📅 2023-10-03 — Session: Enhanced GeoData Visualization with GeoPandas and Matplotlib

🕒 16:50–17:40
🏷️ Labels: Geopandas, Matplotlib, Data Visualization, Python, Geospatial
📂 Project: Dev
⭐ Priority: MEDIUM

Session Goal: The session aimed to enhance the visualization of geospatial data using Python libraries GeoPandas and Matplotlib, focusing on refining aesthetics and functionality.

Key Activities:

  • Developed a Python script to plot GeoJSON data using GeoPandas, integrating it with additional datasets and visualizing it with Matplotlib.
  • Updated the plotting code to include aesthetic improvements, such as color mapping and hatch patterns, ensuring clarity and visual appeal.
  • Refactored the GeoDataFrame plotting process to optimize performance and simplify the code structure.
  • Adjusted color mappings and hatch patterns in the visualization to ensure accurate representation of data.
  • Improved the visualization by adding titles, legends, and utilizing hatch patterns for overlapping features.
  • Fixed issues with hatch patterns in Matplotlib legends by using custom legend items.

Achievements:

  • Successfully created enhanced geospatial data visualizations with refined aesthetics and improved performance.
  • Resolved issues related to hatch patterns and color mappings, ensuring the visual clarity of the data.

Pending Tasks:

  • Further testing of the plotting logic with diverse datasets to ensure robustness across different scenarios.
  • Exploration of additional aesthetic features and customizations in Matplotlib and GeoPandas.