Cruise Track Plot

plot_cruise_track(cruise)

Plots cruise trajectory(s) on a geospatial map.

Note

This method requires a valid API key. It is not necessary to set the API key every time because the API properties are stored locally after being called the first time.

Parameters:

cruiseName: list of string

A list of official cruise names. If applicable, you may also use cruise “nickname” (‘Diel’, ‘Gradients_1’ …). A full list of cruise names can be retrieved using cruises() method.

Returns:

This method has no returns.

Example:

#!pip install pycmap -q     #uncomment to install pycmap, if necessary
# uncomment the lines below if the API key has not been registered on your machine, previously.
# import pycmap
# pycmap.API(token='<YOUR_API_KEY>')


from pycmap.viz import plot_cruise_track
plot_cruise_track(['KM1712', 'gradients_1'])