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Cartopy is a package for projecting geospatial data to maps. It can also be used to access a wealth of features, including land/ocean masks and topography. Many projections are available, and you can easily transform the data between them.

Previously, Basemap was the primary package for creating maps. You may come across examples that use it online. However, the package is now deprecated and Cartopy has become the primary package that interfaces with Matplotlib.

Cartopy is a package available from the SciTools organization, which was originally developed by the UK Met Office. It has now expanded into a community collaboration.