Here we introduce you to the Generic Mapping Tools (GMT) which create postscript files of maps with your data on them. GMT is a collection of Unix programs each of which does a fills a different need in the task of creating a neat looking (and scalable, after all it's postscript) map. Those tools are best orchestrated in Shell scripts. They gain their power from many command line options that sometimes seem a little odd. To get rid off overwhelmed panic when starting GMT we got this lecture, right?
Here is a script from the lecture: plotindexmap.
Write a script to plot some data on a map.
Write a second script to do an x, y plot of the same data. (Suggestion for this task: use awk to scale or select column data for your plots to plot some data on a map).
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