Coastline-loader

• GetCoastline (class) - Load coastlines from GSHHS database to GeoDataFrame.
• .to_dataframe() (method) - Convert GeoDataFrame to standard DataFrame.

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🏠 Installation

1. Clone this repository to your local machine and install the conda environment defined in environment.yml. You can use pip or directly conda usinge the next command:

   conda create --file environment.yml

2. Download GSHHS database (shapefile) from GSHHC web-site or directly using this link.

3. Extract content of the compressed file downloaded.

4. Set path to folder "gshhg-gmt-2.3.7" folder in .env file.

# Add variable GSHHG_SHP_DATABASE_PATH to ".env" file using terminal or directly modify file ".env"
dotenv set GSHHG_SHP_DATABASE_PATH  /your/path/

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✔️ Tests:

• tests/test_gshhs.py

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🚀 Examples:

• example.py
• example.ipynb

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❔ More info

For more information about this database, resolutions and layers... please check GSHHC web-site.

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©️ Credits

Developed by 👨‍💻 German Aragon @ 🏢 IHCantabria.