Projections

PyGMT support many map projections. Use the projection argument to specify which one you want to use in all plotting modules. The projection is specified by a one letter code along with (sometimes optional) reference longitude and latitude and the width of the map (for example, Alon0/lat0[/horizon]/width). The map height is determined based on the region and projection.

These are all the available projections:

Azimuthal Projections

Azimuthal Equidistant

General Perspective

General Stereographic

Gnomonic

Lambert Azimuthal Equal Area

Orthographic

Conic Projections

Albers Conic Equal Area

Equidistant conic

Lambert Conic Conformal Projection

Polyconic Projection

Cylindric Projections

Cassini Cylindrical

Cylindrical equal-area

Cylindrical equidistant

Mercator

Miller cylindrical

Cylindrical Stereographic

Transverse Mercator

Universal Transverse Mercator

Miscellaneous Projections

Eckert IV

Eckert VI

Hammer

Mollweide

Robinson

Sinusoidal

Van der Grinten

Winkel Tripel

Non-geographic Projections

Cartesian

Polar

Projection Table

PyGMT offers 31 map projections. These are specified using the projection argument. The projection codes for the projection styles are shown below.

PyGMT Projection Argument	Projection Name
projection= (upper case for width, lower case for scale)
Alon0/lat0[/horizon]/width	Lambert azimuthal equal area