How to make a map in python using basemap

How to make a map in basemap - beginners guide

Import basemap & pyplot 0:23
Make simple map 1:03
Projections 1:55
Make figure bigger 2:55
How do I chose the part of the world I want to plot? 3:35
Resolution 5:32
Draw country boundaries 7:05
Colour in the map 9:20
Other map backgrounds 12:20
Plot latitude and longitude grid lines 13:19
Make a title 16:08

Jupyter notebook/ Python 3/ Anaconda 3

Basemap projections: https://matplotlib.org/basemap/users/...

Python colors: https://matplotlib.org/examples/color...


How to make a map in python using basemap script

from mpl_toolkits.basemap import Basemap
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import numpy as np

fig = plt.figure(figsize=(12,9))

m = Basemap(projection='mill',
llcrnrlat = -90,
urcrnrlat = 90,
llcrnrlon = -180,
urcrnrlon = 180,
resolution = 'c')

m.drawcoastlines()
m.drawcountries(color='red')
m.drawstates(color='blue')
m.drawcounties(color='orange')
m.drawrivers(color='blue')

m.drawmapboundary(color='pink', linewidth=10, fill_color='aqua')
m.fillcontinents(color='lightgreen', lake_color='aqua')

m.drawlsmask(land_color='lightgreen', ocean_color='aqua', lakes=True)

m.etopo()
m.bluemarble()
m.shadedrelief()

m.drawparallels(np.arange(-90,90,10),labels=[True,False,False,False])
m.drawmeridians(np.arange(-180,180,30),labels=[0,0,0,1])

np.arange(start,stop,step)
labels=[left,right,top,bottom]

plt.title('Basemap tutorial', fontsize=20)

plt.show()