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    GMT (Generic Mapping Tools) is open-source software for data processing and visualization that was initiated in 1987. It consists of over 60 individual programs and allows users to process and manipulate data, generate high-quality PostScript plots and maps, and integrate tools together in a flexible workflow. GMT is widely used due to its quality graphics, flexibility, price (free and open-source), and ability to work across operating systems. While powerful, GMT has some limitations such as a lack of high-level APIs and legacy code issues. Future improvements may focus on developing APIs and correcting problems while adding new features.

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    GMT: The Generic Mapping Tools: Paul Wessel, Walter H.F. Smith and The GMT Team

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    GMT (Generic Mapping Tools) is open-source software for data processing and visualization that was initiated in 1987. It consists of over 60 individual programs and allows users to process and manipulate data, generate high-quality PostScript plots and maps, and integrate tools together in a flexible workflow. GMT is widely used due to its quality graphics, flexibility, price (free and open-source), and ability to work across operating systems. While powerful, GMT has some limitations such as a lack of high-level APIs and legacy code issues. Future improvements may focus on developing APIs and correcting problems while adding new features.

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    GMT: The Generic Mapping Tools

    Paul Wessel, Walter H.F. Smith and the GMT team

    What is GMT?

    GMT stands for Generic Mapping Tools GMT is jointly developed by Paul Wessel (UH) and Walter H. F. Smith (NOAA), with voluntary community support from around the world GMT was initiated in 1987 and has been supported by NSF since 1993. GMT 5 funded for 20052010. GMT is used by 10,000+ users worldwide GMT is open-source and platform independent GMT does data processing and static visualization GMT consists of 60+ individual programs with several supplemental units
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    The Origin of GMT

    Conceived in the pre-web era

    Intended for paper illustrations


    UNIX-style filters written in POSIX C Standard file format in ASCII or netCDF Adobe PostScript as plot format

    Influenced by late 1980ies trends

    Plain command-line interface

    Very flexible and integrates with shell tools Others may add GUIs, i.e. iGMT, or Webportals
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    Why is GMT popular?

    Price is right! Easy to install; runs on all platforms Architecture-independent file formats

    ASCII and netCDF

    Quality PostScript graphics Extensible via supplements Developers are scientists and users Low-tech with a wide range
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    GMT Software Requirements

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    What can GMT do?

    Data Processing and Manipulation

    Relies on UNIX tools for basic tasks

    PostScript Plot Generation

    Tools can convert PS to raster images

    GMT is neither a GIS nor an image processing package


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    Data Processing & Manipulation

    Filter time series Filter 2-D data Trend fitting Gridding xyz data Resampling Arbitrary math ops Cut/paste grids Blend grids

    Directional derivatives Grid masking Data projections Optimal triangulations Subset extraction Spectral estimation RGB from z grids
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    PostScript Plot Generation

    x-y diagrams of lines, polygons, symbols


    Plot text, labels, and map legends Rectangular or polar histograms Basemaps with coastlines, rivers, and borders Contour maps Color images Perspective views (2.5 D) with illumination Vector fields

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    GMT Symbols and Patterns


    1. Standard Geometrical shapes

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    GMT Symbols and Patterns


    2. User-defined symbols

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    GMT Symbols and Patterns


    3. Faults, Fronts, and other demarcations

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    GMT Symbols and Patterns


    4. Pattern fill

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    All GMT tools work together


    The GMT Cake Bake

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    Using the GMT Map Engine

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    (Some) GMT Shortcomings

    Lack of high-level API

    Too much of GMT functionality is encoded directly in the executables, necessitating system calls
    2-D grids stored as 1-D arrays in netCDF Geographical boundary conditions not implemented throughout Splines-in-tension gridding code needs to be transposed
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    Legacy Problems

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    Anticipated GMT Improvements

    Design and implementation of GMT 5 API

    Callable high-level functions from C/C++, Fortran, Python, Visual Basic, Java, Perl, etc. Complete documentation of the GMT API

    Correction of legacy problems Introduction of new features


    True perspective view Generalized custom symbols with multiple attributes Easier data exchange with GIS Web-based GMT Map-maker
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    Questions?

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