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[python #IAS-878726]: County boundaries on radar image

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  • Subject: [python #IAS-878726]: County boundaries on radar image
  • Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2018 15:49:06 -0700
Matt,

We don't have any way to do this right now that is as simple, though it's on 
the list:

https://github.com/Unidata/MetPy/issues/447

Feel free to comment there if it's important to you that we include such 
functionality.

CartoPy has the ability to display arbitrary shape files, but it's making 
access to the shape file simple that is the hold up.

Here's an example notebook that shows displaying radar data against our own 
copy of a county borders shape file:

https://github.com/Unidata/unidata-python-workshop/blob/master/failing_notebooks/Siphon%20Radar%20Server.ipynb

It *should* be straightforward to adapt that to display any of the shape files 
in e.g. AWIPS. Feel free to write back if you can't quite make it work.

Ryan

> Hi,
> 
> In a recent MetPy Monday you showed how to add state boundaries to the
> radar image.  However, I am wondering if you have an equivalent command for
> adding county boundaries?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> -- Matt

Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: IAS-878726
Department: Support Python
Priority: Low
Status: Closed
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