`globeplot` documentation

The globeplot function plots georeferenced data on a globe.

Syntax

globeplot(lat,lon)
globeplot(lat,lon,LineSpec)
globeplot(...,PropertyName,PropertyValue,...)
globeplot(...,'radius',GlobeRadius)
h = globeplot(...)

globeplot(lat,lon) creates a 2D line plot of the georeferenced data points specified by latitude and longitude.

globeplot(lat,lon,LineSpec) specifies the line style, marker symbol, and/or color of the 2D line plot.

globeplot(...,PropertyName,PropertyValue,...) specifies the line or marker properties of the 2D line plot.

globeplot(...,'radius',GlobeRadius) specifies the radius of the globe as GlobeRadius.

h = globeplot(...) returns the handle h of the plotted objects.

Plot randomly distributed red dots on a globe:

N = 1000;
lat = 180*rand(N,1)-90;
lon = 360*rand(N,1)-180;

figure
globeplot(lat,lon,'r.')
axis tight

Add an equator to the globe by defining a 1000 element array of zero latitudes (this could similarly be accomplished with globegraticule.)

lon = linspace(-180,180,1000);
lat = zeros(1,1000);

globeplot(lat,lon)

Plot a thick, black line which spirals around the world once from the South Pole to the North Pole:

lat = linspace(-90,90,1000);
lon = linspace(-180,180,1000);

globeplot(lat,lon,'linewidth',4,'color','k')

The globe is currently transparent. To fill it in, use globefill:

globefill

Need more context? Add political boundaries with globeborders:

globeborders

This function and supporting documentation were written by Natalie S. Wolfenbarger and Chad A. Greene for Climate Data Tools for Matlab, 2019.