Map on which to plot data, specified as one of the values listed in the table. Six of
the basemaps in the table are tiled data sets created using Natural Earth. Five of the basemaps are high-zoom-level maps hosted by Esri®.
| 'satellite' (default)
Full
global basemap composed of high-resolution satellite
imagery. Hosted by Esri. |
| 'streets'
General-purpose road
map that emphasizes accurate, legible styling of roads and transit
networks. Hosted by Esri. |
| 'streets-light'
Map designed to
provide geographic context while highlighting user data on a light
background. Hosted by Esri. |
| 'streets-dark'
Map designed to
provide geographic context while highlighting user data on a dark
background. Hosted by Esri. |
| 'topographic'
General-purpose
map with styling to depict topographic features. Hosted
by Esri. |
| 'landcover'
Map that combines
satellite-derived land cover data, shaded relief, and ocean-bottom
relief. The light, natural palette is suitable for thematic and
reference maps. Created using Natural Earth. |
| 'colorterrain'
Shaded relief map
blended with a land cover palette. Humid lowlands are green and arid
lowlands are brown. Created using Natural Earth. |
| 'grayterrain'
Terrain map in
shades of gray. Shaded relief emphasizes both high mountains and
micro-terrain found in lowlands. Created using
Natural Earth. |
| 'bluegreen'
Two-tone, land-ocean
map with light green land areas and light blue water
areas. Created using Natural Earth. |
| 'grayland'
Two-tone, land-ocean
map with gray land areas and white water areas. Created
using Natural Earth. |
| 'darkwater'
Two-tone, land-ocean
map with light gray land areas and dark gray water areas. This
basemap is installed with MATLAB®. Created using Natural Earth. | Not applicable. | Custom basemap added using the addCustomBasemap function. |
All basemaps except 'darkwater'
require Internet access. The
'darkwater'
basemap is included with MATLAB and Mapping Toolbox™.
If you do not have consistent access to the Internet, you can download the basemaps
created using Natural Earth onto your local system by using the Add-On Explorer. The
basemaps hosted by Esri are not available for download. For more about downloading basemaps and
changing the default basemap on your local system, see Access Basemaps and Terrain for Geographic Globe.
The basemaps hosted by Esri update periodically. As a result, you might see differences in your
visualizations over time.
Alignment of boundaries and region labels are a presentation of the feature provided
by the data vendors and do not imply endorsement by MathWorks®.
Example: g = geoglobe(uifigure,'Basemap','bluegreen')
Example: g.Basemap = 'bluegreen'
Data Types: char
| string