# Borders Plate tectonics
**URL:** https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/t/borders-plate-tectonics/1946
**Category:** PyGMT Q&A
**Created:** [August 4, 2021, 4:32pm UTC](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/t/borders-plate-tectonics/1946 "2021-08-04T16:32:46Z")
**Posts on this page:** 6
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### Author:  [@aedmpygmt](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/u/aedmpygmt)
#### Post date: [August 4, 2021, 4:32pm UTC](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/t/borders-plate-tectonics/1946/1 "2021-08-04T16:32:46Z")
Hi friends
I am writing my paper, and I want to prepare a map that includes topographic earth relief and the border of the plate tectonics. I have the earth relief data, but not the border between Nazca, Antarctic, Scotia and South America plates ¿Do you know where I can find this type of information?
Another question ¿Do you know where I can download the user guide, tutorial, etc in pdf format for pygmt? I have found information in pdf format for setting and scripting and GMT in Linux (Unix), but i am using GMT in anaconda-spyder.
I would appreciate any help.
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Best regard Adrián
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### Author:  [@thwbecker](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/u/thwbecker)
#### Post date: [August 5, 2021, 7:21pm UTC](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/t/borders-plate-tectonics/1946/2 "2021-08-05T19:21:00Z")
For example here
[http://peterbird.name/publications/2003\_PB2002/2003\_PB2002.htm](http://peterbird.name/publications/2003_PB2002/2003_PB2002.htm)
Bird (2003) plate boundaries
you can convert
[http://peterbird.name/oldFTP/PB2002/PB2002\_boundaries.dig.txt](http://peterbird.name/oldFTP/PB2002/PB2002_boundaries.dig.txt)
or use this version:
[https://www.dropbox.com/s/gavfxo4gdg6z6cs/PB2002\_tdiddy.gmt?dl=0](https://www.dropbox.com/s/gavfxo4gdg6z6cs/PB2002_tdiddy.gmt?dl=0)
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### Author:  [@aedmpygmt](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/u/aedmpygmt)
#### Post date: [August 7, 2021, 3:56pm UTC](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/t/borders-plate-tectonics/1946/3 "2021-08-07T15:56:46Z")
Hi thwbecker
Thank you for your information about the plate tectonics borders and the paper. I know to whom cite in my paper.
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Best regards Adrián
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### Author:  [@weiji14](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/u/weiji14)
#### Post date: [August 9, 2021, 12:02am UTC](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/t/borders-plate-tectonics/1946/4 "2021-08-09T00:02:04Z")
Just to follow up, we’re discussing whether to include the plate boundary data at [Add plate boundaries as a built-in dataset · Issue #100 · GenericMappingTools/gmtserver-admin · GitHub](https://github.com/GenericMappingTools/gmtserver-admin/issues/100).
> [@aedmpygmt](#):
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> Another question ¿Do you know where I can download the user guide, tutorial, etc in pdf format for pygmt?
Unfortunately there isn’t a PDF version of the PyGMT documentation. GMT decided to drop PDF documentation in v6.0 (see [GMT 6 install complete documentation fails - #2 by seisman](https://flint.soest.hawaii.edu/t/gmt-6-install-complete-documentation-fails/251/2)), and PyGMT hasn’t had PDF documentation builds before.
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### Author:  [@chhei-s](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/u/chhei-s)
#### Post date: [August 9, 2021, 1:18am UTC](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/t/borders-plate-tectonics/1946/5 "2021-08-09T01:18:43Z")
Adrian,
I’ve made a GMT-ready file of Peter Bird’s plate boundaries a while back - available here with instructions/explanation:
[https://wiki.paleoearthlabs.org/scientificdata/platetectonics/birdplateboundaries](https://wiki.paleoearthlabs.org/scientificdata/platetectonics/birdplateboundaries)
As @weiji mentions, it is quite likely that this file will be integrated with the GMT remote data sets in the future.
Regards,
Christian
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### Author:  [@aedmpygmt](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/u/aedmpygmt)
#### Post date: [August 13, 2021, 8:45pm UTC](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/t/borders-plate-tectonics/1946/6 "2021-08-13T20:45:22Z")
Chheis-s
Thanks a lot for your help and information
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Best greetings Adrián
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