NB: This script is now very old and relies on the Mapnik Python bindings, which are very challenging to build.
makeGlobe.py is a simple Python script that allows you to create a globe.
You can read all about the process at my blog.
-h
Print out the command usage-p
The width of each gore in pixels. Default: 500.-d
The width of each gore in degrees (must multiply into 360). Default: 60.-g
The width of the outline around each gore in pixels . Default: 4.-o
The name of the output file . Default: globe.png.
python makeGlobe.py -p [GORE_WIDTH_PX] -d [GORE_WIDTH_DEGREES] -g [GORE_OUTLINE_WIDTH] -o [OUT_PATH]
e.g.:
python makeGlobe.py -p 100 -d 40 -g 1 -o example.png
would give you:
whereas:
python makeGlobe.py -p 500 -d 120 -g 4 -o example.png
would give you: