Michael Hearne wrote: > I am experimenting with the Enthought Python Distribution (EPD) on MacOS > 10.5, which includes BaseMap version 0.99.1. I have existing modules > that use the 'full' resolution data. These modules are currently > failing with the error message below. > > I have tried copying what looked like the full resolution data sets > (gshhs_f.dat and gshhsmeta_f.dat) from my 0.99.2 source installation > into the EPD basemap data directory, and rerun my scripts, with no success. > > I looked at my most recent copy of the basemap README and cannot find > any reference to the boundary datasets. > > So, a question for Jeff, and a request for Enthought: > 1) How do I update the EPD with the full resolution data > 2) Can the EPD be updated to include the full resolution boundary data? > > Thanks, > > Mike > > *************************** > IOError: Unable to open boundary dataset file. Only the 'crude', 'low', > 'intermediate' and 'high' resolution datasets are installed by default. > If you are requesting a 'full' resolution dataset, you may need to > download and install those files separately > (see the basemap README for details). > Exception caught: Unable to open boundary dataset file. Only the > 'crude', 'low', > 'intermediate' and 'high' resolution datasets are installed by default. > If you are requesting a 'full' resolution dataset, you may need to > download and install those files separately > (see the basemap README for details). > *************************** > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > _______________________________________________ > Matplotlib-users mailing list > Matplotlib-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/matplotlib-users > Mike: To save space, the EPD folks took out the full resolution datasets. Manually copying the files should work - are you sure you got them in the right place (the mpl_toolkits/basemap/data directory)? You probably have to copy more than the gshhs file (the states, rivers and countries too).
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