SVG Maps with Matplotlib

Sean Gillies

2005-04-14 00:00

Have I mentioned how impressed I am by matplotlib? Swapping out the RendererAgg in my prototype mapping engine for a RendererSVG from matplotlib's SVG backend in no time yields a map as image/svg+xml: nwmed.svg (warning: 500K file). I downloaded an SVG-enabled Firefox CVS build and it displays a nice looking map of the Northwest Mediterranean.