Reconstruct Static Polygons
Reconstruct Static Plate Polygons
HTTP GET request to retrieve reconstructed static plate polygons
Endpoint:
https://gws.gplates.org/reconstruct/static_polygons
Parameters:
anchor_plate_id : integer value for reconstruction anchor plate id [default=0]
time : geologic time(Ma) [required]
model : name for the reconstruction model (if not specified, will use the default model)
fmt : if set this parameter to "png", this function will return a png image
facecolor : such as "black", "blue", etc
edgecolor : such as "black", "blue", etc
alpha : such as 1, 0.5, etc
extent : such as extent=-20,20,-20,20
Return:
GeoJSON/PNG data containing reconstructed static plate polygons.
Examples:
🟢 E1: Reconstruct the static plate polygons back to 100Ma using ZAHIROVIC2022 model.
Click this link to try this example in a web browser.
Alternatively, use curl command.
curl "https://gws.gplates.org/reconstruct/static_polygons/?time=100&model=ZAHIROVIC2022"
🟢 E2: Return a PNG map for the whole world
Click this link to try this example in a web browser.
Alternatively, use curl command.
curl --output static-polygons.png "https://gws.gplates.org/reconstruct/static_polygons/?&time=140&model=ZAHIROVIC2022&fmt=png&facecolor=lime&edgecolor=black&alpha=0.5"
🟢 E3: Return a PNG map within an extent
Click this link to try this example in a web browser.
Alternatively, use curl command.
curl --output static-polygons.png "https://gws.gplates.org/reconstruct/static_polygons/?&time=140&model=ZAHIROVIC2022&fmt=png&facecolor=lime&edgecolor=black&alpha=0.5&&extent=-50,50,-50,50"