- Install Python packages.
pip install netcdf
pip install geotiff
pip install imagecodecs
pip install pyshp
- Download data files.
Download and put all files under data/
directory in the repository main directory.
2.1. Earth relief model
Go to: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/products/etopo-global-relief-model
.
Download "60 Arc-Second Resolution -> Bedrock elevation geotiff" (456MB).
2.2. Paleographic biome maps
Go to: https://figshare.com/articles/dataset/LateQuaternary_Environment_nc/12293345/4
Download "LateQuaternary_Environment.nc" (1.24GB).
2.3. Coastlines for different sea levels
Go to: https://crc806db.uni-koeln.de/dataset/show/paleocoastlines-gis-dataset1462293239/
Download "Paleocoastlines.zip" (45MB).
- Generate tiles.
./generate_biome_maps.py
This will generate maps under biome/
directory.
./generate_topo_maps.py
This will generate relief tiles under topo/
directory. This process may take up to 2h.
- Run the app.
./chronomaps.py
Requires Gtk3 that should come installed with your Linux distribution.