20040415: version 0.3
Added transform_scalar and transform_vector methods for
interpolating scalar and vector fields to a map projection
grid. Added shiftgrid and addcyclic convenience functions.
Added quiver_demo.py example illustrating how to plot
wind vectors on a map. Updated examples to use
transform_scalar instead of calling interp directly.
Mercator x coordinate units changed from degrees to meters
setup.py now installs data in python-version-numbered directory.
(so you can have separate copies for different python versions).
Fixed aspect ratio of mercator plots.
Added set_axes_limits,plot,scatter,contourf,contour,
pcolor and quiver methods.
axes instance no longer a method argument (API change).
20050410: version 0.2.1 - add gcpoints and drawgreatcircles methods.
Added intermediate resolution coastline and political
boundary databases. Fixed bug in filling continents,
and another bug in drawing parallels/meridians. Added
'ireland.py' example.
20050404: version 0.2 - drawparallels and drawmeridians can now
draw labels at edge of map.
20050331: version 0.1.2 - now can handle negative longitudes (patch
from Michael Brady). basemap.interp can now handle irregular
(but still rectilinear) lat/lon grids.
20050203: version 0.1 released on SF.
20050202: Changed LineCollections.color to set_color in a try/except block.
(color was a typo in 0.71 and is deprecated).
20050130: no user visible changes. Uses new pyrex generated
C extension interface to proj.4 which is twice as
fast as the Thuban one.
20050124: some code reorg, fixed bugs in S. Hem. projections.
xmin,xmax,ymin,ymax Basemap instance variables renamed
to llcrnrx,urcrnrx,llcrnry,urcrnry. Added __call__
and makegrid methods to Basemap class.
20050121: proj.4 is now called via a C-library interface, instead
of using the proj command-line tool via os.popen.
20050119: fixed glitches in drawing of parallels and meridians.