Maps & visualisation
Static plots, choropleths, interactive maps, and exporting images people can use.
Everything on Spatial Workflow about maps & visualisation, in the order that usually works: understand the idea, then run the task, then fix it when it goes wrong. 19 guides in total.
3 learning paths run through this topic — follow one if you would rather work through a route than pick a single guide.
🧭 Start with the concepts
The ideas the how-to guides below assume you already have.
- How to Create Interactive Maps in Python with Folium folium interactive maps python
- How QGIS Styling Works: Renderers, Symbols and Rules qgis renderer symbol explained
- Choosing a Map Projection for Display: What Web Mercator Distorts map projection for display python
- Choropleth Classification Explained: Quantiles, Equal Interval and Natural Breaks choropleth classification schemes
⚙️ Then do the task
Step-by-step walkthroughs with code you can copy and adapt.
- How to Plot Maps in Python with GeoPandas and Matplotlib plot map geopandas matplotlib
- How to Create a Choropleth Map in Python with GeoPandas choropleth map geopandas
- How to Save a Map as an Image in Python with Matplotlib save map image matplotlib python
- How to Style Layers and Export Map Layouts from PyQGIS qgis export layout python
- How to Add a Basemap to a GeoPandas Map with contextily geopandas basemap contextily
- How to Add Legends, Labels and a Scale Bar to a GeoPandas Map geopandas map legend labels
- How to Plot Multiple Layers on One Map in GeoPandas plot multiple layers geopandas
- How to Batch-Generate a Map Image for Every Region in Python batch generate maps python
- How to Set Up Jupyter for Python GIS Work jupyter python gis setup
- Your First Python GIS Analysis: From Download to Map in One Script first python gis analysis
🔧 When it breaks
The errors this topic produces, with the cause explained rather than just the command.
- Why Does My GeoPandas Map Look Upside Down? geopandas map upside down
- Why Is My GeoPandas Plot Blank or Empty? How to Fix It geopandas plot blank
- My Points Plot in the Ocean: Fixing Swapped Latitude and Longitude points plotting in the ocean geopandas
- My GeoPandas Choropleth Colours Look Wrong: How to Fix It geopandas choropleth colours wrong
- My Folium Map Is Blank or Will Not Display: How to Fix It folium map not showing
Learning paths through this topic
A curated route rather than a list — the guides in the order that builds on itself.
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