Customize Maps

Map projections, geographic limits, labels and annotations, colormaps

Convey information about your data by customizing geographic axes and map axes. Adjust the geographic limits, display a title and text, or add a color bar. For map axes, change the map projection or prepare maps for publication by applying a cartographic map layout.

Functions

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Limits and Ticks

`geolimits`	Set or query geographic limits
`geotickformat`	Set or query geographic tick label format

Labels and Annotations

`title`	Add title
`subtitle`	Add subtitle to plot
`legend`	Add legend to axes
`text`	Add text descriptions to data points
`fontsize`	Change font size for objects in a figure (Since R2022a)

Colormaps

`colormap`	View and set current colormap
`colorbar`	Colorbar showing color scale
`lcolorbar`	Color bar with text labels
`clim`	Set colormap limits (Renamed from `caxis` in R2022a)

Topics

Change Projection and Projection Parameters
Map axes automatically reproject plotted data when you change the map projection or projection parameters.
Add Labels and Annotations to Map Axes
Convey information about a map by adding a title, a legend, text, and data tips.
Customize Appearance of Map Axes
Customize map axes by changing the tick label format, geographic limits, appearance of the graticule line, and colors of fonts.
Create Map of Quadrangle Using Cartographic Map Layout
Cartographic map layouts are useful when creating static maps or when preparing maps for publication.