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Fig. 1
Sample input file (‘‘skyplot.inp’’ file)
Fig. 2
Sample skyplot
Where to find the freeware helpful plotting tools: x, y scatter plots, dozens of map
projections, error ellipses, contouring, etc. While there is
The skyplot software described in this column and links a moderate learning curve associated with GMT, the
to all software described in previous columns of The GPS quality of the plots and GMT’s flexibility cannot be
Toolbox are available at http://www.ngs.noaa.gov/ overstated. Postscript files such as skyplot.ps can be
gps-toolbox/. The GMT software, users manual, and viewed with Ghostscript, which is available at http://
instructions for installation are available at http:// www.cs.wisc.edu/ghost/. Ghostscript consumes approx-
gmt.soest.hawaii.edu (Wessel and Smith 1991). It should imately 6 Mb of disk space whereas GMT consumes
be noted that GMT offers GPS users a wide variety of roughly 46 Mb.