# Best way to plot xarray dataset on a Geo Map

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**Created:** [January 19, 2023, 1:50am UTC](https://community.plotly.com/t/best-way-to-plot-xarray-dataset-on-a-geo-map/71744 "2023-01-19T01:50:26Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 19, 2023, 1:50am UTC](https://community.plotly.com/t/best-way-to-plot-xarray-dataset-on-a-geo-map/71744/1 "2023-01-19T01:50:26Z")

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I am very new to plotly, (literally like a day), and as I have been searching the web it seems like plotting a gridded dataset in plotly on a map is not nearly as simple as in matplotlib or even a scatterplot geo in plotly. I have seen multiple community requests on github and some workarounds using geojson but am not sure of the most efficient/easiest way to go about creating one.

Have there been updates to easily include this feature and if not, what is the best workaround for an interactive contour geo map?