How can I use plotm from the mapping toolbox in AppDesigner

Looking to include Map data how can I include a plotm in a AppDesigner app?

Answer 1

[Cam Salzberger]

Hello Scott,

I do not believe that map axes can be used with uifigures (which is the type of figure used in App Designer). A map axes is simply a regular axes with extra metadata, and only uiaxes are usable with uifigures. As a result of this, plotm cannot be used, since it requires a map axes to function.

You won't have the same projection options, but you can simply plot latitude and longitude as y and x values on a uiaxes. Alternatively, you can open up a separate figure from within your app to display the map information.

-Cam

[babak ashory]

How can I plot latitude and longitude values ​​as y and x in Uiaxes?

[Adam Danz]

You can try creating the map figure and then copying it to your GUI axes. Here's a working demo (r2019a)

h = worldmap('World');  % Store the output handle
hCopy = copyobj(h.Children, app.UIAxes);  % Copy all of the axis' children to your app axis
delete(h.Parent) % get rid of the figure created by worldmap()