{"categories":[{"label":"Python Modules","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/software-development-libraries-python-modules/20"},{"label":"Visualization","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/scientific-engineering-visualization"}],"enrichment":{"capability":"Provides geographic data assets (coastlines, political boundaries, land-sea masks) required by the basemap library to render map projections in matplotlib.","skillfed_tags":["geographic-data","cartography","basemap-support"],"use_cases":["Installing as a dependency when setting up basemap for plotting data on map projections with coastlines","Providing geographic boundary and coastline data for cartographic visualization in scientific research","Supporting educational applications that require accurate political and geographic boundaries in matplotlib plots","Enabling GIS-style map rendering in data analysis workflows that use basemap for geospatial visualization"],"what_it_does":"basemap-data is a data-only support package that bundles geographic datasets needed by the basemap library. It contains coastline, political boundary, lake, river, and land-sea mask data extracted from the GSHHG dataset (version 2.3.6) via GMT, plus EPSG coordinate reference system definitions. The package itself provides no Python API; instead, it installs data files that basemap consults at runtime to render map projections with geographic features.\n\nThis is a pure-data package with zero runtime dependencies, designed to be installed alongside basemap to enable map visualization in matplotlib. It targets scientific and educational users who need to plot data on geographic map projections with accurate coastlines and political boundaries.","worth_installing":"Yes, if you are using basemap for map projections in matplotlib. This is a required data package with no alternatives; install it as a dependency of basemap rather than standalone. Low friction, actively maintained, and free of known vulnerabilities. The copyleft license (LGPL-3.0-or-later on geographic data) is standard for such datasets and poses no practical barrier for most users."},"id":"basemap-data","links":{"html":"https://skillfed.io/packages/basemap-data","md":"https://skillfed.io/packages/basemap-data.md","pypi":"https://pypi.org/project/basemap-data/"},"maintenance":{"status":"active"},"meta":{"latest_release":"2025-06-13","license_spdx":null,"license_treatment":"copyleft","name":"basemap-data","python_support":"supports_current","summary":"Data assets for matplotlib basemap"},"popularity":{"monthly_downloads":97718,"position":13132,"tier":"top_15000"},"security":{"n_vulnerabilities":0},"version":"2.0.0"}