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almanacParameters for Earth, planets, Sun, and Moon
angl2strFormat angle strings
angledimConvert angles units
antipodePoint on opposite side of globe
arcgridreadRead gridded data set in Arc ASCII Grid Format
areaintSurface area of polygon on sphere or ellipsoid
areamatSurface area covered by nonzero values in binary data grid
areaquadSurface area of latitude-longitude quadrangle
avhrrgoodeRead AVHRR data product stored in Goode Projection
avhrrlambertRead AVHRR data product stored in eqaazim projection
axes2eccEccentricity of ellipse with given axis lengths
axesmDefine map axes and set map properties
axesscaleResize axes for equivalent scale
azimuthAzimuth between points on sphere or ellipsoid
buffermBuffer zones for latitude-longitude polygons
camposmSet camera position using geographic coordinates
camtargmSet camera target using geographic coordinates
camupmSet camera up vector using geographic coordinates
cart2grnTransform projected coordinates to Greenwich system
changemSubstitute values in data array
circcircIntersections of circles in Cartesian plane
clabelmAdd contour labels to map contour display
clegendmAdd legend labels to map contour display
clipdataClip data at +/-pi in longitude, +/-pi in latitude
clmaClear current map axes
clmoClear specified graphics objects from map axes
closePolygonPartsClose all rings in multipart polygon
coloruiInteractively define RGB color
combntnsAll possible combinations of set of values
comet3mProject 3-D comet plot on map axes
cometmProject 2-D comet plot on map axes
contour3mProject 3-D contour plot of map data
contourcmapContour colormap and colorbar current axes
contourfmProject filled 2-D contour plot of map data
contourmProject 2-D contour plot of map data
convertlatConvert between geodetic and auxiliary latitudes
crossfixCross-fix positions from bearings and ranges
daspectmControl vertical exaggeration in map display
dcwdataRead selected DCW worldwide basemap data
dcwgazSearch DCW worldwide basemap gazette file
dcwreadRead DCW worldwide basemap file
dcwrheadRead DCW worldwide basemap file headers
defaultmInitialize or reset map projection structure
deg2km, deg2nm, deg2smConvert distance from degrees to kilometers, nautical miles, or statute miles
degrees2dm Convert degrees to degrees-minutes
degrees2dms Convert degrees to degrees-minutes-seconds
degtoradConvert angles from degrees to radians
demcmapColormaps appropriate to terrain elevation data
departureDeparture of longitudes at specified latitudes
displaymDisplay geographic data from display structure
dist2strFormat distance strings
distanceDistance between points on sphere or ellipsoid
distortcalcDistortion parameters for map projections
distdimConvert length units
dm2degrees Convert degrees-minutes to degrees
dms2degrees Convert degrees-minutes-seconds to degrees
dreckonDead reckoning positions for track
driftcorrHeading to correct for wind or current drift
driftvelWind or current from heading, course, and speeds
dtedRead U.S. Department of Defense Digital Terrain Elevation Data (DTED)
dtedsDTED filenames for latitude-longitude quadrangle
eastofWrap longitudes to values east of specified meridian
ecc2flatFlattening of ellipse with given eccentricity
ecc2nn-value of ellipse with given eccentricity
ecef2geodeticConvert geocentric (ECEF) to geodetic coordinates
ecef2lvConvert geocentric (ECEF) to local vertical coordinates
egm96geoidRead 15-minute gridded geoid heights from EGM96
elevationLocal vertical elevation angle, range, and azimuth
ellipse1Geographic ellipse from center, semimajor axes, eccentricity, and azimuth
encodemFill in regular data grid from seed values and locations
epsmAccuracy in angle units for certain map computations
eqa2grnConvert from equal area to Greenwich coordinates
etopoRead global 5-min or 2-min digital terrain data
etopo5Read global 5-min digital terrain data
extractfieldField values from structure array
extractmCoordinate data from line or patch display structure
fill3mProject filled 3-D patch objects on map axes
fillmProject filled 2-D patch objects on map axes
filtermFilter latitudes and longitudes based on underlying data grid
findmLatitudes and longitudes of nonzero data grid elements
fipsnameRead Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) name file used with TIGER thinned boundary files
flat2eccEccentricity of ellipse with given flattening
flatearthpolyInsert points along date line to pole
framemToggle and control display of map frame
fromDegrees Convert angles from degrees
fromRadians Convert angles from radians
gc2scCenter and radius of great circle
gcmCurrent map projection structure
gcpmapCurrent mouse point from map axes
gcwayptsEqually spaced waypoints along great circle
gcxgcIntersection points for pairs of great circles
gcxscIntersection points for great and small circle pairs
geocentric2geodeticLatConvert geocentric to geodetic latitude
geodetic2ecefConvert geodetic to geocentric (ECEF) coordinates
geodetic2geocentricLatConvert geodetic to geocentric latitude
geoloc2gridConvert geolocated data array to regular data grid
geoshowDisplay map latitude and longitude data
geotiff2mstructConvert GeoTIFF information to map projection structure
geotiffinfoInformation about GeoTIFF file
geotiffreadRead georeferenced image from GeoTIFF file
getmMap object properties
getseedsInteractively assign seeds for data grid encoding
getworldfilenameDerive worldfile name from image filename
globedemRead Global Land One-km Base Elevation (GLOBE) data
globedemsGLOBE data filenames for latitude-longitude quadrangle
gradientmCalculate gradient, slope and aspect of data grid
grepfieldsIdentify matching fields in fixed record length files
gridmToggle and control display of graticule lines
grid2imageDisplay regular data grid as image
grn2eqaConvert from Greenwich to equal area coordinates
gshhsRead Global Self-Consistent Hierarchical High-Resolution Shoreline
gtextmPlace text on map using mouse
gtopo30Read 30-arc-second global digital elevation data (GTOPO30)
gtopo30sGTOPO30 data filenames for latitude-longitude quadrangle
handlemHandles of displayed map objects
hidemHide specified graphic objects on map axes
histaHistogram for geographic points with equal-area bins
histrHistogram for geographic points with equirectangular bins
imbedmEncode data points into regular data grid
ind2rgb8Convert indexed image to uint8 RGB image
ingeoquadTrue for points inside or on lat-lon quadrangle
intersectgeoquadIntersection of two latitude-longitude quadrangles
inputmLatitudes and longitudes of mouse-click locations
interpmDensify latitude-longitude sampling in lines or polygons
intrplatInterpolate latitude at given longitude
intrplonInterpolate longitude at given latitude
ismapTrue for axes with map projection
ismappedTrue, if object is projected on map axes
ispolycwTrue if polygon vertices are in clockwise order
isShapeMultipartTrue, if polygon or line has multiple parts
km2deg, nm2deg, sm2degConvert from distance units to degrees
km2rad, nm2rad, sm2radConvert from distance units to radians
km2nm, km2sm, nm2km, nm2sm, sm2km, sm2nmConvert distance between kilometers and miles
kmlwriteWrite geographic data to KML file
latlon2pixConvert latitude-longitude coordinates to pixel coordinates
lcolorbarColorbar with text labels
legsCourses and distances between navigational waypoints
lightmProject light objects on map axes
limitmDetermine latitude and longitude limits of regular data grid
linecircIntersections of circles and lines in Cartesian plane
linemProject line object on map axes
los2Line-of-sight visibility between two points in terrain
ltln2valExtract data grid values for specified locations
lv2ecefConvert local vertical to geocentric (ECEF) coordinates
majaxisSemimajor axis of ellipse given semiminor axis and eccentricity
makeattribspecAttribute specification from geographic data structure
makedbfspecDBF specification from geographic data structure
makemappedConvert ordinary graphics object to mapped object
makerefmatConstruct affine spatial-referencing matrix
makesymbolspecConstruct vector layer symbolization specification
map2pixConvert map coordinates to pixel coordinates
mapbboxCompute bounding box of georeferenced image or data grid
maplistAvailable Mapping Toolbox map projections
mapoutlineCompute outline of georeferenced image or data grid
mapprofileInterpolate heights between waypoints on regular data grid
mapsList available map projections and verify names
mapshowDisplay map data without projection
maptrimlTrim lines to latitude-longitude quadrangle
maptrimpTrim polygons to latitude-longitude quadrangle
maptrimsTrim regular data grid to latitude-longitude quadrangle
mapviewInteractive map viewer
mdistortDisplay contours of constant map distortion
meanmMean location of geographic coordinates
meridianarcEllipsoidal distance along meridian
meridianfwdReckon position along meridian
meshgratConstruct map graticule for surface object display
meshlsrm3-D lighted shaded relief of regular data grid
meshmProject regular data grid on map axes
mfwdtranProject geographic features to map coordinates
minaxisSemiminor axis of ellipse given semimajor axis and eccentricity
minvtranUnproject features from map to geographic coordinates
mlabelToggle and control display of meridian labels
mlabelzero22piConvert meridian labels to 0-360 degree range
n2eccEccentricity of ellipse with given n-value
namemDetermine names of valid graphics objects
nanclipClip vector data with NaNs at specified pen-down locations
nanmConstruct regular data grid of NaNs
navfixMercator-based navigational fix
neworigOrient regular data grid to oblique aspect
newpoleOrigin vector to place specific point at pole
northarrowAdd graphic element pointing to geographic north pole
npi2piWrap longitudes to [-180 180] degree interval
onemConstruct regular data grid of 1s
org2polLocation of north pole in rotated map
outlinegeoquadPolygon outlining geographic quadrangle
paperscaleSet figure properties for printing at specified map scale
patchesmProject patches on map axes as individual objects
patchmProject patch objects on map axes
pcolormProject regular data grid on map axes in z = 0 plane
pix2latlonConvert pixel coordinates to latitude-longitude coordinates
pix2mapConvert pixel coordinates to map coordinates
pixcentersCompute pixel centers for georeferenced image or data grid
plabelToggle and control display of parallel labels
plot3mProject 3-D lines and points on map axess
plotmProject 2-D lines and points on map axes
polcmapColormaps appropriate to political regions
poly2ccwConvert polygon contour to counterclockwise vertex ordering
poly2cwConvert polygon contour to clockwise vertex ordering
poly2fvConvert polygonal region to patch faces and vertices
polyboolSet operations on polygonal regions
polycutPolygon branch cuts for holes
polyjoinConvert line or polygon parts from cell arrays to vector form
polymergeMerge line segments with matching endpoints
polysplitConvert line or polygon parts from vector form to cell arrays
polyxpolyIntersection points for lines or polygon edges
previewmapView map at printed size
projectProject displayed map graphics object
projfwdForward map projection using PROJ.4 map projection library
projinvInverse map projection using PROJ.4 map projection library
projlistMap projections supported by projfwd and projinv
putpoleOrigin vector to place north pole at specified point
quiver3mProject 3-D quiver plot on map axes
quivermProject 2-D quiver plot on map axes
rad2km, rad2nm, rad2smConvert distance from radians to kilometers, nautical miles, or statute miles
radtodegConvert angles from radians to degrees
rcurveRadii of curvature of ellipsoid
readfieldsRead fields or records from fixed-format files
readfk5Read Fifth Fundamental Catalog of Stars
readmtxRead matrix stored in file
reckonPoint at specified azimuth, range on sphere or ellipsoid
reducemReduce density of points in vector data
refmat2vecConvert referencing matrix to referencing vector
refvec2matConvert referencing vector to referencing matrix
removeExtraNanSeparatorsClean up NaN separators in polygons and lines
resizemResize regular data grid
restackRestack objects within map axes
rhxrhIntersection points for pairs of rhumb lines
rootlayrConstruct cell array of workspace variables for mlayers tool
rotatemTransform vector map data to new origin and orientation
rotatetextRotate text to projected graticule
roundnRound to multiple of 10n
rsphereRadii of auxiliary spheres
satbathRead 2-minute terrain/bathymetry from Smith and Sandwell
scalerulerAdd or modify graphic scale on map axes
scattermProject point markers with variable color and area
scircle1Small circles from center, range, and azimuth
scircle2Small circles from center and perimeter
scirclegSmall circle defined via mouse input
scxscIntersection points for pairs of small circles
sdtsdemreadRead data from SDTS raster/DEM data set
sdtsinfoInformation about SDTS data set
sectorgSector of small circle defined via mouse input
setltlnConvert data grid rows and columns to latitude-longitude
setmSet properties of map axes and graphics objects
setpostnConvert latitude-longitude to data grid rows and columns
shaderelConstruct cdata and colormap for shaded relief
shapeinfoInformation about shapefile
shapereadRead vector features and attributes from shapefile
shapewriteWrite geographic data structure to shapefile
showaxesToggle display of map coordinate axes
showmSpecify graphic objects to display on map axes
sizemRow and column dimensions needed for regular data grid
smoothlongRemove discontinuities in longitude data
spcreadRead columns of data from ASCII text file
spzeromConstruct sparse regular data grid of 0s
stdistStandard distance for geographic points
stdmStandard deviation for geographic points
stem3mProject stem plot map on map axes
str2angleConvert strings to angles in degrees
surfacemProject and add geolocated data grid to current map axes
surflm3-D shaded surface with lighting on map axes
surflsrm3-D lighted shaded relief of geolocated data grid
surfmProject geolocated data grid on map axes
symbolmProject point markers with variable size
tagmSet Tag property of map graphics object
tbaseRead 5-minute global terrain elevations from TerrainBase
textmProject text annotation on map axes
tgrlineRead TIGER/Line data
tightmapRemove white space around map
timezoneTime zone based on longitude
tissotProject Tissot indicatrices on map axes
toDegrees Convert angles to degrees
toRadians Convert angles to radians
trackTrack segments to connect navigational waypoints
track1Geographic tracks from starting point, azimuth, and range
track2Geographic tracks from starting and ending points
trackgGreat circle or rhumb line defined via mouse input
trimcartTrim graphic objects to map frame
trimdataTrim map data exceeding projection limits
undoclipRemove object clips introduced by clipdata
undotrimRemove object trims introduced by trimdata
unitsratioUnit conversion factors
unitstrCheck spatiotemporal unit strings and abbreviations
unwrapMultipartUnwrap vector of angles with NaN-delimited parts
updategeostructConvert line or patch display structure to geostruct
usamapConstruct map axes for United States of America
usgs24kdemRead USGS 7.5-minute (30-m or 10-m) Digital Elevation Models
usgsdemRead USGS 1-degree (3-arc-second) Digital Elevation Model
usgsdemsUSGS 1-degree (3-arc-sec) DEM filenames for latitude-longitude quadrangle
utmgeoidSelect ellipsoids for given UTM zone
utmzoneSelect UTM zone given latitude and longitude
vec2mtxConvert latitude-longitude vectors to regular data grid
vfwdtranDirection angle in map plane from azimuth on ellipsoid
viewshedAreas visible from point on terrain elevation grid
vinvtranAzimuth on ellipsoid from direction angle in map plane
vmap0dataRead selected data from Vector Map Level 0
vmap0readRead Vector Map Level 0 file
vmap0rheadRead Vector Map Level 0 file headers
WebMapServerWeb map server object
getCapabilities
    WebMapServer methodGet capabilities document from server
getMap
    WebMapServer methodGet raster map from server
updateLayers
    WebMapServer methodUpdate layer properties
westofWrap longitudes to values west of specified meridian
WMSCapabilitiesWeb Map Service capabilities object
disp
    WMSCapabilties methodDisplay properties
    WMSLayer methodDisplay properties
wmsfindSearch local database for Web map servers and layers
wmsinfoInformation about WMS server from capabilities document
WMSLayerWeb Map Service layer object
refine
    WMSLayer methodRefine search
refineLimits
    WMSLayer methodRefine search based on geographic limits
servers
    WMSLayer methodReturn URLs of unique servers
serverTitles
    WMSLayer methodReturn titles of unique servers
WMSMapRequestWeb Map Service map request object
boundImageSize
    WMSMapRequest methodBound size of raster map
wmsreadRetrieve WMS map from server
wmsupdateSynchronize WMSLayer object with server
worldfilereadRead worldfile and return referencing matrix
worldfilewriteConstruct worldfile from referencing matrix
worldmapConstruct map axes for given region of world
wrapTo180Wrap angle in degrees to [-180 180]
wrapTo360Wrap angle in degrees to [0 360]
wrapTo2PiWrap angle in radians to [0 2*pi]
wrapToPiWrap angle in radians to [-pi pi]
zdatamAdjust z-plane of displayed map objects
zero22piWrap longitudes to [0 360] degree interval
zeromConstruct regular data grid of 0s
axesm, axesmuiDefine map axes and modify map projection and display properties
clmo-uiGUI to clear mapped objects
clrmenuAdd colormap menu to figure window
colormCreate index map colormaps
demdatauiUI for selecting digital elevation data
handlem-uiGUI for handles of specified mapped objects
hidem-uiHide specified mapped objects
lightmuiControl position of lights on globe or 3-D map
maptoolAdd menu activated tools to map figure
maptrimInteractively trim and convert map data from vector to raster format
mlayersGUI to control plotting of display structure elements
mobjectsManipulate object sets displayed on map axes
originuiInteractively modify map origin
panzoomPan and zoom on map axes
paralleluiInteractively modify map parallels
property editorsGUIs to edit properties of mapped objects
qrydataGUI to interactively perform data queries
scircluiGUI to display small circles on map axes
seedmGUI to fill data grids with seeded values
showm-uiShow specified mapped objects
surfdistInteractive distance, azimuth, and reckoning calculations
tagm-uiGUI to edit tag property of mapped object
trackuiGUI to display great circles and rhumb lines on map axes
uimaptbxHandle buttondown callbacks for mapped objects
utmzoneuiChoose or identify UTM zone by clicking map
vmap0uiUI for selecting data from Vector Map Level 0
zdatam-uiGUI to adjust z-plane of mapped objects
  


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