Illustration Gallery

In this section we will be giving numerous examples of typical usage of GMT programs. In general, we will start with a raw data set, manipulate the numbers in various ways, then display the results in diagram or map view. The resulting plots will have in common that they are all made up of simpler plots that have been overlaid to create a complex illustration.

(1) Contour maps

(1) Contour maps

(2) Image presentations

(2) Image presentations

(3) Spectral estimation and xy-plots

(3) Spectral estimation and xy-plots

(4) A 3-D perspective mesh plot

(4) A 3-D perspective mesh plot

(5) A 3-D illuminated surface (in bw)

(5) A 3-D illuminated surface (in bw)

(6) Plotting of histograms

(6) Plotting of histograms

(7) A simple location map

(7) A simple location map

(8) A 3-D histogram

(8) A 3-D histogram

(9) Time-series along tracks

(9) Time-series along tracks

(10) A geographical bar graph plot

(10) A geographical bar graph plot

(11) A 3-D RGB color cube

(11) A 3-D RGB color cube

(12) Optimal triangulation of data

(12) Optimal triangulation of data

(13) Plotting of vector fields

(13) Plotting of vector fields

(14) Gridding of data and trend surfaces

(14) Gridding of data and trend surfaces

(15) Gridding, contouring, and masking of unconstrained areas

(15) Gridding, contouring, and masking of unconstrained areas

(16) Gridding of data, continued

(16) Gridding of data, continued

(17) Images clipped by coastlines

(17) Images clipped by coastlines

(18) Volumes and Spatial Selections

(18) Volumes and Spatial Selections

(19) Color patterns on maps

(19) Color patterns on maps

(20) Custom plot symbols

(20) Custom plot symbols

(21) Time-series of RedHat stock price

(21) Time-series of RedHat stock price

(22) World-wide seismicity the last month

(22) World-wide seismicity the last month

(23) All great-circle paths lead to Rome

(23) All great-circle paths lead to Rome

(24) Data selection based on geospatial criteria

(24) Data selection based on geospatial criteria

(25) Global distribution of antipodes

(25) Global distribution of antipodes

(26) General vertical perspective projection

(26) General vertical perspective projection

(27) Plotting Sandwell/Smith Mercator img grids

(27) Plotting Sandwell/Smith Mercator img grids

(28) Mixing UTM and geographic data sets

(28) Mixing UTM and geographic data sets

(29) Gridding spherical surface data using splines

(29) Gridding spherical surface data using splines

(30) Trigonometric functions plotted in graph mode

(30) Trigonometric functions plotted in graph mode

(31) Using non-default fonts in PostScript

(31) Using non-default fonts in PostScript

(32) Draping an image over topography

(32) Draping an image over topography

(33) Stacking automatically generated cross-profiles

(33) Stacking automatically generated cross-profiles

(34) Using country polygons for plotting and shading

(34) Using country polygons for plotting and shading

(35) Spherical triangulation and distance calculations

(35) Spherical triangulation and distance calculations

(36) Spherical gridding using Renka’s algorithms

(36) Spherical gridding using Renka’s algorithms

(37) Spectral coherence between gravity and bathymetry grids

(37) Spectral coherence between gravity and bathymetry grids

(38) Histogram equalization of bathymetry grids

(38) Histogram equalization of bathymetry grids

(39) Evaluation of spherical harmonics coefficients

(39) Evaluation of spherical harmonics coefficients

(40) Line simplification

(40) Line simplification

(41) Legend with tables

(41) Legend with tables

(42) Antarctica and stereographic data

(42) Antarctica and stereographic data

(43) Robust regression and outlier detection

(43) Robust regression and outlier detection

(44) Map insets

(44) Map insets

(45) Trend modeling

(45) Trend modeling

(46) Day-night terminators and other sunlight parameters

(46) Day-night terminators and other sunlight parameters

(47) Linear regression using different norms and types

(47) Linear regression using different norms and types

(48) Line networks, map embellishments, and curved titles

(48) Line networks, map embellishments, and curved titles

(49) Analysis of the Atlantic seafloor depth/age relationship

(49) Analysis of the Atlantic seafloor depth/age relationship

(50) Probability distributions

(50) Probability distributions

(51) OpenStreetMap coastlines in GMT

(51) OpenStreetMap coastlines in GMT

(52) Image and grid manipulation

(52) Image and grid manipulation

(53) Building subplots and using per-country shading

(53) Building subplots and using per-country shading