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**Descripton**

basemap.py - plot on map projections (with coastlines and political boundaries)
using matplotlib.

**Requirements**

numarray 1.1 (or higher), matplotlib 0.71 (or higher) extension modules.

**Copyright**

source code from proj.4 (http://proj.maptools.org) is included in the
'src' directory (under the terms given in LICENSE_proj4).

Everything else:

copyright (c) 2004 by Jeffrey Whitaker.

Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software and its
documentation for any purpose and without fee is hereby granted,
provided that the above copyright notice appear in all copies and that
both that copyright notice and this permission notice appear in
supporting documentation.
THE AUTHOR DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES WITH REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE,
INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS. IN NO
EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, INDIRECT OR
CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF
USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR
OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR
PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.

**Documentation** 

see Lib/basemap.py docstrings.

see scripts in 'examples' directory for example usage.

**Contact**

Jeff Whitaker <jeffrey.s.whitaker@noaa.gov>