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Re: Plotting on an image

• To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net
• Subject: [mg97763] Re: Plotting on an image
• From: Jens-Peer Kuska <kuska at informatik.uni-leipzig.de>
• Date: Sat, 21 Mar 2009 05:15:07 -0500 (EST)
• Organization: Uni Leipzig
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• Reply-to: kuska at informatik.uni-leipzig.de

Hi,

world = CountryData["World", "Shape"]

AbsoluteOptions[world, PlotRange]

gives you the bounding box.

Regards
   Jens

Daniel wrote:
> I would like to plot values on an image. Let's say I use the following
> image of the world which imports as a Graphics object:
> 
> world = CountryData["World", "Shape"]
> 
> How do I specify the coordinate system for this graphics object?
> Later, when I combine the world picture with a plot using Show, I want
> the plot points to end up at the right place.
>