SciTools/cartopy
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Cartopy - a cartographic python library with matplotlib support observed · 2026-09-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
85/100
- Activity 96
- Release rhythm 63
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-10-21. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 411
- age_days: 5191
- days_rel: 34
- days_push: 27
- n_releases_24m: 2
Adoption not part of the score
1620 stars · 399 forks observed · 2026-09-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
Cartopy is a Python package for cartographic projections and map drawing, built on top of Matplotlib, Pyproj, and Shapely. It provides object-oriented projection definitions, coordinate transformations between projections, and vector data handling for geospatial visualization.
Use cases
- draw maps with matplotlib in python
- plot data on a map with map projections
- transform coordinates between projections
- read shapefiles and plot polygons on a map
- create choropleth or geospatial visualizations
- add coastlines and country borders to plots
- visualize weather or climate data on a projected map
When to choose
- you need publication-quality maps in Python with Matplotlib integration
- you work with geospatial vector data like shapefiles and need projection support
- you want object-oriented control over map projections and transformations
When to avoid
- you need interactive web-based maps (use folium or leaflet instead)
- you need full GIS analysis capabilities rather than visualization (use geopandas or QGIS)
- your project does not use Matplotlib as its plotting backend
Facets
library · maturity stable
data-visualization geospatial image-processing data-visualization data-science graphics python cross-platform cartography matplotlib map-projections shapefile shapely pyproj gis maps
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/SciTools/cartopy · fetched 2026-09-28 · 3cab2a66dde0
- registry_pypi: https://pypi.org/pypi/cartopy/json · fetched 2026-08-29 · 2f6006f2f9aa
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| SciTools/cartopy | main | 85 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="SciTools/cartopy")
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