Version 0.8 (June 3, 2013)#

  • Bill Little added support for the OSNI projection and enhanced the image nest capability. (PR #263)

  • cartopy.io.img_nest.Img has been extended to include a cartopy.io.img_nest.Img.from_world_file() static method for easier loading of georeferenced images.

  • Phil Elson added a major performance improvement when plotting data from PlateCarree onto a PlateCarree map. (PR #260)

  • Byron Blay and Richard Hattersley added a cartopy.crs.Globe class to encapsulate ellipsoid and optionally datum information for CRSs. Globe handling in many projections, including Stereographic, has been added.