Storing Offline Data for Cartopy

If you are on a slow Internet connection, e.g., the compute node has a limited bandwidth, it is probably better to download the data for cartopy ahead of time, rather than having the module to download it at hoc using the slow Internet connection.

These discussions can be helpful for setting this up:

• Natural Earth downloads timing out
• Location of stored offline data for cartopy
• Add new Natural Earth shapefiles manually and use as a feature