Re: How to plot the earth/world in 3D?
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- Subject: [mg32959] Re: How to plot the earth/world in 3D?
- From: aes <siegman at stanford.edu>
- Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2002 02:07:17 -0500 (EST)
- Organization: Stanford University
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> I am trying to plot the world in 3D perspective with countries > properly situated and clipped if on the back side. I need to > then lay other 3D plots on the 3D world plot. > > I tried "WorldPlot" with different projection options but none seems > to show 3D. (The closest is the LambertAzimuthal projection.) > I use Mathematic 3.0 on a PC. > > Are there any other commands or packages or tricks? I'd also love to have a "GlobePlot" command, with the ability to overlay cities, country boundaries, points, great circles, etc, on the surface.