File:Middle America location map.svg
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Summary
| Description |
English: Location map of Pacific Ocean.
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| Date | |
| Source | Own work |
| Author | Tentotwo |
Shell script for generating the map using GMT
#!/bin/sh
# Set common options
PROJECTION=Q-78.5/19.37/15c
REGION=-99/-58/6/32
FILENAME=Middle_America_location_map.ps
# Get Natural Earth datafiles
echo "Downloading datafiles from naturalearthdata.com"
wget -nv -nc \
http://www.naturalearthdata.com/http//www.naturalearthdata.com/download/50m/physical/50m-coastline.zip\
http://www.naturalearthdata.com/http//www.naturalearthdata.com/download/50m/physical/50m-land.zip\
http://www.naturalearthdata.com/http//www.naturalearthdata.com/download/50m/cultural/50m-admin-0-countries.zip
echo "...done\n"
echo "Inflating archives"
unzip 50m\*.zip
unzip 110m\*.zip
echo "...done\n"
echo "Converting shapefiles to GMT"
ogr2ogr -F GMT 50m_land.gmt 50m_land.shp
ogr2ogr -F GMT 50m_coastline.gmt 50m_coastline.shp
ogr2ogr -F GMT 50m_borders.gmt ne_50m_admin_0_boundary_lines_land.shp
echo "...done\n"
echo "Creating maps"
GMT psxy -m -J$PROJECTION -R$REGION --PAGE_COLOR=198/236/255 --POLAR_CAP=none --PAPER_MEDIA=A4 --BASEMAP_TYPE=plain --BASEMAP_AXES=NESW --FRAME_PEN=0.15p,black 50m_land.gmt -K -G254/254/233 > $FILENAME
GMT psxy -m -J$PROJECTION -R$REGION 50m_coastline.gmt -O -K -W0.535p,9/120/171 >> $FILENAME
GMT psxy -m -J$PROJECTION -R$REGION 50m_borders.gmt -O -W100/100/100 >> $FILENAME
echo "...done\n"
echo "You can now open $FILENAME in Inkscape to clean up the file and save it as SVG. You should add an ocean coloured background and simplify the graticules using CTRL+L."
gv $FILENAME
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| Date/Time | Thumbnail | Dimensions | User | Comment | |
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| current | 14:12, 3 February 2012 | | 1,053 × 707 (179 KB) | Tentotwo |
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