Name

CL_plot_earthMap — Plots an earth map (continents, lakes and islands)

Calling Sequence

   CL_plot_earthMap([[,winId][,colorId][,tickInterval][,dataBounds])
   
   

Parameters

winId:

(optionnal) figure Id - Id of the current window if omitted.

colorId:

(optionnal) color index - Default is 1.

tickInterval :

(optionnal) tick interval of the grid (longitude and latitude) in degrees - [60 ,30] if missing.

dataBounds :

(optionnal) zoombox (longmin, latmin; longmax, latmax]. [-180,-90;180,90] if missing(entire view).

Description

  • This function plots an Earth map in the selected figure (winId).

    color can be used to chose the color of the map.

    tickInterval can be used to modify the ticks of the grid.

    dataBounds can be used to zoom in.

    Note: The data are loaded from files located 'data/util' directory. These files contain 2 columns longitudes and latitudes. Blocks are separated by "999 999".

Authors

CNES - DCT/SB

See also

CL_plot_ephem

Examples

// basic plot
CL_plot_earthMap();

// plot inside figure 10, with color 2
CL_plot_earthMap(winId=10,colorId=2);

// plot inside figure 10, with color 2, and zoom on Europe
CL_plot_earthMap(winId=10,colorId=2,dataBounds=[-10,30;40,60);