#!/usr/bin/env python3

"""
Tissot's Indicatrix
-------------------

Visualize Tissot's indicatrix on a map.

"""
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt

import cartopy.crs as ccrs


def main():
    fg = plt.figure(figsize = (10, 5))
    ax = fg.add_subplot(1, 1, 1, projection = ccrs.PlateCarree())

    # make the map global rather than have it zoom in to
    # the extents of any plotted data
    ax.set_global()

    ax.stock_img()
    ax.coastlines()

    ax.tissot(facecolor = "orange", alpha = 0.4)

    plt.show()


if __name__ == "__main__":
    main()
