geoplotlib is a python toolbox for visualizing geographical data and making maps

A first example

To produce a dot density map:

data = read_csv('data/bus.csv')
geoplotlib.dot(data)
geoplotlib.show()

This will launch the geoplotlib window and plot the points on OpenStreetMap tiles, also allowing zooming and panning. geoplotlib automatically handles the data loading, the map projection, downloading the map tiles and the graphics rendering with OpenGL.

Examples gallery

Dot Density Map

Heatmap (Kernel Density estimation)

Shapefiles

Choropleth and GeoJSON

Voronoi tessellation

Spatial graph

All examples source code is here

Installation

geoplotlib requires:

• numpy
• pyglet 1.2.4
  • note: in order for pyglet to work with ipython on Mac, version 1.2.4 or newer is needed

optional requirements:

• matplotlib for colormaps
• scipy for some layers
• pyshp for reading .shp files

to install from source run:

python setup.py install

or with pip:

pip install geoplotlib

User Guide

A detailed user guide can be found in the wiki