geoplotlib is a python toolbox for visualizing geographical data and making maps
To produce a scatterplot:
data = read_csv('data/bus.csv')
geoplotlib.scatter(data)
geoplotlib.show()
Heatmap (Kernel Density estimation)
Shapefiles
Voronoi tessellation
Spatial graph
All examples including source code are here
geoplotlib requires:
- numpy
- pyglet
- note: in order for pyglet to work with ipython on Mac, this workaround is needed. Here you can find a fork of the pyglet dev branch with the workaround applied
optional requirements:
- matplotlib for colormaps
- scipy for some layers
- pyshp for reading .shp files
to install, run:
python setup.py install
A detailed user guide can be found in the wiki