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.. automodule:: gemma

gemma-py
========

.. image:: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/Reinerus_Frisius_Gemma%2C_by_Maarten_van_Heemskerck.jpg/118px-Reinerus_Frisius_Gemma%2C_by_Maarten_van_Heemskerck.jpg


``gemma`` is is a python library for mapping data structures, named for Dutch
cartographer `Gemma Frisius`_. From Wikipedia: ::

   Gemma Frisius (/ˈfrɪziəs/; born Jemme Reinerszoon; December 9, 1508 – May 25, 1555),
   was a Dutch physician, mathematician, cartographer, philosopher, and instrument
   maker. He created important globes, improved the mathematical instruments of his day
   and applied mathematics in new ways to surveying and navigation.


.. toctree::
   :maxdepth: 3
   :caption: Contents:

   ./basic_usage.rst
   ./example_objects.rst
   ./bearings.rst
   ./courses.rst
   ./compasses.rst
   ./surveyors.rst
   ./cartographers.rst
   ./exceptions.rst
   ./extension_xml.rst
   ./extending.rst

.. web links
.. _Gemma Frisius: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gemma_Frisius