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  • (2) Image presentations
  • (3) Spectral estimation and xy-plots
  • (4) A 3-D perspective mesh plot
  • (5) A 3-D illuminated surface (in bw)
  • (6) Plotting of histograms
  • (7) A simple location map
  • (8) A 3-D histogram
  • (9) Time-series along tracks
  • (10) A geographical bar graph plot
  • (12) Optimal triangulation of data
  • (13) Plotting of vector fields
  • (14) Gridding of data and trend surfaces
  • (15) Gridding, contouring, and masking of unconstrained areas
  • (16) Gridding of data, continued
  • (17) Images clipped by coastlines
  • (18) Volumes and Spatial Selections
  • (19) Color patterns on maps
  • (20) Custom plot symbols
  • (21) Time-series of RedHat stock price
  • (22) World-wide seismicity of last month
  • (23) All great-circle paths lead to Rome
  • (24) Data selection based on geospatial criteria
  • (25) Global distribution of antipodes
  • (26) General vertical perspective projection
  • (27) Plotting Sandwell/Smith Mercator img grids
  • (28) Mixing UTM and geographic data sets
  • (29) Gridding spherical surface data using splines
  • (30) Trigonometric functions plotted in graph mode
  • (33) Stacking automatically generated cross-profiles
  • (34) Using country polygons for plotting and shading
  • (35) Spherical triangulation and distance calculations
  • (36) Spherical gridding using Renka’s algorithms
  • (40) Line simplification
  • (41) Legend with tables
  • (42) Antarctica and stereographic data
  • (44) Map insets
  • (45) Trend modeling
  • (46) Day-light terminators and other sunlight parameters
  • (48) Line networks, map embellishments, and curved titles
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  • Leland Brown's "texture shading"
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• Interoperability with (some) other packages
• Comparison with other plotting packages