GitHub: github.com/meghanrjones/agu2…
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