Notes

Python Mapping libraries Introduction

Written by sideprojects in Notes on Sat 16 March 2019. Tags: data analysis, GIS, python, cities,

Intro Tour of Python Mapping Libraries

There are several libraries for making spatial visualizations in python. This post creates similar maps of baltimore neighborhoods and grocery stores using several libraries:

Static

  • geopandas default mapping (matplotlib)

Interactive:

  • Altair (Vega)
  • Folium (Leaflet)

Each sections starts from a geopandas dataframes, and has subsections walking through:

  1. Display Shape
  2. Plot a Choropleth
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