Re: Mapping Toolbox
by hpco-dfo-partner-support--ochp-mpo-soutien-au-partenaire@comm.collab.science.gc.ca
Hi Bill,
I guess what happened was regardless I use it or not. When I started Matlab, the license for tooboxes are also started and became occupied by me, even if I don’t use it. I copy this email to tech support to see if they can let the license run only when someone launch the function that uses specific toolbox.
M_map can be downloaded at https://www.eoas.ubc.ca/~rich/map.html. You can keep downloaded code in a separate folder of your own, without administrators permission. You just need to add the directory of the m_map to your matlab paths so that Matlab can find the files in m_map. Mostly the usage of m_map is the same as Matlab Mapping Toolbox, with minor difference, such as plotm becomes m_plot in m_map; in Mapping toobox we use lat, lon, whereas in m_map, we use lon, lat. etc.
Zhi-Ping
From: Burrows,William (ECCC) <William.Burrows(a)ec.gc.ca>
Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2023 8:32 PM
To: Mei, Zhi-Ping <Zhi-Ping.Mei(a)dfo-mpo.gc.ca>
Subject: RE: Mapping Toolbox
Thanks Zhi-Ping, I appreciate that you released the Mapping Toolbox. Unfortunately, quitting MATLAB is the only way to do it.
I’ve never heard of m_map. Is it installed on the Science Network? Does it work the same as the Mapping Toolbox?
Bill
From: Mei, Zhi-Ping <Zhi-Ping.Mei(a)dfo-mpo.gc.ca<mailto:Zhi-Ping.Mei@dfo-mpo.gc.ca>>
Sent: January 18, 2023 5:23 PM
To: Burrows,William (ECCC) <William.Burrows(a)ec.gc.ca<mailto:William.Burrows@ec.gc.ca>>
Subject: RE: Mapping Toolbox
Hi Bill,
I haven’t been using Mapping Toolbox for a long time because of license issue. Instead I use open source m_map.
Please let me know how I can release the license to you.
Zhi-Ping
From: Burrows,William (ECCC) <William.Burrows(a)ec.gc.ca<mailto:William.Burrows@ec.gc.ca>>
Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2023 8:20 PM
To: Mei, Zhi-Ping <Zhi-Ping.Mei(a)dfo-mpo.gc.ca<mailto:Zhi-Ping.Mei@dfo-mpo.gc.ca>>
Subject: Mapping Toolbox
Hi Zhi-Ping –
I’m a fellow MATLAB user on the science network. I see you have been using the Mapping Toolbox since 18:32Z. If you are finished now would you please release it? There is only 1 license unfortunately. I don’t use it very often, but I would like to work on some new figures.
Thanks for your consideration!
Bill
William (Bill) Burrows
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