Question regarding plotting a map consisting of different layers

Hello,

Using Matlab Mapping Toolbox, I want to plot a map (Baltic Sea Region, to be specific) which has three different layers in shapefile format, i.e. coastline, bathymetry, and land. However it doesn't work so far.

Here is the code:

% Load shapefile data
balticSea.coast = shaperead('ne_10m_coastline.shp');
balticSea.land = shaperead('ne_10m_land.shp');
balticSea.bathym = shaperead('ne_10m_bathymetry.shp')

% Create a figure
figure
mapshow(balticSea.coast)
mapshow(balticSea.land)
mapshow(balticSea.bathym)

Is there any ways to solve this?

Thank you.

Answer 1

[Debadipto]

Hi Dipto,

Based on my understanding, you want to plot the three shapefiles on top of each other in a single map. You can utilise the ‘hold on’ syntax to get the desired output. Here is the updated code:

% Load shapefile data
balticSea.coast = shaperead('ne_10m_coastline.shp');
balticSea.land = shaperead('ne_10m_land.shp');
balticSea.bathym = shaperead('ne_10m_bathymetry.shp')

% Create a figure
figure
mapshow(balticSea.coast)
hold on
mapshow(balticSea.land)
mapshow(balticSea.bathym)

Regards,

Debadipto Biswas