svgmapper 0.1.5

Creates SVG maps from geojsons, shapefiles and geodataframes

svgmapper

svgmapper generates SVG maps from .geojson files, Esri shapefiles, and geopandas geodataframes. Below is a bried overview of how to use svgmapper and a description of its classes and methods.

Creating a map

from svgmapper import Map, Layer

Map(
    name="Map of US and Canada",
    css='map.css',
    epsg='epsg:2163',
    size=(504, 504),
    layers=[
        Layer(
            name='usa-states',
            path='north-america/usa-states.geojson'
        ),
        Layer(
            name='ca-provinces',
            path='north-america/canada-provinces.geojson'
        )
    ]
).save('north-america.svg')

The code snippet above initializes a new map object with the specified Layers (the drawing order of which is determined by the Layer's index in the provided list). That Map is then saved to the specified location in the save() method. The output map looks like below: