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http://scitools.org.uk/cartopy/docs/latest/index.html Cartopy is a Python package designed to make drawing maps for data analysis and visualisation as easy as possible. #Cartopy makes use of the powerful #PROJ.4, #numpy and #shapely libraries and has a simple and intuitive drawing interface to #matplotlib for creating publication quality maps. Some of the key features of cartopy are: object oriented projection definitions point, line, vector, polygon and image transformations between projections integration to expose advanced mapping in matplotlib with a simple and intuitive interface powerful vector data handling by integrating shapefile reading with Shapely capabilities