import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import numpy as np

try:
    from mpl_toolkits.basemap import Basemap
    have_basemap = True
except ImportError:
    have_basemap = False


def plotmap():
    # create figure
    fig = plt.figure(figsize=(8,8))
    # set up orthographic map projection with
    # perspective of satellite looking down at 50N, 100W.
    # use low resolution coastlines.
    map = Basemap(projection='ortho',lat_0=50,lon_0=-100,resolution='l')
    # lat/lon coordinates of five cities.
    lats=[40.02,32.73,38.55,48.25,17.29]
    lons=[-105.16,-117.16,-77.00,-114.21,-88.10]
    cities=['Boulder, CO','San Diego, CA',
            'Washington, DC','Whitefish, MT','Belize City, Belize']
    # compute the native map projection coordinates for cities.
    xc,yc = map(lons,lats)
    # make up some data on a regular lat/lon grid.
    nlats = 73; nlons = 145; delta = 2.*np.pi/(nlons-1)
    lats = (0.5*np.pi-delta*np.indices((nlats,nlons))[0,:,:])
    lons = (delta*np.indices((nlats,nlons))[1,:,:])
    wave = 0.75*(np.sin(2.*lats)**8*np.cos(4.*lons))
    mean = 0.5*np.cos(2.*lats)*((np.sin(2.*lats))**2 + 2.)
    # compute native map projection coordinates of lat/lon grid.
    # (convert lons and lats to degrees first)
    x, y = map(lons*180./np.pi, lats*180./np.pi)
    # draw map boundary
    map.drawmapboundary(color="0.9")
    # draw graticule (latitude and longitude grid lines)
    map.drawmeridians(np.arange(0,360,30),color="0.9")
    map.drawparallels(np.arange(-90,90,30),color="0.9")
    # plot filled circles at the locations of the cities.
    map.plot(xc,yc,'wo')
    # plot the names of five cities.
    for name,xpt,ypt in zip(cities,xc,yc):
        plt.text(xpt+100000,ypt+100000,name,fontsize=9,color='w')
    # contour data over the map.
    cs = map.contour(x,y,wave+mean,15,linewidths=1.5)
    # draw blue marble image in background.
    # (downsample the image by 50% for speed)
    map.bluemarble(scale=0.5)

def plotempty():
    # create figure
    fig = plt.figure(figsize=(8,8))
    fig.text(0.5, 0.5, "Sorry, could not import Basemap",
                                horizontalalignment='center')

if have_basemap:
    plotmap()
else:
    plotempty()
plt.show()