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cartoee module

The cartoee module contains functions for creating publication-quality maps with cartopy and Earth Engine data.

add_colorbar(ax, vis_params, loc=None, cmap='gray', discrete=False, label=None, **kwargs)

Add a colorbar to the map based on visualization parameters provided

Parameters:

Name Type Description Default
ax cartopy.mpl.geoaxes.GeoAxesSubplot | cartopy.mpl.geoaxes.GeoAxes

required cartopy GeoAxesSubplot object to add image overlay to

required
loc str

string specifying the position

None
vis_params dict

visualization parameters as a dictionary. See https://developers.google.com/earth-engine/guides/image_visualization for options.

required
**kwargs

remaining keyword arguments are passed to colorbar()

{}

Exceptions:

Type Description
Warning

If 'discrete' is true when "palette" key is not in visParams

ValueError

If ax is not of type cartopy.mpl.geoaxes.GeoAxesSubplot

ValueError

If 'cmap' or "palette" key in visParams is not provided

ValueError

If "min" in visParams is not of type scalar

ValueError

If "max" in visParams is not of type scalar

ValueError

If 'loc' or 'cax' keywords are not provided

ValueError

If 'loc' is not of type str or does not equal available options

Source code in geemap/cartoee.py
def add_colorbar(
    ax, vis_params, loc=None, cmap="gray", discrete=False, label=None, **kwargs
):
    """
    Add a colorbar to the map based on visualization parameters provided
    args:
        ax (cartopy.mpl.geoaxes.GeoAxesSubplot | cartopy.mpl.geoaxes.GeoAxes): required cartopy GeoAxesSubplot object to add image overlay to
        loc (str, optional): string specifying the position
        vis_params (dict, optional): visualization parameters as a dictionary. See https://developers.google.com/earth-engine/guides/image_visualization for options.
        **kwargs: remaining keyword arguments are passed to colorbar()

    raises:
        Warning: If 'discrete' is true when "palette" key is not in visParams
        ValueError: If `ax` is not of type cartopy.mpl.geoaxes.GeoAxesSubplot
        ValueError: If 'cmap' or "palette" key in visParams is not provided
        ValueError: If "min" in visParams is not of type scalar
        ValueError: If "max" in visParams is not of type scalar
        ValueError: If 'loc' or 'cax' keywords are not provided
        ValueError: If 'loc' is not of type str or does not equal available options
    """

    if type(ax) not in [GeoAxes, GeoAxesSubplot]:
        raise ValueError(
            "provided axes not of type cartopy.mpl.geoaxes.GeoAxes "
            "or cartopy.mpl.geoaxes.GeoAxesSubplot"
        )

    if loc:
        if (type(loc) == str) and (loc in ["left", "right", "bottom", "top"]):
            if "posOpts" not in kwargs:
                posOpts = {
                    "left": [0.01, 0.25, 0.02, 0.5],
                    "right": [0.88, 0.25, 0.02, 0.5],
                    "bottom": [0.25, 0.15, 0.5, 0.02],
                    "top": [0.25, 0.88, 0.5, 0.02],
                }
            else:
                posOpts = {
                    "left": kwargs["posOpts"],
                    "right": kwargs["posOpts"],
                    "bottom": kwargs["posOpts"],
                    "top": kwargs["posOpts"],
                }
                del kwargs["posOpts"]

            cax = ax.figure.add_axes(posOpts[loc])

            if loc == "left":
                mpl.pyplot.subplots_adjust(left=0.18)
            elif loc == "right":
                mpl.pyplot.subplots_adjust(right=0.85)
            else:
                pass

        else:
            raise ValueError(
                'provided loc not of type str. options are "left", '
                '"top", "right", or "bottom"'
            )

    elif "cax" in kwargs:
        cax = kwargs["cax"]
        kwargs = {key: kwargs[key] for key in kwargs.keys() if key != "cax"}

    else:
        raise ValueError("loc or cax keywords must be specified")

    vis_keys = list(vis_params.keys())
    if vis_params:
        if "min" in vis_params:
            vmin = vis_params["min"]
            if type(vmin) not in (int, float):
                raise ValueError("provided min value not of scalar type")
        else:
            vmin = 0

        if "max" in vis_params:
            vmax = vis_params["max"]
            if type(vmax) not in (int, float):
                raise ValueError("provided max value not of scalar type")
        else:
            vmax = 1

        if "opacity" in vis_params:
            alpha = vis_params["opacity"]
            if type(alpha) not in (int, float):
                raise ValueError("provided opacity value of not type scalar")
        elif "alpha" in kwargs:
            alpha = kwargs["alpha"]
        else:
            alpha = 1

        if cmap is not None:
            if discrete:
                warnings.warn(
                    'discrete keyword used when "palette" key is '
                    "supplied with visParams, creating a continuous "
                    "colorbar..."
                )

            cmap = mpl.pyplot.get_cmap(cmap)
            norm = mpl.colors.Normalize(vmin=vmin, vmax=vmax)

        if "palette" in vis_keys:
            hexcodes = vis_params["palette"]
            hexcodes = [i if i[0] == "#" else "#" + i for i in hexcodes]

            if discrete:
                cmap = mpl.colors.ListedColormap(hexcodes)
                vals = np.linspace(vmin, vmax, cmap.N + 1)
                norm = mpl.colors.BoundaryNorm(vals, cmap.N)

            else:
                cmap = mpl.colors.LinearSegmentedColormap.from_list(
                    "custom", hexcodes, N=256
                )
                norm = mpl.colors.Normalize(vmin=vmin, vmax=vmax)

        elif cmap is not None:
            if discrete:
                warnings.warn(
                    'discrete keyword used when "palette" key is '
                    "supplied with visParams, creating a continuous "
                    "colorbar..."
                )

            cmap = mpl.pyplot.get_cmap(cmap)
            norm = mpl.colors.Normalize(vmin=vmin, vmax=vmax)

        else:
            raise ValueError(
                'cmap keyword or "palette" key in visParams must be provided'
            )

    tick_font_size = None
    if "tick_font_size" in kwargs:
        tick_font_size = kwargs.pop("tick_font_size")

    label_font_family = None
    if "label_font_family" in kwargs:
        label_font_family = kwargs.pop("label_font_family")

    label_font_size = None
    if "label_font_size" in kwargs:
        label_font_size = kwargs.pop("label_font_size")

    cb = mpl.colorbar.ColorbarBase(cax, norm=norm, alpha=alpha, cmap=cmap, **kwargs)

    if label is not None:
        if label_font_size is not None and label_font_family is not None:
            cb.set_label(label, fontsize=label_font_size, family=label_font_family)
        elif label_font_size is not None and label_font_family is None:
            cb.set_label(label, fontsize=label_font_size)
        elif label_font_size is None and label_font_family is not None:
            cb.set_label(label, family=label_font_family)
        else:
            cb.set_label(label)
    elif "bands" in vis_keys:
        cb.set_label(vis_params["bands"])

    if tick_font_size is not None:
        cb.ax.tick_params(labelsize=tick_font_size)

add_gridlines(ax, interval=None, n_ticks=None, xs=None, ys=None, buffer_out=True, xtick_rotation='horizontal', ytick_rotation='horizontal', **kwargs)

Helper function to add gridlines and format ticks to map

Parameters:

Name Type Description Default
ax cartopy.mpl.geoaxes.GeoAxesSubplot | cartopy.mpl.geoaxes.GeoAxes

required cartopy GeoAxesSubplot object to add the gridlines to

required
interval float | list[float]

float specifying an interval at which to create gridlines, units are decimal degrees. lists will be interpreted a [x_interval, y_interval]. default = None

None
n_ticks int | list[int]

integer specifying number gridlines to create within map extent. lists will be interpreted a [nx, ny]. default = None

None
xs list

list of x coordinates to create gridlines. default = None

None
ys list

list of y coordinates to create gridlines. default = None

None
buffer_out boolean

boolean option to buffer out the extent to insure coordinates created cover map extent. default=true

True
xtick_rotation str | float 'horizontal'
ytick_rotation str | float 'horizontal'
**kwargs

remaining keyword arguments are passed to gridlines()

{}

Exceptions:

Type Description
ValueError

if all interval, n_ticks, or (xs,ys) are set to None

Source code in geemap/cartoee.py
def add_gridlines(
    ax,
    interval=None,
    n_ticks=None,
    xs=None,
    ys=None,
    buffer_out=True,
    xtick_rotation="horizontal",
    ytick_rotation="horizontal",
    **kwargs,
):
    """Helper function to add gridlines and format ticks to map

    args:
        ax (cartopy.mpl.geoaxes.GeoAxesSubplot | cartopy.mpl.geoaxes.GeoAxes): required cartopy GeoAxesSubplot object to add the gridlines to
        interval (float | list[float], optional): float specifying an interval at which to create gridlines, units are decimal degrees. lists will be interpreted a [x_interval, y_interval]. default = None
        n_ticks (int | list[int], optional): integer specifying number gridlines to create within map extent. lists will be interpreted a [nx, ny]. default = None
        xs (list, optional): list of x coordinates to create gridlines. default = None
        ys (list, optional): list of y coordinates to create gridlines. default = None
        buffer_out (boolean, optional): boolean option to buffer out the extent to insure coordinates created cover map extent. default=true
        xtick_rotation (str | float, optional):
        ytick_rotation (str | float, optional):
        **kwargs: remaining keyword arguments are passed to gridlines()

    raises:
        ValueError: if all interval, n_ticks, or (xs,ys) are set to None

    """

    view_extent = ax.get_extent()
    extent = view_extent

    if xs is not None:
        xmain = xs

    elif interval is not None:
        if isinstance(interval, Iterable):
            xspace = interval[0]
        else:
            xspace = interval

        if buffer_out:
            extent = _buffer_box(extent, xspace)

        xmain = np.arange(extent[0], extent[1] + xspace, xspace)

    elif n_ticks is not None:
        if isinstance(n_ticks, Iterable):
            n_x = n_ticks[0]
        else:
            n_x = n_ticks

        xmain = np.linspace(extent[0], extent[1], n_x)
    else:
        raise ValueError(
            "one of variables interval, n_ticks, or xs must be defined. If you would like default gridlines, please use `ax.gridlines()`"
        )

    if ys is not None:
        ymain = ys

    elif interval is not None:
        if isinstance(interval, Iterable):
            yspace = interval[1]
        else:
            yspace = interval

        if buffer_out:
            extent = _buffer_box(extent, yspace)

        ymain = np.arange(extent[2], extent[3] + yspace, yspace)

    elif n_ticks is not None:
        if isinstance(n_ticks, Iterable):
            n_y = n_ticks[1]
        else:
            n_y = n_ticks

        ymain = np.linspace(extent[2], extent[3], n_y)

    else:
        raise ValueError(
            "one of variables interval, n_ticks, or ys must be defined. If you would like default gridlines, please use `ax.gridlines()`"
        )

    ax.gridlines(xlocs=xmain, ylocs=ymain, **kwargs)

    xin = xmain[(xmain >= view_extent[0]) & (xmain <= view_extent[1])]
    yin = ymain[(ymain >= view_extent[2]) & (ymain <= view_extent[3])]

    # set tick labels
    ax.set_xticks(xin, crs=ccrs.PlateCarree())
    ax.set_yticks(yin, crs=ccrs.PlateCarree())

    ax.set_xticklabels(xin, rotation=xtick_rotation, ha="center")
    ax.set_yticklabels(yin, rotation=ytick_rotation, va="center")

    ax.xaxis.set_major_formatter(LONGITUDE_FORMATTER)
    ax.yaxis.set_major_formatter(LATITUDE_FORMATTER)

    return

add_layer(ax, ee_object, dims=1000, region=None, cmap=None, vis_params=None, **kwargs)

Add an Earth Engine image to a cartopy plot.

Parameters:

Name Type Description Default
ee_object ee.Image | ee.FeatureCollection

Earth Engine image result to plot.

required
ax cartopy.mpl.geoaxes.GeoAxesSubplot | cartopy.mpl.geoaxes.GeoAxes

required cartopy GeoAxesSubplot object to add image overlay to

required
dims list | tuple | int

dimensions to request earth engine result as [WIDTH,HEIGHT]. If only one number is passed, it is used as the maximum, and the other dimension is computed by proportional scaling. Default None and infers dimensions

1000
region list | tuple

geospatial region of the image to render in format [E,S,W,N]. By default, the whole image

None
cmap str

string specifying matplotlib colormap to colorize image. If cmap is specified visParams cannot contain 'palette' key

None
vis_params dict

visualization parameters as a dictionary. See https://developers.google.com/earth-engine/image_visualization for options

None

Returns:

Type Description
ax (cartopy.mpl.geoaxes.GeoAxesSubplot)

cartopy GeoAxesSubplot object with Earth Engine results displayed

Exceptions:

Type Description
ValueError

If dims is not of type list, tuple, or int

ValueError

If imgObj is not of type ee.image.Image

ValueError

If ax if not of type cartopy.mpl.geoaxes.GeoAxesSubplot '

Source code in geemap/cartoee.py
def add_layer(
    ax, ee_object, dims=1000, region=None, cmap=None, vis_params=None, **kwargs
):
    """Add an Earth Engine image to a cartopy plot.

    args:
        ee_object (ee.Image | ee.FeatureCollection): Earth Engine image result to plot.
        ax (cartopy.mpl.geoaxes.GeoAxesSubplot | cartopy.mpl.geoaxes.GeoAxes): required cartopy GeoAxesSubplot object to add image overlay to
        dims (list | tuple | int, optional): dimensions to request earth engine result as [WIDTH,HEIGHT]. If only one number is passed, it is used as the maximum, and the other dimension is computed by proportional scaling. Default None and infers dimensions
        region (list | tuple, optional): geospatial region of the image to render in format [E,S,W,N]. By default, the whole image
        cmap (str, optional): string specifying matplotlib colormap to colorize image. If cmap is specified visParams cannot contain 'palette' key
        vis_params (dict, optional): visualization parameters as a dictionary. See https://developers.google.com/earth-engine/image_visualization for options

    returns:
        ax (cartopy.mpl.geoaxes.GeoAxesSubplot): cartopy GeoAxesSubplot object with Earth Engine results displayed

    raises:
        ValueError: If `dims` is not of type list, tuple, or int
        ValueError: If `imgObj` is not of type ee.image.Image
        ValueError: If `ax` if not of type cartopy.mpl.geoaxes.GeoAxesSubplot '
    """

    if (
        isinstance(ee_object, ee.geometry.Geometry)
        or isinstance(ee_object, ee.feature.Feature)
        or isinstance(ee_object, ee.featurecollection.FeatureCollection)
    ):
        features = ee.FeatureCollection(ee_object)

        if "style" in kwargs and kwargs["style"] is not None:
            style = kwargs["style"]
        else:
            style = {}

        props = features.first().propertyNames().getInfo()
        if "style" in props:
            ee_object = features.style(**{"styleProperty": "style"})
        else:
            ee_object = features.style(**style)
    elif isinstance(ee_object, ee.imagecollection.ImageCollection):
        ee_object = ee_object.mosaic()

    if type(ee_object) is not ee.image.Image:
        raise ValueError("provided `ee_object` is not of type ee.Image")

    if region is not None:
        map_region = ee.Geometry.Rectangle(region).getInfo()["coordinates"]
        view_extent = (region[2], region[0], region[1], region[3])
    else:
        map_region = ee_object.geometry(100).bounds(1).getInfo()["coordinates"]
        # get the image bounds
        x, y = list(zip(*map_region[0]))
        view_extent = [min(x), max(x), min(y), max(y)]

        if ee_object.bandNames().getInfo() == ["vis-red", "vis-green", "vis-blue"]:
            warnings.warn(
                f"The region parameter is not specified. Using the default region {map_region}. Please specify a region if you get a blank image."
            )

    if type(dims) not in [list, tuple, int]:
        raise ValueError("provided dims not of type list, tuple, or int")

    if type(ax) not in [GeoAxes, GeoAxesSubplot]:
        raise ValueError(
            "provided axes not of type cartopy.mpl.geoaxes.GeoAxes "
            "or cartopy.mpl.geoaxes.GeoAxesSubplot"
        )

    args = {"format": "png", "crs": "EPSG:4326"}
    args["region"] = map_region
    if dims:
        args["dimensions"] = dims

    if vis_params:
        keys = list(vis_params.keys())
        if cmap and ("palette" in keys):
            raise KeyError(
                "cannot provide `palette` in vis_params if `cmap` is specified"
            )
        elif cmap:
            args["palette"] = ",".join(build_palette(cmap))
        else:
            pass

        args = {**args, **vis_params}

    url = ee_object.getThumbUrl(args)
    response = requests.get(url)
    if response.status_code != 200:
        error = eval(response.content)["error"]
        raise requests.exceptions.HTTPError(f"{error}")

    image = np.array(Image.open(BytesIO(response.content)))

    if image.shape[-1] == 2:
        image = np.concatenate(
            [np.repeat(image[:, :, 0:1], 3, axis=2), image[:, :, -1:]], axis=2
        )

    ax.imshow(
        np.squeeze(image),
        extent=view_extent,
        origin="upper",
        transform=ccrs.PlateCarree(),
        zorder=1,
    )

    return

add_legend(ax, legend_elements=None, loc='lower right', font_size=14, font_weight='normal', font_color='black', font_family=None, title=None, title_fontize=16, title_fontproperties=None, **kwargs)

Adds a legend to the map. The legend elements can be formatted as: legend_elements = [Line2D([], [], color='#00ffff', lw=2, label='Coastline'), Line2D([], [], marker='o', color='#A8321D', label='City', markerfacecolor='#A8321D', markersize=10, ls ='')] For more legend properties, see: https://matplotlib.org/stable/api/_as_gen/matplotlib.pyplot.legend.html

Parameters:

Name Type Description Default
ax cartopy.mpl.geoaxes.GeoAxesSubplot | cartopy.mpl.geoaxes.GeoAxes

required cartopy GeoAxesSubplot object.

required
legend_elements list

A list of legend elements. Defaults to None.

None
loc str

Location of the legend, can be any of ['upper left', 'upper right', 'lower left', 'lower right']. Defaults to "lower right".

'lower right'
font_size(int|string, optional

Font size. Either an absolute font size or an relative value of 'xx-small', 'x-small', 'small', 'medium', 'large', 'x-large', 'xx-large'. defaults to 14.

required
font_weight(string|int, optional

Font weight. A numeric value in the range 0-1000 or one of 'ultralight', 'light', 'normal' (default), 'regular', 'book', 'medium', 'roman', 'semibold', 'demibold', 'demi', 'bold', 'heavy', 'extra bold', 'black'. Defaults to 'normal'.

required
font_color(str, optional

Text color. Defaults to "black".

required
font_family(string, optional

Name of font family. Set to a font family like 'SimHei' if you want to show Chinese in the legend. Defaults to None.

required

Exceptions:

Type Description
Exception

If the legend fails to add.

Source code in geemap/cartoee.py
def add_legend(
    ax,
    legend_elements=None,
    loc="lower right",
    font_size=14,
    font_weight="normal",
    font_color="black",
    font_family=None,
    title=None,
    title_fontize=16,
    title_fontproperties=None,
    **kwargs,
):
    """Adds a legend to the map. The legend elements can be formatted as:
    legend_elements = [Line2D([], [], color='#00ffff', lw=2, label='Coastline'),
        Line2D([], [], marker='o', color='#A8321D', label='City', markerfacecolor='#A8321D', markersize=10, ls ='')]
        For more legend properties, see: https://matplotlib.org/stable/api/_as_gen/matplotlib.pyplot.legend.html

    Args:
        ax (cartopy.mpl.geoaxes.GeoAxesSubplot | cartopy.mpl.geoaxes.GeoAxes): required cartopy GeoAxesSubplot object.
        legend_elements (list, optional): A list of legend elements. Defaults to None.
        loc (str, optional): Location of the legend, can be any of ['upper left', 'upper right', 'lower left', 'lower right']. Defaults to "lower right".
        font_size(int|string, optional): Font size. Either an absolute font size or an relative value of 'xx-small', 'x-small', 'small', 'medium', 'large', 'x-large', 'xx-large'. defaults to 14.
        font_weight(string|int, optional): Font weight. A numeric value in the range 0-1000 or one of 'ultralight', 'light', 'normal' (default), 'regular', 'book', 'medium', 'roman', 'semibold', 'demibold', 'demi', 'bold', 'heavy', 'extra bold', 'black'. Defaults to 'normal'.
        font_color(str, optional): Text color. Defaults to "black".
        font_family(string, optional): Name of font family. Set to a font family like 'SimHei' if you want to show Chinese in the legend. Defaults to None.
    Raises:
        Exception: If the legend fails to add.
    """
    from matplotlib.lines import Line2D

    if title_fontize is not None and (title_fontproperties is not None):
        raise ValueError("title_fontize and title_fontproperties cannot be both set.")
    elif title_fontize is not None:
        kwargs["title_fontsize"] = title_fontize
    elif title_fontproperties is not None:
        kwargs["title_fontproperties"] = title_fontproperties

    try:
        if legend_elements is None:
            legend_elements = [
                Line2D([], [], color="#00ffff", lw=2, label="Coastline"),
                Line2D(
                    [],
                    [],
                    marker="o",
                    color="#A8321D",
                    label="City",
                    markerfacecolor="#A8321D",
                    markersize=10,
                    ls="",
                ),
            ]
        if font_family is not None:
            fontdict = {"family": font_family, "size": font_size, "weight": font_weight}
        else:
            fontdict = {"size": font_size, "weight": font_weight}
        leg = ax.legend(
            handles=legend_elements,
            loc=loc,
            prop=fontdict,
            title=title,
            **kwargs,
        )

        # Change font color If default color is changed.
        if font_color != "black":
            for text in leg.get_texts():
                text.set_color(font_color)
        return
    except Exception as e:
        raise Exception(e)

add_north_arrow(ax, text='N', xy=(0.1, 0.1), arrow_length=0.1, text_color='black', arrow_color='black', fontsize=20, width=5, headwidth=15, ha='center', va='center')

Add a north arrow to the map.

Parameters:

Name Type Description Default
ax cartopy.mpl.geoaxes.GeoAxesSubplot | cartopy.mpl.geoaxes.GeoAxes

required cartopy GeoAxesSubplot object.

required
text str

Text for north arrow. Defaults to "N".

'N'
xy tuple

Location of the north arrow. Each number representing the percentage length of the map from the lower-left cornor. Defaults to (0.1, 0.1).

(0.1, 0.1)
arrow_length float

Length of the north arrow. Defaults to 0.1 (10% length of the map).

0.1
text_color str

Text color. Defaults to "black".

'black'
arrow_color str

North arrow color. Defaults to "black".

'black'
fontsize int

Text font size. Defaults to 20.

20
width int

Width of the north arrow. Defaults to 5.

5
headwidth int

head width of the north arrow. Defaults to 15.

15
ha str

Horizontal alignment. Defaults to "center".

'center'
va str

Vertical alignment. Defaults to "center".

'center'
Source code in geemap/cartoee.py
def add_north_arrow(
    ax,
    text="N",
    xy=(0.1, 0.1),
    arrow_length=0.1,
    text_color="black",
    arrow_color="black",
    fontsize=20,
    width=5,
    headwidth=15,
    ha="center",
    va="center",
):
    """Add a north arrow to the map.

    Args:
        ax (cartopy.mpl.geoaxes.GeoAxesSubplot | cartopy.mpl.geoaxes.GeoAxes): required cartopy GeoAxesSubplot object.
        text (str, optional): Text for north arrow. Defaults to "N".
        xy (tuple, optional): Location of the north arrow. Each number representing the percentage length of the map from the lower-left cornor. Defaults to (0.1, 0.1).
        arrow_length (float, optional): Length of the north arrow. Defaults to 0.1 (10% length of the map).
        text_color (str, optional): Text color. Defaults to "black".
        arrow_color (str, optional): North arrow color. Defaults to "black".
        fontsize (int, optional): Text font size. Defaults to 20.
        width (int, optional): Width of the north arrow. Defaults to 5.
        headwidth (int, optional): head width of the north arrow. Defaults to 15.
        ha (str, optional): Horizontal alignment. Defaults to "center".
        va (str, optional): Vertical alignment. Defaults to "center".
    """
    ax.annotate(
        text,
        xy=xy,
        xytext=(xy[0], xy[1] - arrow_length),
        color=text_color,
        arrowprops=dict(facecolor=arrow_color, width=width, headwidth=headwidth),
        ha=ha,
        va=va,
        fontsize=fontsize,
        xycoords=ax.transAxes,
    )

    return

add_scale_bar(ax, metric_distance=4, unit='km', at_x=(0.05, 0.5), at_y=(0.08, 0.11), max_stripes=5, ytick_label_margins=0.25, fontsize=8, font_weight='bold', rotation=0, zorder=999, paddings={'xmin': 0.05, 'xmax': 0.05, 'ymin': 1.5, 'ymax': 0.5}, bbox_kwargs={'facecolor': 'white', 'edgecolor': 'black', 'alpha': 0.5})

Add a scale bar to the map.

Parameters:

Name Type Description Default
ax cartopy.mpl.geoaxes.GeoAxesSubplot | cartopy.mpl.geoaxes.GeoAxes

required cartopy GeoAxesSubplot object.

required
metric_distance int | float

length in meters of each region of the scale bar. Default to 4.

4
unit str

scale bar distance unit. Default to "km"

'km'
at_x float

target axes X coordinates (0..1) of box (= left, right). Default to (0.05, 0.2).

(0.05, 0.5)
at_y float

axes Y coordinates (0..1) of box (= lower, upper). Default to (0.08, 0.11).

(0.08, 0.11)
max_stripes int

typical/maximum number of black+white regions. Default to 5.

5
ytick_label_margins float

Location of distance labels on the Y axis. Default to 0.25.

0.25
fontsize int

scale bar text size. Default to 8.

8
font_weight str

font weight. Default to 'bold'.

'bold'
rotation int

rotation of the length labels for each region of the scale bar. Default to 0.

0
zorder float

z order of the text bounding box.

999
paddings dict

boundaries of the box that contains the scale bar.

{'xmin': 0.05, 'xmax': 0.05, 'ymin': 1.5, 'ymax': 0.5}
bbox_kwargs dict

style of the box containing the scale bar.

{'facecolor': 'white', 'edgecolor': 'black', 'alpha': 0.5}
Source code in geemap/cartoee.py
def add_scale_bar(
    ax,
    metric_distance=4,
    unit="km",
    at_x=(0.05, 0.5),
    at_y=(0.08, 0.11),
    max_stripes=5,
    ytick_label_margins=0.25,
    fontsize=8,
    font_weight="bold",
    rotation=0,
    zorder=999,
    paddings={"xmin": 0.05, "xmax": 0.05, "ymin": 1.5, "ymax": 0.5},
    bbox_kwargs={"facecolor": "white", "edgecolor": "black", "alpha": 0.5},
):
    """
    Add a scale bar to the map.

    Args:
        ax (cartopy.mpl.geoaxes.GeoAxesSubplot | cartopy.mpl.geoaxes.GeoAxes): required cartopy GeoAxesSubplot object.
        metric_distance (int | float, optional): length in meters of each region of the scale bar. Default to 4.
        unit (str, optional): scale bar distance unit. Default to "km"
        at_x (float, optional): target axes X coordinates (0..1) of box (= left, right). Default to (0.05, 0.2).
        at_y (float, optional): axes Y coordinates (0..1) of box (= lower, upper). Default to (0.08, 0.11).
        max_stripes (int, optional): typical/maximum number of black+white regions. Default to 5.
        ytick_label_margins (float, optional): Location of distance labels on the Y axis. Default to 0.25.
        fontsize (int, optional): scale bar text size. Default to 8.
        font_weight (str, optional):font weight. Default to 'bold'.
        rotation (int, optional): rotation of the length labels for each region of the scale bar. Default to 0.
        zorder (float, optional): z order of the text bounding box.
        paddings (dict, optional): boundaries of the box that contains the scale bar.
        bbox_kwargs (dict, optional): style of the box containing the scale bar.

    """

    warnings.filterwarnings("ignore")

    # --------------------------------------------------------------------------
    # Auxiliary functions

    def _crs_coord_project(crs_target, xcoords, ycoords, crs_source):
        """metric coordinates (x, y) from cartopy.crs_source"""

        axes_coords = crs_target.transform_points(crs_source, xcoords, ycoords)

        return axes_coords

    def _add_bbox(ax, list_of_patches, paddings={}, bbox_kwargs={}):
        """
        Description:
            This helper function adds a box behind the scalebar:
                Code inspired by: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/17086847/box-around-text-in-matplotlib

        """

        zorder = list_of_patches[0].get_zorder() - 1

        xmin = min([t.get_window_extent().xmin for t in list_of_patches])
        xmax = max([t.get_window_extent().xmax for t in list_of_patches])
        ymin = min([t.get_window_extent().ymin for t in list_of_patches])
        ymax = max([t.get_window_extent().ymax for t in list_of_patches])

        xmin, ymin = ax.transData.inverted().transform((xmin, ymin))
        xmax, ymax = ax.transData.inverted().transform((xmax, ymax))

        xmin = xmin - ((xmax - xmin) * paddings["xmin"])
        ymin = ymin - ((ymax - ymin) * paddings["ymin"])

        xmax = xmax + ((xmax - xmin) * paddings["xmax"])
        ymax = ymax + ((ymax - ymin) * paddings["ymax"])

        width = xmax - xmin
        height = ymax - ymin

        # Setting xmin according to height
        rect = patches.Rectangle(
            (xmin, ymin),
            width,
            height,
            facecolor=bbox_kwargs["facecolor"],
            edgecolor=bbox_kwargs["edgecolor"],
            alpha=bbox_kwargs["alpha"],
            transform=ax.projection,
            fill=True,
            clip_on=False,
            zorder=zorder,
        )

        ax.add_patch(rect)
        return ax

    # --------------------------------------------------------------------------

    old_proj = ax.projection
    ax.projection = ccrs.PlateCarree()

    # Set a planar (metric) projection for the centroid of a given axes projection:
    # First get centroid lon and lat coordinates:

    lon_0, lon_1, lat_0, lat_1 = ax.get_extent(ax.projection.as_geodetic())

    central_lon = np.mean([lon_0, lon_1])
    central_lat = np.mean([lat_0, lat_1])

    # Second: set the planar (metric) projection centered in the centroid of the axes;
    # Centroid coordinates must be in lon/lat.
    proj = ccrs.EquidistantConic(
        central_longitude=central_lon, central_latitude=central_lat
    )

    # fetch axes coordinates in meters
    x0, _, y0, y1 = ax.get_extent(proj)
    ymean = np.mean([y0, y1])

    # set target rectangle in-visible-area (aka 'Axes') coordinates
    axfrac_ini, _ = at_x
    ayfrac_ini, ayfrac_final = at_y

    # choose exact X points as sensible grid ticks with Axis 'ticker' helper
    converted_metric_distance = convert_SI(metric_distance, unit, "m")

    xcoords = []
    ycoords = []
    xlabels = []
    for i in range(0, 1 + max_stripes):
        dx = (converted_metric_distance * i) + x0
        xlabels.append(metric_distance * i)
        xcoords.append(dx)
        ycoords.append(ymean)

    # Converting to arrays:
    xcoords = np.asanyarray(xcoords)
    ycoords = np.asanyarray(ycoords)

    # Ensuring that the coordinate projection is in degrees:
    x_targets, _, _ = _crs_coord_project(ax.projection, xcoords, ycoords, proj).T
    x_targets = [x + (axfrac_ini * (lon_1 - lon_0)) for x in x_targets]

    # Checking x_ticks in axes projection coordinates
    # print('x_targets', x_targets)

    # Setting transform for plotting
    transform = ax.projection

    # grab min+max for limits
    xl0, xl1 = x_targets[0], x_targets[-1]

    # calculate Axes Y coordinates of box top+bottom
    yl0, yl1 = [
        lat_0 + ay_frac * (lat_1 - lat_0) for ay_frac in [ayfrac_ini, ayfrac_final]
    ]

    # calculate Axes Y distance of ticks + label margins
    y_margin = (yl1 - yl0) * ytick_label_margins

    # fill black/white 'stripes' and draw their boundaries
    fill_colors = ["black", "white"]
    i_color = 0

    filled_boxs = []
    for xi0, xi1 in zip(x_targets[:-1], x_targets[1:]):
        # fill region
        filled_box = plt.fill(
            (xi0, xi1, xi1, xi0, xi0),
            (yl0, yl0, yl1, yl1, yl0),
            fill_colors[i_color],
            transform=transform,
            clip_on=False,
            zorder=zorder,
        )

        filled_boxs.append(filled_box[0])

        # draw boundary
        plt.plot(
            (xi0, xi1, xi1, xi0, xi0),
            (yl0, yl0, yl1, yl1, yl0),
            "black",
            clip_on=False,
            transform=transform,
            zorder=zorder,
        )

        i_color = 1 - i_color

    # adding boxes
    _add_bbox(ax, filled_boxs, bbox_kwargs=bbox_kwargs, paddings=paddings)

    # add short tick lines
    for x in x_targets:
        plt.plot(
            (x, x),
            (yl0, yl0 - y_margin),
            "black",
            transform=transform,
            zorder=zorder,
            clip_on=False,
        )

    # add a scale legend unit
    font_props = mfonts.FontProperties(size=fontsize, weight=font_weight)

    plt.text(
        0.5 * (xl0 + xl1),
        yl1 + y_margin,
        unit,
        color="black",
        verticalalignment="bottom",
        horizontalalignment="center",
        fontproperties=font_props,
        transform=transform,
        clip_on=False,
        zorder=zorder,
    )

    # add numeric labels
    for x, xlabel in zip(x_targets, xlabels):
        # print("Label set in: ", x, yl0 - 2 * y_margin)
        plt.text(
            x,
            yl0 - 2 * y_margin,
            "{:g}".format((xlabel)),
            verticalalignment="top",
            horizontalalignment="center",
            fontproperties=font_props,
            transform=transform,
            rotation=rotation,
            clip_on=False,
            zorder=zorder + 1,
            # bbox=dict(facecolor='red', alpha=0.5) # this would add a box only around the xticks
        )

    # Adjusting figure borders to ensure that the scalebar is within its limits
    ax.projection = old_proj
    ax.get_figure().canvas.draw()
    # fig.tight_layout()

add_scale_bar_lite(ax, length=None, xy=(0.5, 0.05), linewidth=3, fontsize=20, color='black', unit='km', ha='center', va='bottom')

Add a lite version of scale bar to the map. Reference: https://stackoverflow.com/a/50674451/2676166

Parameters:

Name Type Description Default
ax cartopy.mpl.geoaxes.GeoAxesSubplot | cartopy.mpl.geoaxes.GeoAxes

required cartopy GeoAxesSubplot object.

required
length [type]

Length of the scale car. Defaults to None.

None
xy tuple

Location of the north arrow. Each number representing the percentage length of the map from the lower-left cornor. Defaults to (0.1, 0.1).

(0.5, 0.05)
linewidth int

Line width of the scale bar. Defaults to 3.

3
fontsize int

Text font size. Defaults to 20.

20
color str

Color for the scale bar. Defaults to "black".

'black'
unit str

Length unit for the scale bar. Defaults to "km".

'km'
ha str

Horizontal alignment. Defaults to "center".

'center'
va str

Vertical alignment. Defaults to "bottom".

'bottom'
Source code in geemap/cartoee.py
def add_scale_bar_lite(
    ax,
    length=None,
    xy=(0.5, 0.05),
    linewidth=3,
    fontsize=20,
    color="black",
    unit="km",
    ha="center",
    va="bottom",
):
    """Add a lite version of scale bar to the map. Reference: https://stackoverflow.com/a/50674451/2676166

    Args:
        ax (cartopy.mpl.geoaxes.GeoAxesSubplot | cartopy.mpl.geoaxes.GeoAxes): required cartopy GeoAxesSubplot object.
        length ([type], optional): Length of the scale car. Defaults to None.
        xy (tuple, optional): Location of the north arrow. Each number representing the percentage length of the map from the lower-left cornor. Defaults to (0.1, 0.1).
        linewidth (int, optional): Line width of the scale bar. Defaults to 3.
        fontsize (int, optional): Text font size. Defaults to 20.
        color (str, optional): Color for the scale bar. Defaults to "black".
        unit (str, optional): Length unit for the scale bar. Defaults to "km".
        ha (str, optional): Horizontal alignment. Defaults to "center".
        va (str, optional): Vertical alignment. Defaults to "bottom".

    """

    allow_units = ["cm", "m", "km", "inch", "foot", "mile"]
    if unit not in allow_units:
        print(
            "The unit must be one of the following: {}".format(", ".join(allow_units))
        )
        return

    num = length

    # Get the limits of the axis in lat long
    llx0, llx1, lly0, lly1 = ax.get_extent(ccrs.PlateCarree())
    # Make tmc horizontally centred on the middle of the map,
    # vertically at scale bar location
    sbllx = (llx1 + llx0) / 2
    sblly = lly0 + (lly1 - lly0) * xy[1]
    tmc = ccrs.TransverseMercator(sbllx, sblly, approx=True)
    # Get the extent of the plotted area in coordinates in metres
    x0, x1, y0, y1 = ax.get_extent(tmc)
    # Turn the specified scalebar location into coordinates in metres
    sbx = x0 + (x1 - x0) * xy[0]
    sby = y0 + (y1 - y0) * xy[1]

    # Calculate a scale bar length if none has been given
    # (There's probably a more pythonic way of rounding the number but this works)
    if not length:
        length = (x1 - x0) / 5000  # in km
        ndim = int(np.floor(np.log10(length)))  # number of digits in number
        length = round(length, -ndim)  # round to 1sf
        # Returns numbers starting with the list

        def scale_number(x):
            if str(x)[0] in ["1", "2", "5"]:
                return int(x)
            else:
                return scale_number(x - 10**ndim)

        length = scale_number(length)
        num = length
    else:
        length = convert_SI(length, unit, "km")

    # Generate the x coordinate for the ends of the scalebar
    bar_xs = [sbx - length * 500, sbx + length * 500]
    # Plot the scalebar
    ax.plot(bar_xs, [sby, sby], transform=tmc, color=color, linewidth=linewidth)
    # Plot the scalebar label
    ax.text(
        sbx,
        sby,
        str(num) + " " + unit,
        transform=tmc,
        horizontalalignment=ha,
        verticalalignment=va,
        color=color,
        fontsize=fontsize,
    )

    return

bbox_to_extent(bbox)

Helper function to reorder a list of coordinates from [W,S,E,N] to [W,E,S,N]

Parameters:

Name Type Description Default
bbox list[float]

list (or tuple) or coordinates in the order of [W,S,E,N]

required

Returns:

Type Description
extent (tuple[float])

tuple of coordinates in the order of [W,E,S,N]

Source code in geemap/cartoee.py
def bbox_to_extent(bbox):
    """Helper function to reorder a list of coordinates from [W,S,E,N] to [W,E,S,N]

    args:
        bbox (list[float]): list (or tuple) or coordinates in the order of [W,S,E,N]

    returns:
        extent (tuple[float]): tuple of coordinates in the order of [W,E,S,N]
    """
    return (bbox[0], bbox[2], bbox[1], bbox[3])

build_palette(cmap, n=256)

Creates hex color code palette from a matplotlib colormap

Parameters:

Name Type Description Default
cmap str

string specifying matplotlib colormap to colorize image. If cmap is specified visParams cannot contain 'palette' key

required
n int

Number of hex color codes to create from colormap. Default is 256

256

Returns:

Type Description
palette (list[str])

list of hex color codes from matplotlib colormap for n intervals

Source code in geemap/cartoee.py
def build_palette(cmap, n=256):
    """Creates hex color code palette from a matplotlib colormap

    args:
        cmap (str): string specifying matplotlib colormap to colorize image. If cmap is specified visParams cannot contain 'palette' key
        n (int, optional): Number of hex color codes to create from colormap. Default is 256

    returns:
        palette (list[str]): list of hex color codes from matplotlib colormap for n intervals
    """

    colormap = cm.get_cmap(cmap, n)
    vals = np.linspace(0, 1, n)
    palette = list(map(lambda x: colors.rgb2hex(colormap(x)[:3]), vals))

    return palette

check_dependencies()

Helper function to check dependencies used for cartoee Dependencies not included in main geemap are: cartopy, PIL, and scipys

Exceptions:

Type Description
Exception

when conda is not found in path

Exception

when auto install fails to install/import packages

Source code in geemap/cartoee.py
def check_dependencies():
    """Helper function to check dependencies used for cartoee
    Dependencies not included in main geemap are: cartopy, PIL, and scipys

    raises:
        Exception: when conda is not found in path
        Exception: when auto install fails to install/import packages
    """

    import importlib

    # check if conda in in path and available to use
    is_conda = os.path.exists(os.path.join(sys.prefix, "conda-meta"))

    # raise error if conda not found
    if not is_conda:
        raise Exception(
            "Auto installation requires `conda`. Please install conda using the following instructions before use: https://docs.conda.io/projects/conda/en/latest/user-guide/install/"
        )

    # list of dependencies to check, ordered in decreasing complexity
    # i.e. cartopy install should install PIL
    dependencies = ["cartopy", "pillow", "scipy"]

    # loop through dependency list and check if we can import module
    # if not try to install
    # install fail will be silent to continue through others if there is a failure
    # correct install will be checked later
    for dependency in dependencies:
        try:
            # see if we can import
            importlib.import_module(dependency)
        except ImportError:
            # change the dependency name if it is PIL
            # import vs install names are different for PIL...
            # dependency = dependency if dependency is not "PIL" else "pillow"

            # print info if not installed
            logging.info(
                f"The {dependency} package is not installed. Trying install..."
            )

            logging.info(f"Installing {dependency} ...")

            # run the command
            cmd = f"conda install -c conda-forge {dependency} -y"
            proc = subprocess.Popen(
                cmd,
                shell=True,
                stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
                stderr=subprocess.STDOUT,
            )
            # send command
            out, _ = proc.communicate()

            logging.info(out.decode())

    # second pass through dependencies to check if everything was installed correctly
    failed = []

    for dependency in dependencies:
        try:
            importlib.import_module(dependency)
        except ImportError:
            # append failed imports
            failed.append(dependency)

    # check if there were any failed imports after trying install
    if len(failed) > 0:
        failed_str = ",".join(failed)
        raise Exception(
            f"Auto installation failed...the following dependencies were not installed '{failed_str}'"
        )
    else:
        logging.info("All dependencies are successfully imported/installed!")

    return

convert_SI(val, unit_in, unit_out)

Unit converter.

Parameters:

Name Type Description Default
val float

The value to convert.

required
unit_in str

The input unit.

required
unit_out str

The output unit.

required

Returns:

Type Description
float

The value after unit conversion.

Source code in geemap/cartoee.py
def convert_SI(val, unit_in, unit_out):
    """Unit converter.

    Args:
        val (float): The value to convert.
        unit_in (str): The input unit.
        unit_out (str): The output unit.

    Returns:
        float: The value after unit conversion.
    """
    SI = {
        "cm": 0.01,
        "m": 1.0,
        "km": 1000.0,
        "inch": 0.0254,
        "foot": 0.3048,
        "mile": 1609.34,
    }
    return val * SI[unit_in] / SI[unit_out]

get_image_collection_gif(ee_ic, out_dir, out_gif, vis_params, region, cmap=None, proj=None, fps=10, mp4=False, grid_interval=None, plot_title='', date_format='YYYY-MM-dd', fig_size=(10, 10), dpi_plot=100, file_format='png', north_arrow_dict={}, scale_bar_dict={}, overlay_layers=[], overlay_styles=[], colorbar_dict={}, verbose=True, **kwargs)

Download all the images in an image collection and use them to generate a gif/video.

Parameters:

Name Type Description Default
ee_ic object

ee.ImageCollection

required
out_dir str

The output directory of images and video.

required
out_gif str

The name of the gif file.

required
vis_params dict

Visualization parameters as a dictionary.

required
region list | tuple

Geospatial region of the image to render in format [E,S,W,N].

required
fps int

Video frames per second. Defaults to 10.

10
mp4 bool

Whether to create mp4 video.

False
grid_interval float | tuple[float]

Float specifying an interval at which to create gridlines, units are decimal degrees. lists will be interpreted a (x_interval, y_interval), such as (0.1, 0.1). Defaults to None.

None
plot_title str

Plot title. Defaults to "".

''
date_format str

A pattern, as described at http://joda-time.sourceforge.net/apidocs/org/joda/time/format/DateTimeFormat.html. Defaults to "YYYY-MM-dd".

'YYYY-MM-dd'
fig_size tuple

Size of the figure.

(10, 10)
dpi_plot int

The resolution in dots per inch of the plot.

100
file_format str

Either 'png' or 'jpg'. Defaults to 'png'.

'png'
north_arrow_dict dict

Parameters for the north arrow. See https://geemap.org/cartoee/#geemap.cartoee.add_north_arrow. Defaults to {}.

{}
scale_bar_dict dict

Parameters for the scale bar. See https://geemap.org/cartoee/#geemap.cartoee.add_scale_bar. Defaults. to {}.

{}
overlay_layers list

A list of Earth Engine objects to overlay on the map. Defaults to [].

[]
overlay_styles list

A list of dictionaries of visualization parameters for overlay layers. Defaults to [].

[]
colorbar_dict dict

Parameters for the colorbar. See https://geemap.org/cartoee/#geemap.cartoee.add_colorbar. Defaults to {}.

{}
verbose bool

Whether or not to print text when the program is running. Defaults to True.

True
**kwargs

Additional keyword arguments are passed to the add_layer() function.

{}
Source code in geemap/cartoee.py
def get_image_collection_gif(
    ee_ic,
    out_dir,
    out_gif,
    vis_params,
    region,
    cmap=None,
    proj=None,
    fps=10,
    mp4=False,
    grid_interval=None,
    plot_title="",
    date_format="YYYY-MM-dd",
    fig_size=(10, 10),
    dpi_plot=100,
    file_format="png",
    north_arrow_dict={},
    scale_bar_dict={},
    overlay_layers=[],
    overlay_styles=[],
    colorbar_dict={},
    verbose=True,
    **kwargs,
):
    """Download all the images in an image collection and use them to generate a gif/video.
    Args:
        ee_ic (object): ee.ImageCollection
        out_dir (str): The output directory of images and video.
        out_gif (str): The name of the gif file.
        vis_params (dict): Visualization parameters as a dictionary.
        region (list | tuple): Geospatial region of the image to render in format [E,S,W,N].
        fps (int, optional): Video frames per second. Defaults to 10.
        mp4 (bool, optional): Whether to create mp4 video.
        grid_interval (float | tuple[float]): Float specifying an interval at which to create gridlines, units are decimal degrees. lists will be interpreted a (x_interval, y_interval), such as (0.1, 0.1). Defaults to None.
        plot_title (str): Plot title. Defaults to "".
        date_format (str, optional): A pattern, as described at http://joda-time.sourceforge.net/apidocs/org/joda/time/format/DateTimeFormat.html. Defaults to "YYYY-MM-dd".
        fig_size (tuple, optional): Size of the figure.
        dpi_plot (int, optional): The resolution in dots per inch of the plot.
        file_format (str, optional): Either 'png' or 'jpg'. Defaults to 'png'.
        north_arrow_dict (dict, optional): Parameters for the north arrow. See https://geemap.org/cartoee/#geemap.cartoee.add_north_arrow. Defaults to {}.
        scale_bar_dict (dict, optional): Parameters for the scale bar. See https://geemap.org/cartoee/#geemap.cartoee.add_scale_bar. Defaults. to {}.
        overlay_layers (list, optional): A list of Earth Engine objects to overlay on the map. Defaults to [].
        overlay_styles (list, optional): A list of dictionaries of visualization parameters for overlay layers. Defaults to [].
        colorbar_dict (dict, optional): Parameters for the colorbar. See https://geemap.org/cartoee/#geemap.cartoee.add_colorbar. Defaults to {}.
        verbose (bool, optional): Whether or not to print text when the program is running. Defaults to True.
        **kwargs: Additional keyword arguments are passed to the add_layer() function.
    """

    from .geemap import png_to_gif, jpg_to_gif

    out_dir = os.path.abspath(out_dir)
    if not os.path.exists(out_dir):
        os.makedirs(out_dir)

    out_gif = os.path.join(out_dir, out_gif)

    count = int(ee_ic.size().getInfo())
    names = ee_ic.aggregate_array("system:index").getInfo()
    images = ee_ic.toList(count)

    dates = ee_ic.aggregate_array("system:time_start")
    dates = dates.map(lambda d: ee.Date(d).format(date_format)).getInfo()

    digits = len(str(len(dates)))

    # list of file name
    img_list = []

    for i, date in enumerate(dates):
        image = ee.Image(images.get(i))
        name = str(i + 1).zfill(digits) + "." + file_format
        out_img = os.path.join(out_dir, name)
        img_list.append(out_img)

        if verbose:
            print(f"Downloading {i+1}/{count}: {name} ...")

        # Size plot
        fig = plt.figure(figsize=fig_size)

        # Set the facecolor
        fig.patch.set_facecolor("white")

        # Plot image
        ax = get_map(image, region=region, vis_params=vis_params, cmap=cmap, proj=proj)

        # check length of overlay layers and styles
        if len(overlay_layers) != len(overlay_styles):
            raise ValueError(
                "The length of overlay_layers and overlay_styles must be the same."
            )

        for ee_object, style in zip(overlay_layers, overlay_styles):
            if (
                isinstance(ee_object, ee.geometry.Geometry)
                or isinstance(ee_object, ee.feature.Feature)
                or isinstance(ee_object, ee.featurecollection.FeatureCollection)
            ):
                overlay_vis_params = (
                    None  # for vector data, we can pass style parameters directly
                )
            elif (
                isinstance(ee_object, ee.image.Image)
                or isinstance(ee_object, ee.imagecollection.ImageCollection)
                or isinstance(ee_object, ee.imagecollection.ImageCollection)
            ):
                overlay_vis_params = style  # for raster, we need to pass vis_params
                style = None
            else:
                raise ValueError(
                    "The overlay object must be an ee.Geometry, ee.Feature, ee.FeatureCollection, ee.Image, or ee.ImageCollection."
                )

            add_layer(
                ax,
                ee_object,
                region=region,
                cmap=cmap,
                vis_params=overlay_vis_params,
                style=style,
                **kwargs,
            )

        # Add colorbar if colorbar_dict is not empty
        if colorbar_dict:
            add_colorbar(ax, vis_params, **colorbar_dict)

        # Add grid
        if grid_interval is not None:
            add_gridlines(ax, interval=grid_interval, linestyle=":")

        # Add title
        if len(plot_title) > 0:
            ax.set_title(label=plot_title + " " + date + "\n", fontsize=15)

        # Add scale bar
        if len(scale_bar_dict) > 0:
            add_scale_bar_lite(ax, **scale_bar_dict)
        # Add north arrow
        if len(north_arrow_dict) > 0:
            add_north_arrow(ax, **north_arrow_dict)

        # Save plot
        plt.savefig(
            fname=out_img,
            dpi=dpi_plot,
            bbox_inches="tight",
            facecolor=fig.get_facecolor(),
        )

        plt.clf()
        plt.close()

    out_gif = os.path.abspath(out_gif)
    if file_format == "png":
        png_to_gif(out_dir, out_gif, fps)
    elif file_format == "jpg":
        jpg_to_gif(out_dir, out_gif, fps)
    if verbose:
        print(f"GIF saved to {out_gif}")

    if mp4:
        video_filename = out_gif.replace(".gif", ".mp4")

        try:
            import cv2
        except ImportError:
            print("Installing opencv-python ...")
            subprocess.check_call(["python", "-m", "pip", "install", "opencv-python"])
            import cv2

        # Video file name
        output_video_file_name = os.path.join(out_dir, video_filename)

        frame = cv2.imread(img_list[0])
        height, width, _ = frame.shape
        frame_size = (width, height)
        fps_video = fps

        # Make mp4
        fourcc = cv2.VideoWriter_fourcc(*"mp4v")

        # Function
        def convert_frames_to_video(
            input_list, output_video_file_name, fps_video, frame_size
        ):
            """Convert frames to video

            Args:

                input_list (list): Downloaded Image Name List.
                output_video_file_name (str): The name of the video file in the image directory.
                fps_video (int): Video frames per second.
                frame_size (tuple): Frame size.
            """
            out = cv2.VideoWriter(output_video_file_name, fourcc, fps_video, frame_size)
            num_frames = len(input_list)

            for i in range(num_frames):
                img_path = input_list[i]
                img = cv2.imread(img_path)
                out.write(img)

            out.release()
            cv2.destroyAllWindows()

        # Use function
        convert_frames_to_video(
            input_list=img_list,
            output_video_file_name=output_video_file_name,
            fps_video=fps_video,
            frame_size=frame_size,
        )

        if verbose:
            print(f"MP4 saved to {output_video_file_name}")

get_map(ee_object, proj=None, basemap=None, zoom_level=2, **kwargs)

Wrapper function to create a new cartopy plot with project and adds Earth Engine image results

Parameters:

Name Type Description Default
ee_object ee.Image | ee.FeatureCollection

Earth Engine image result to plot

required
proj cartopy.crs

Cartopy projection that determines the projection of the resulting plot. By default uses an equirectangular projection, PlateCarree

None
basemap str

Basemap to use. It can be one of ["ROADMAP", "SATELLITE", "TERRAIN", "HYBRID"] or cartopy.io.img_tiles, such as cimgt.StamenTerrain(). Defaults to None. See https://scitools.org.uk/cartopy/docs/v0.19/cartopy/io/img_tiles.html

None
zoom_level int

Zoom level of the basemap. Defaults to 2.

2
**kwargs

remaining keyword arguments are passed to addLayer()

{}

Returns:

Type Description
ax (cartopy.mpl.geoaxes.GeoAxesSubplot)

cartopy GeoAxesSubplot object with Earth Engine results displayed

Source code in geemap/cartoee.py
def get_map(ee_object, proj=None, basemap=None, zoom_level=2, **kwargs):
    """
    Wrapper function to create a new cartopy plot with project and adds Earth
    Engine image results
    Args:
        ee_object (ee.Image | ee.FeatureCollection): Earth Engine image result to plot
        proj (cartopy.crs, optional): Cartopy projection that determines the projection of the resulting plot. By default uses an equirectangular projection, PlateCarree
        basemap (str, optional): Basemap to use. It can be one of ["ROADMAP", "SATELLITE", "TERRAIN", "HYBRID"] or cartopy.io.img_tiles, such as cimgt.StamenTerrain(). Defaults to None. See https://scitools.org.uk/cartopy/docs/v0.19/cartopy/io/img_tiles.html
        zoom_level (int, optional): Zoom level of the basemap. Defaults to 2.
        **kwargs: remaining keyword arguments are passed to addLayer()
    Returns:
        ax (cartopy.mpl.geoaxes.GeoAxesSubplot): cartopy GeoAxesSubplot object with Earth Engine results displayed
    """

    if (
        isinstance(ee_object, ee.geometry.Geometry)
        or isinstance(ee_object, ee.feature.Feature)
        or isinstance(ee_object, ee.featurecollection.FeatureCollection)
    ):
        features = ee.FeatureCollection(ee_object)

        if "style" in kwargs and kwargs["style"] is not None:
            style = kwargs["style"]
        else:
            style = {}

        props = features.first().propertyNames().getInfo()
        if "style" in props:
            ee_object = features.style(**{"styleProperty": "style"})
        else:
            ee_object = features.style(**style)
    elif isinstance(ee_object, ee.imagecollection.ImageCollection):
        ee_object = ee_object.mosaic()

    if proj is None:
        proj = ccrs.PlateCarree()

    if "style" in kwargs:
        del kwargs["style"]

    ax = mpl.pyplot.axes(projection=proj)

    if basemap is not None:
        if isinstance(basemap, str):
            if basemap.upper() in ["ROADMAP", "SATELLITE", "TERRAIN", "HYBRID"]:
                basemap = cimgt.GoogleTiles(
                    url=custom_tiles["xyz"][basemap.upper()]["url"]
                )

        try:
            ax.add_image(basemap, zoom_level)
        except Exception as e:
            print("Failed to add basemap: ", e)

    add_layer(ax, ee_object, **kwargs)

    return ax

pad_view(ax, factor=0.05)

Function to pad area around the view extent of a map, used for visual appeal

Parameters:

Name Type Description Default
ax cartopy.mpl.geoaxes.GeoAxesSubplot | cartopy.mpl.geoaxes.GeoAxes

required cartopy GeoAxesSubplot object to pad view extent

required
factor float | list[float]

factor to pad view extent accepts float [0-1] of a list of floats which will be interpreted at [xfactor, yfactor]

0.05
Source code in geemap/cartoee.py
def pad_view(ax, factor=0.05):
    """Function to pad area around the view extent of a map, used for visual appeal

    args:
        ax (cartopy.mpl.geoaxes.GeoAxesSubplot | cartopy.mpl.geoaxes.GeoAxes): required cartopy GeoAxesSubplot object to pad view extent
        factor (float | list[float], optional): factor to pad view extent accepts float [0-1] of a list of floats which will be interpreted at [xfactor, yfactor]

    """

    view_extent = ax.get_extent()

    if isinstance(factor, Iterable):
        xfactor, yfactor = factor
    else:
        xfactor, yfactor = factor, factor

    x_diff = view_extent[1] - view_extent[0]
    y_diff = view_extent[3] - view_extent[2]

    xmin = view_extent[0] - (x_diff * xfactor)
    xmax = view_extent[1] + (x_diff * xfactor)
    ymin = view_extent[2] - (y_diff * yfactor)
    ymax = view_extent[3] + (y_diff * yfactor)

    ax.set_ylim(ymin, ymax)
    ax.set_xlim(xmin, xmax)

    return

savefig(fig, fname, dpi='figure', bbox_inches='tight', **kwargs)

Save figure to file. It wraps the matplotlib.pyplot.savefig() function. See https://matplotlib.org/stable/api/_as_gen/matplotlib.pyplot.savefig.html for more details.

Parameters:

Name Type Description Default
fig matplotlib.figure.Figure

The figure to save.

required
fname str

A path to a file, or a Python file-like object.

required
dpi int | str

The resolution in dots per inch. If 'figure', use the figure's dpi value. Defaults to 'figure'.

'figure'
bbox_inches str

Bounding box in inches: only the given portion of the figure is saved. If 'tight', try to figure out the tight bbox of the figure.

'tight'
kwargs dict

Additional keyword arguments are passed on to the savefig() method.

{}
Source code in geemap/cartoee.py
def savefig(fig, fname, dpi="figure", bbox_inches="tight", **kwargs):
    """Save figure to file. It wraps the matplotlib.pyplot.savefig() function.
            See https://matplotlib.org/stable/api/_as_gen/matplotlib.pyplot.savefig.html for more details.

    Args:
        fig (matplotlib.figure.Figure): The figure to save.
        fname (str): A path to a file, or a Python file-like object.
        dpi (int | str, optional): The resolution in dots per inch. If 'figure', use the figure's dpi value. Defaults to 'figure'.
        bbox_inches (str, optional): Bounding box in inches: only the given portion of the figure is saved.
            If 'tight', try to figure out the tight bbox of the figure.
        kwargs (dict, optional): Additional keyword arguments are passed on to the savefig() method.
    """

    fig.savefig(fname=fname, dpi=dpi, bbox_inches=bbox_inches, **kwargs)