Background Map
The first step of any geo-spatial data analysis is to draw the background map of the area of interest. This section explains what are the main ways to build it with Python
. It is the foundation of the next sections that will add some data on top of it.
Geopandas
and GeoPlot
Seaborn
is another great alternative to build an area chart with python
. The below examples show how to start basic, apply usual customization, and use the small multiple technique for when you have several groups to compare.
Folium
for google maps style maps
Folium
is a wrapper of the leaflet.js
javascript library. It allows to make all the data wrangling with python, and benefit the power of javascript
for interactive data visualization.
The map below has been created with folium... with 1 line of code only! 😍
Folium
allows different types of background tiles. Here is an example with a tile called Stamen Toner
:
It is also possible to add markers with associated popups on top of the map:
Background map with Basemap
Seaborn
is another great alternative to build an area chart with python
. The below examples show how to start basic, apply usual customization, and use the small multiple technique for when you have several groups to compare.
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