kartli 0.2.0

Generate static map images with Swisstopo, OpenStreetMap, and ESRI satellite tiles

kartli

Generate static map images from Python or the command line.
Swisstopo, OpenStreetMap, and ESRI satellite tiles. Markers, polygons, lines, scale bars.

Install

pip install kartli

Requires Python 3.12+.

Python SDK

All methods return self, so you can chain everything:

from kartli import Map

(
    Map(width=800, height=600)
    .marker(46.9480, 7.4474, label="Start", color="blue")
    .marker(46.9510, 7.4380, label="End", color="red")
    .area(
        [(46.948, 7.443), (46.950, 7.443), (46.950, 7.450), (46.948, 7.450)],
        label="Area of interest",
        color="orange",
        opacity=0.3,
    )
    .line(
        [(46.9480, 7.4474), (46.9510, 7.4380)],
        label="Route",
        color="green",
        label_position=0.5,
    )
    .set_scale(25_000)  # 1:25'000
    .render("map.png")
)

Or build step by step:

from kartli import Map, Marker, Area

m = Map(width=800, height=600)
m.add_marker(Marker(coord=(46.948, 7.447), label="Bern"))
m.add_area(Area(coords=[...], label="Zone", color="red"))
m.set_zoom(15)
m.render("map.png")

Tile sources

Auto-detects Swisstopo for Swiss coordinates, OSM otherwise. Override explicitly:

from kartli import Map, SwisstopoTiles, OsmTiles, EsriSatelliteTiles

Map(tile_source=SwisstopoTiles())                                    # topo map
Map(tile_source=SwisstopoTiles(layer="ch.swisstopo.swissimage"))     # aerial
Map(tile_source=EsriSatelliteTiles())                                # satellite (global)
Map(tile_source=OsmTiles())                                          # OSM

Zoom

Set zoom by level or map scale (mutually exclusive):

m.set_zoom(15)
m.set_scale(25_000)  # 1:25'000

Or omit both — zoom is auto-computed to fit all markers/areas/lines.

Swiss LV95 coordinates

Use Coord.from_lv95() to work with Swiss LV95 (EPSG:2056) coordinates directly. The original values are preserved to avoid precision loss in coordinate conversions.

from kartli import Coord, Map

m = Map()
m.add_marker(Marker(coord=Coord.from_lv95(2600072, 1199545), label="Bern"))
m.set_center(Coord.from_lv95(2600072, 1199545))
m.render("bern.png")

Output

PNG or PDF, detected from extension. render() also returns a PIL Image:

m.render("map.png")
m.render("map.pdf")
img = m.render()  # no file, just the Image object

CLI

# Polygon on Swisstopo (auto-detected)
kartli render \
  --area "46.947,7.443;46.949,7.441;46.951,7.444;46.952,7.448;46.950,7.451" \
  -o polygon.png

# Markers at 1:25'000 scale
kartli render \
  --center 46.948,7.448 \
  --scale 1:25000 \
  --marker 46.9480,7.4474,Start \
  --marker 46.9510,7.4380,End \
  -o markers.png

# Satellite tiles, no scale bar
kartli render \
  --center 46.948,7.448 \
  --zoom 15 \
  --tiles swisstopo-satellite \
  --no-scalebar \
  -o satellite.png

# PDF output
kartli render \
  --center 46.948,7.448 \
  --scale 1:50000 \
  -o map.pdf

# Swiss LV95 coordinates
kartli render \
  --lv95 \
  --center 2600072,1199545 \
  --marker 2600072,1199545,Bern \
  -o bern.png

Tile sources

--tiles value	Source
(auto)	Swisstopo for Swiss coords, OSM otherwise
swisstopo	Swiss topo map
swisstopo-satellite	Swiss aerial imagery
osm	OpenStreetMap
esri-satellite	ESRI World Imagery (global)

Options

Flag	Description
--center LAT,LON	Map center (auto-computed from objects if omitted)
--zoom N	Zoom level (mutually exclusive with --scale)
--scale 1:N	Map scale, e.g. 1:25000 (mutually exclusive with --zoom)
--marker LAT,LON[,LABEL]	Add marker (repeatable)
--area LAT,LON;LAT,LON;...	Add polygon (repeatable)
--line LAT,LON;LAT,LON;...	Add line (repeatable)
--lv95	Interpret all coordinates as LV95 East,North (EPSG:2056)
--size WxH	Image size in pixels (default: 800x600)
--no-scalebar	Hide the scale bar
-o FILE	Output file (.png or .pdf, default: map.png)

Tile caching

Tiles are cached to ~/.cache/kartli/. Second render of the same area is instant.

License

MIT