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MapLapse: A python library to create animated timelapse of maps

MapLapse is a Python-based library to create animated timelapse maps from given shapefiles. It is mainly built on top of geopandas and matplotlib, along with other open-source geospatial packages.

Key Features

• Animated choropleth maps
• Animated proportional circle maps
• Supports output in .gif and .mp4

Example

The Animator object of maplapse can easily create the animations. Here is a code snippet:

 from maplapse import Animator

 anim = Animator(shape='/county_shape.shp',
             value='/century_data.csv',
             time_column='Year',
             data_column='Value',
             shape_unique_column='ST_CNT',
             map_type='choropleth',
             out_path='/animation.gif')
anim.animate()

Output:

.. toctree::
   :maxdepth: 2

   installation
   examples/index
   MapLapse API Reference <maplapse>

Indices and Tables

• :ref:`genindex`
• :ref:`modindex`
• :ref:`search`