ship_mapper.map_density

ship_mapper.map_density(info, file_in=None, cmap='Default', sidebar=False, to_screen=True, save=True, filename_out='auto', filedir_out='auto')[source]

Plots a map using a gridded (or merged) file

Parameters:

info (info) – info object containing metadata
Keyword Arguments:
 
  • file_in (str) – Gridded or merged file to map. If None it looks for merged_grid.nc in the merged directory
  • cmap (str) – Colormap to use
  • sidebar (bool) – If True, includes side panel with metadata
  • to_screen (bool) – If True, a plot is printed to screen
  • save (bool) – If True a .png figure is saved to hardrive
  • filename_out (str) – Name of produced figure. If auto then name is info.run_name + '__' + file_in + '.png'
  • filedir_out (str) – Directory where figure is saved. If auto then output directory is info.dirs.pngs
Returns:

Basemap object