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@ec.gc.ca>
Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2023 8:32 PM
To: Mei, Zhi-Ping <Zhi-Ping.Mei@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@dfo-mpo.gc.ca>
Sent: January 18, 2023 5:23 PM
To: Burrows,William (ECCC) <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@ec.gc.ca>
Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2023 8:20 PM
To: Mei, Zhi-Ping <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

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