Pybioclim

This is a simple Python package for interacting with BIOCLIM climate data in Python. The data files are included in the repository.

Requirements:

• numpy
• gdal
• gitpython
• cython
• matplotlib/Basemap (optional, for drawing maps)

To install:

python setup.py install

To use:

>>> import pybioclim

# get the GDAL Dataset object
>>> data = pybioclim.get_dataset('bio1')
>>> array = data.ReadAsArray()

# get a list of values at specified lat/lon coordinates
>>> lat_lon = [(0,0),
...            (-20,-170),
...            (50, 12.2527)]
>>> values = pybioclim.get_values('bio1', lat_lon)

# compute the spatial variance within a given radius (in km)
>>> variance = pybioclim.get_spatial_variance('bio1', lat_lon, radius=25)

# draw a map of a BIOCLIM variable (using matplotlib and Basemap)
pybioclim.draw_map('bio17', log=True)