I need to plot point data over a basemap of the Indian Ocean.
Can anyone tell me where I can find such a basemap in shapefile format?
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Sign up to join this communityI need to plot point data over a basemap of the Indian Ocean.
Can anyone tell me where I can find such a basemap in shapefile format?
Try Natural Earth, they have ocean data as ESRI Shapefiles, you will however need to split out just the Indian Ocean from the dataset.
VLIZ provides world maritime boundaries under a reasonable license. See their site for specific downloads.