from matplotlib.toolkits.basemap import Basemap
import cPickle
from pylab import *
# read in topo data from pickle (on a regular lat/lon grid)
topodict = cPickle.load(open('etopo20.pickle','rb'))
etopo = topodict['data']; lons = topodict['lons']; lats = topodict['lats']
# create Basemap instance for Robinson projection.
m = Basemap(projection='robin',lon_0=0.5*(lons[0]+lons[-1]))
# create figure with same aspect ratio as map.
fig = m.createfigure()
# make filled contour plot.
x, y = m(*meshgrid(lons, lats))
cs = m.contourf(x,y,etopo,30,cmap=cm.jet,colors=None)
# draw coastlines.
m.drawcoastlines()
# draw a line around the map region.
m.drawmapboundary()
# draw parallels and meridians.
m.drawparallels(arange(-60.,90.,30.),labels=[1,0,0,0])
m.drawmeridians(arange(0.,420.,60.),labels=[0,0,0,1])
# add a title.
title('Robinson Projection')
show()
