Generic Mapping Tool

Generic Mapping Tool (GMT)

GMT is an open source collection of about 80 command-line tools for manipulating geographic and Cartesian data sets (including filtering, trend fitting, gridding, projecting, etc.) and producing PostScript illustrations ranging from simple x–y plots via contour maps to artificially illuminated surfaces and 3D perspective views; the GMT supplements add another 40 more specialized and discipline-specific tools. GMT supports over 30 map projections and transformations and requires support data such as GSHHG coastlines, rivers, and political boundaries and optionally DCW country polygons. GMT is developed and maintained by Paul Wessel, Walter H. F. Smith, Remko Scharroo, Joaquim Luis and Florian Wobbe, with help from a global set of volunteers, and is supported by the National Science Foundation. It is released under the GNU Lesser General Public License version 3 or any later version.

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Citation "\"MacKenzie Mark-Moser, Generic Mapping Tool, 2016-12-13, https://edx.netl.doe.gov/dataset/generic-mapping-tool\""
Is NETL associated "\"No\""
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  • AmeriGEOSS
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  • ckan
  • edx
  • energy
  • energy-data-exchange
  • generic-mapping-tool
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  • geoss
  • global
  • gmt
  • mapping
  • mapping-tool
  • open-source
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metadata_created 2025-11-25T21:50:14.826203
metadata_modified 2025-11-25T21:50:14.826207
notes Generic Mapping Tool (GMT) GMT is an open source collection of about 80 command-line tools for manipulating geographic and Cartesian data sets (including filtering, trend fitting, gridding, projecting, etc.) and producing PostScript illustrations ranging from simple x–y plots via contour maps to artificially illuminated surfaces and 3D perspective views; the GMT supplements add another 40 more specialized and discipline-specific tools. GMT supports over 30 map projections and transformations and requires support data such as GSHHG coastlines, rivers, and political boundaries and optionally DCW country polygons. GMT is developed and maintained by Paul Wessel, Walter H. F. Smith, Remko Scharroo, Joaquim Luis and Florian Wobbe, with help from a global set of volunteers, and is supported by the National Science Foundation. It is released under the GNU Lesser General Public License version 3 or any later version.
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title Generic Mapping Tool