# Heatmap plots with X and Y matrix instead of vectors

**URL:** <https://discourse.julialang.org/t/heatmap-plots-with-x-and-y-matrix-instead-of-vectors/89665>\
**Category:** Visualization\
**Tags:** plotting\
**Created:** [November 2, 2022, 3:29pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/heatmap-plots-with-x-and-y-matrix-instead-of-vectors/89665 "2022-11-02T15:29:52Z")\
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**Author:** ![fontainee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/bcef8e/32.png) [@fontainee](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/fontainee)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2022, 3:26pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/heatmap-plots-with-x-and-y-matrix-instead-of-vectors/89665/21 "2022-11-03T15:26:12Z")

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do you mean this Shapes : [Input Data · Plots](https://docs.juliaplots.org/latest/input_data/#Shapes) ?  
E.F

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**Author:** ![rafael.guerra](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/rafael.guerra/32/216610_2.png) [@rafael.guerra](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/rafael.guerra)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2022, 3:35pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/heatmap-plots-with-x-and-y-matrix-instead-of-vectors/89665/22 "2022-11-03T15:35:15Z")

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Yes, but this method would only be reasonable for up to several thousands of shapes, not millions as required in your OP.

If you have geographical data to plot, it will be difficult to do better than with GMT.

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**Author:** ![stevengj](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/stevengj/32/71_2.png) [@stevengj](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/stevengj)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2022, 3:57pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/heatmap-plots-with-x-and-y-matrix-instead-of-vectors/89665/23 "2022-11-03T15:57:07Z")

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> [@fontainee](#):
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> Last request, what do you advise for developping environnement in order to fully enjoy Julia for data analysis and method developement ?

See e.g. [IDE for Julia](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/ide-for-julia/61931)

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