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GMT, the full name of Generic Mapping Tools, is generally translated as "general mapping tool" in Chinese. It is one of the most widely used mapping software in earth sciences. GMT has powerful drawing functions and data processing functions.

GMT

(General drafting tool)

GMT, the full name of Generic Mapping Tools, is generally translated as "general mapping tool" in Chinese. It is one of the most widely used mapping software in earth sciences. GMT has powerful drawing functions and data processing functions.

Chinese name

General drafting tools

Foreign name

The Generic Mapping Tools

Nature

A software dedicated to drawing maps

Features

Draw various geographic maps

There are currently three major versions of GMT official:

A simple GMT6 drawing example is provided below.

  gmt begin GlobalMap png, pdf
 gmt coast -Rg -JH15c -Gpurple -Baf -B + t "My First Plot"
 gmt end