jonnyhuck / globemaker

Python script to make gores for a globe

makeGlobe.py

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.

Dependencies:

• Python 2.7
• OGR
• PyProj
• Mapnik
• PIL
• Natural Earth Landmass Data

Usage:

Parameters:

• -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.

Command:

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: