Topographic Mapping with GMT

Generic Mapping Tools GMT is a freely available modular scripting language for processing and visualising geoscientific data sets, also as part of automated workflows. GMT is therefore very popular in the geosciences. The course provides an introduction to the scripting language and is intended to enable students to work independently with GMT. As part of the course, simple topographic maps are created and different data sets such as grids, lines or point data are visualized. Special attention is paid that the illustrations fulfil the standard for theses or publications.

Basic understanding of the scripting language and creation of simple maps

Creation of an own script for map visualisation

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Own exercise material

Online documentation for GMT

1st Tag: Basics of scripting languages. Basics of GMT. Executing pre-existing examples. Making initial changes to the script.
2nd Tag: Creating and labelling a base map.
3rd Tag: Plotting symbols, creating topographic cross-sections.
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Notebook-Pool, Kartenerstellung mit GMT