[Python-modules-commits] r18611 - in packages/basemap/trunk/debian (2 files)

[morph at users.alioth.debian.org]

    Date: Sunday, September 18, 2011 @ 20:22:11
  Author: morph
Revision: 18611

add a -doc package, at the moment only for examples

Added:
  packages/basemap/trunk/debian/python-mpltoolkits.basemap-doc.examples
Modified:
  packages/basemap/trunk/debian/control

Modified: packages/basemap/trunk/debian/control
===================================================================
--- packages/basemap/trunk/debian/control	2011-09-18 19:52:03 UTC (rev 18610)
+++ packages/basemap/trunk/debian/control	2011-09-18 20:22:11 UTC (rev 18611)
@@ -67,3 +67,35 @@
  new features.
  .
  This package contains data files for python-mpltoolkits.basemap
+
+Package: python-mpltoolkits.basemap-doc
+Section: doc
+Architecture: all
+Depends: ${misc:Depends}
+Description: matplotlib toolkit to plot on map projections (documentation)
+ The matplotlib basemap toolkit is a library for plotting 2D data on maps in
+ Python. It is similar in functionality to the matlab mapping toolbox, the IDL
+ mapping facilities, GrADS, or the Generic Mapping Tools. PyNGL and CDAT are
+ other libraries that provide similar capabilities in Python.
+ .
+ Basemap does not do any plotting on its own, but provides the facilities to
+ transform coordinates to one of 23 different map projections (using the PROJ.4
+ C library). Matplotlib is then used to plot contours, images, vectors, lines or
+ points in the transformed coordinates. Shoreline, river and political boundary
+ datasets (from Generic Mapping Tools) are provided, along with methods for
+ plotting them. The GEOS library is used internally to clip the coastline and
+ polticial boundary features to the desired map projection region.
+ .
+ Basemap provides facilities for reading data in netCDF and Shapefile formats,
+ as well as directly over http using OPeNDAP. This functionality is provided
+ through the PyDAP client, and a Python interface to the Shapefile C library.
+ .
+ Basemap is geared toward the needs of earth scientists, particular
+ oceanographers and meteorologists. The author originally wrote Basemap to help
+ in his research (climate and weather forecasting), since at the time CDAT was
+ the only other tool in Python for plotting data on map projections. Over the
+ years, the capabilities of Basemap have evolved as scientists in other
+ disciplines (such as biology, geology and geophysics) requested and contributed
+ new features.
+ .
+ This package contains documentation and examples for python-mpltoolkits.basemap

Added: packages/basemap/trunk/debian/python-mpltoolkits.basemap-doc.examples
===================================================================
--- packages/basemap/trunk/debian/python-mpltoolkits.basemap-doc.examples	                        (rev 0)
+++ packages/basemap/trunk/debian/python-mpltoolkits.basemap-doc.examples	2011-09-18 20:22:11 UTC (rev 18611)
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+examples/*