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Drawing Worldmap Whose Center Is Japan With Geopandas
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To draw a world map centered on Japan using GeoPandas, you can follow these steps:
Install the necessary libraries:
- Install GeoPandas and related dependencies by running the following command:
pip install geopandas
- Install GeoPandas and related dependencies by running the following command:
Import the required modules:
- In your Python script or Jupyter Notebook, import the necessary modules:python
import geopandas as gpd
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
- In your Python script or Jupyter Notebook, import the necessary modules:
Load the world map data:
- GeoPandas provides a built-in dataset called "naturalearth_lowres" that contains a world map. Load this dataset:python
world = gpd.read_file(gpd.datasets.get_path('naturalearth_lowres'))
- GeoPandas provides a built-in dataset called "naturalearth_lowres" that contains a world map. Load this dataset:
Subset the data for Japan:
- Extract the specific country polygon for Japan from the world map dataset:python
japan = world[world['name'] == 'Japan']
- Extract the specific country polygon for Japan from the world map dataset:
Set the map projection and plot the map:
- Set the map projection to the desired one, such as "Robinson" or "Mercator".
- Plot the map using Matplotlib:python
fig, ax = plt.subplots(figsize=(10, 6))
ax.set_aspect('equal') # Set aspect ratio to equal
ax.set_title('World Map Centered on Japan')
japan.plot(ax=ax, edgecolor='black', linewidth=0.5, facecolor='lightgray')
plt.show()
By following these steps, you will be able to draw a world map centered on Japan using GeoPandas. You can customize the figure size, title, colors, and other properties as per your requirements.