This project uses the following python libraries as well as the C/C++ libraries that they depend on.
- Basemap >= 1.0.7
- Shapely >= 1.5.8
- Rtree >= 0.8.2
I think, especially on Windows, the easiest way to go is to use Anaconda Python (https://store.continuum.io/cshop/anaconda/), a free Python distribution from Continuum.
To install requirements, just use the conda command (e.g., conda install basemap). Note, however, at
the time of writing this README, GEOS (a C++ library for GIS stuff) cannot be installed on a Windows machine via
conda. So instead, I install it through OSGeo4W bundle (http://trac.osgeo.org/osgeo4w/).
Another hiccup I encountered with installing dependencies is installing Shapely and Rtree. For Shapely, I followed the instruction here to install it: http://gis.stackexchange.com/questions/38899/geos-and-shapely-installation-on-windows . Similarly, I installed Rtree using the whl in the following link: http://www.lfd.uci.edu/~gohlke/pythonlibs/#rtree
Example:
- Uninstall Shapely (
pip uninstall shapely) - Download the Shapely wheel file from the following link: http://www.lfd.uci.edu/~gohlke/pythonlibs/#shapely
- Run
pip install wheel - Run
pip install THE_WHEEL_FILENAME
- basemap_ex01.py: Sentdex's Tutorial Part 1 (see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6gvtfQHJUs)
- basemap_ex02.py: Sentdex's Tutorial Part 2 (see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KpS0uEFkfHg)
- basemap_ex03.py: Sentdex's Tutorial Part 3 (see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIX2ZrSWgnc)
- basemap_ex04.py: Sentdex's Tutorial Part 4 (see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xr6sG1QnMbw)
- basemap_ex05.py: Sentdex's Tutorial Part 5 (see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZmYEfTv_WY)
- basemap_ex06.py: Draw a segment
- Project directory layout: http://www.jeffknupp.com/blog/2013/08/16/open-sourcing-a-python-project-the-right-way/