Re: No US state boundaries with high resolution map

Hi Mary,

Thank you for your quick reply.

I tried the script you attached but still get high resolution
coastlines only. I mean, no boundaries between states.

I modified the script to add map_us to map_hires and then draw
map_hires but got same result.

Thanks,
Jeff

but still don't get the boundaries between states.

On Thu, Mar 7, 2013 at 12:17 PM, Mary Haley <haley@ucar.edu> wrote:
> Hi Jeff,
>
> The high-res database is a coastal database only, and doesn't include internal boundaries.
>
> You could create the map twice, once with the high-res coastline, and once
> with the us states outlined, and then attach one to the other so they
> become one plot.
>
> The slight problem with this is you end up with two sets of boundaries
> in some cases.
>
> Dave might have some ideas about how to mask the coastal part of the US outlines.
>
> I've attached a sample script.
>
> You could also just use shapefiles. I know there are shapefiles that have
> high-res coastal and internal boundaries.
>
> See example "shapefiles_8_new.ncl" at:
>
> http://www.ncl.ucar.edu/Applications/shapefiles.shtml
>
> This shows how to draw outlines for India, but you can use
> the same information to draw outlines for the U.S.
>
> The US shapefiles can be downloaded from:
>
> http://www.gadm.org/country
>
> --Mary
>
>
> On Mar 7, 2013, at 9:59 AM, Jeff wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I installed the high resolution coastline files as described in
>> http://www.ncl.ucar.edu/Document/Graphics/rangs.shtml
>> The resolution does improve a lot. But this option
>>
>> mpres@mpOutlineBoundarySets = "GeophysicalAndUSStates"
>>
>> does not seem to work any more.
>>
>> Just wonder how can I turn on state boundaries when I use high
>> resolution coastlines.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Jeff
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