diff --git a/.appveyor.yml b/.appveyor.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 654a675..0000000
--- a/.appveyor.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,54 +0,0 @@
-# This file was automatically generated by conda-smithy. To update a component of this
-# file, make changes to conda-forge.yml and/or recipe/meta.yaml, and run
-# "conda smithy rerender".
-# -*- mode: yaml -*-
-
-environment:
-
-  BINSTAR_TOKEN:
-    # The BINSTAR_TOKEN secure variable. This is defined canonically in conda-forge.yml.
-    secure: tumuXLL8PU75WMnRDemRy02ruEq2RpNxeK3dz0MjFssnosPm2v4EFjfNB4PTotA1
-
-  matrix:
-    - CONFIG: win_c_compilervs2015cxx_compilervs2015python3.6
-      CONDA_INSTALL_LOCN: C:\Miniconda36-x64
-
-    - CONFIG: win_c_compilervs2015cxx_compilervs2015python3.7
-      CONDA_INSTALL_LOCN: C:\Miniconda36-x64
-
-
-# We always use a 64-bit machine, but can build x86 distributions
-# with the TARGET_ARCH variable.
-platform:
-    - x64
-
-install:
-    - cmd: set "CI=appveyor"
-    # If there is a newer build queued for the same PR, cancel this one.
-    - cmd: |
-        powershell -Command "(New-Object Net.WebClient).DownloadFile('https://raw.githubusercontent.com/conda-forge/conda-forge-ci-setup-feedstock/master/recipe/conda_forge_ci_setup/ff_ci_pr_build.py', 'ff_ci_pr_build.py')"
-        "%CONDA_INSTALL_LOCN%\python.exe" ff_ci_pr_build.py -v --ci "appveyor" "%APPVEYOR_ACCOUNT_NAME%/%APPVEYOR_PROJECT_SLUG%" "%APPVEYOR_BUILD_NUMBER%" "%APPVEYOR_PULL_REQUEST_NUMBER%"
-        del ff_ci_pr_build.py
-
-    # Cygwin's git breaks conda-build. (See https://github.com/conda-forge/conda-smithy-feedstock/pull/2.)
-    - cmd: rmdir C:\cygwin /s /q
-
-    # Add path, activate `conda` and update conda.
-    - cmd: call %CONDA_INSTALL_LOCN%\Scripts\activate.bat
-    - cmd: conda.exe update --yes --quiet conda
-
-    - cmd: set PYTHONUNBUFFERED=1
-
-    # Configure the VM.
-    # Tell conda we want an updated version of conda-forge-ci-setup and conda-build
-    - cmd: conda.exe install -n root -c conda-forge --quiet --yes conda-forge-ci-setup=2 conda-build
-    - cmd: setup_conda_rc .\ .\recipe .\.ci_support\%CONFIG%.yaml
-    - cmd: run_conda_forge_build_setup
-
-# Skip .NET project specific build phase.
-build: off
-
-test_script:
-    - conda.exe build recipe -m .ci_support\%CONFIG%.yaml
-deploy_script:
-    - cmd: upload_package .\ .\recipe .ci_support\%CONFIG%.yaml
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.azure-pipelines/azure-pipelines-win.yml b/.azure-pipelines/azure-pipelines-win.yml
index 6f4c5f4..ee2a57a 100755
--- a/.azure-pipelines/azure-pipelines-win.yml
+++ b/.azure-pipelines/azure-pipelines-win.yml
@@ -13,11 +13,11 @@ jobs:
       win_c_compilervs2015cxx_compilervs2015python3.6:
         CONFIG: win_c_compilervs2015cxx_compilervs2015python3.6
         CONDA_BLD_PATH: D:\\bld\\
-        UPLOAD_PACKAGES: False
+        UPLOAD_PACKAGES: True
       win_c_compilervs2015cxx_compilervs2015python3.7:
         CONFIG: win_c_compilervs2015cxx_compilervs2015python3.7
         CONDA_BLD_PATH: D:\\bld\\
-        UPLOAD_PACKAGES: False
+        UPLOAD_PACKAGES: True
   steps:
     # TODO: Fast finish on azure pipelines?
     - script: |
diff --git a/.azure-pipelines/run_docker_build.sh b/.azure-pipelines/run_docker_build.sh
index 3524f61..f0e77cd 100755
--- a/.azure-pipelines/run_docker_build.sh
+++ b/.azure-pipelines/run_docker_build.sh
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ if [ -z "$CONFIG" ]; then
 fi
 
 if [ -z "${DOCKER_IMAGE}" ]; then
-    SHYAML_INSTALLED="$(shyaml --version || echo NO)"
+    SHYAML_INSTALLED="$(shyaml -h || echo NO)"
     if [ "${SHYAML_INSTALLED}" == "NO" ]; then
         echo "WARNING: DOCKER_IMAGE variable not set and shyaml not installed. Falling back to condaforge/linux-anvil-comp7"
         DOCKER_IMAGE="condaforge/linux-anvil-comp7"
diff --git a/.github/CODEOWNERS b/.github/CODEOWNERS
index e1edb76..4528b37 100644
--- a/.github/CODEOWNERS
+++ b/.github/CODEOWNERS
@@ -1 +1 @@
-* @ocefpaf
+* @ocefpaf
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md b/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md
deleted file mode 100644
index d87090f..0000000
--- a/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-Thanks for your interest in helping out conda-forge.
-
-Whether you are brand new or a seasoned maintainer, we always appreciate
-feedback from the community about how we can improve conda-forge. If you
-are submitting a PR or issue, please fill out the respective template. Should
-any questions arise please feel free to ask the maintainer team of the
-respective feedstock or reach out to `@conda-forge/core` for more complex
-issues.
-
-In the case of any issues reported, please be sure to demonstrate the relevant
-issue (even if it is an absence of a feature). Providing this information will
-help busy maintainers understand what it is you hope to accomplish. Also this
-will help provide them clues as to what might be going wrong. These examples
-can also be reused as tests in the build to ensure further packages meet these
-criteria. This is requested to help you get timely and relevant feedback. :)
diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE.md
deleted file mode 100644
index fc95334..0000000
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-<!--
-Thanks for reporting your issue.
-Please fill out the sections below.
--->
-Issue:
-
-<br/>
-Environment (<code>conda list</code>):
-<details>
-
-```
-$ conda list
-
-```
-</details>
-
-<br/>
-Details about  <code>conda</code> and system ( <code>conda info</code> ):
-<details>
-
-```
-$ conda info
-
-```
-</details>
diff --git a/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
deleted file mode 100644
index ba618a2..0000000
--- a/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-<!--
-Thank you for pull request.
-Below are a few things we ask you kindly to self-check before getting a review. Remove checks that are not relevant.
--->
-Checklist
-* [ ] Used a fork of the feedstock to propose changes
-* [ ] Bumped the build number (if the version is unchanged)
-* [ ] Reset the build number to `0` (if the version changed)
-* [ ] [Re-rendered]( https://conda-forge.org/docs/maintainer/updating_pkgs.html#rerendering-feedstocks ) with the latest `conda-smithy` (Use the phrase <code>@<space/>conda-forge-admin, please rerender</code> in a comment in this PR for automated rerendering)
-* [ ] Ensured the license file is being packaged.
-
-<!--
-Please note any issues this fixes using [closing keywords]( https://help.github.com/articles/closing-issues-using-keywords/ ):
--->
-
-<!--
-Please add any other relevant info below:
--->
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2ac07f0..3536976 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -15,14 +15,7 @@ Current build status
 ====================
 
 
-<table><tr>
-    <td>Appveyor</td>
-    <td>
-      <a href="https://ci.appveyor.com/project/conda-forge/basemap-feedstock/branch/master">
-        <img alt="windows" src="https://img.shields.io/appveyor/ci/conda-forge/basemap-feedstock/master.svg?label=Windows">
-      </a>
-    </td>
-  </tr>
+<table>
     
   <tr>
     <td>Azure</td>
diff --git a/build-locally.py b/build-locally.py
index a7d9c2d..51d6a6e 100755
--- a/build-locally.py
+++ b/build-locally.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
 #
 # This file has been generated by conda-smithy in order to build the recipe
 # locally.
@@ -55,4 +55,4 @@ def main(args=None):
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    main()
\ No newline at end of file
+    main()
diff --git a/conda-forge.yml b/conda-forge.yml
index cd82191..a4b443d 100644
--- a/conda-forge.yml
+++ b/conda-forge.yml
@@ -5,3 +5,8 @@ max_py_ver: '37'
 max_r_ver: '35'
 travis:
   secure: {BINSTAR_TOKEN: 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}
+provider:
+  osx: azure
+  linux: azure
+  win: azure
+
diff --git a/recipe/backport_386.patch b/recipe/backport_386.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 04dafb5..0000000
--- a/recipe/backport_386.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
---- basemap-1.1.0.orig/lib/mpl_toolkits/basemap/__init__.py	2017-05-04 13:53:42.000000000 -0700
-+++ basemap-1.1.0/lib/mpl_toolkits/basemap/__init__.py	2018-02-12 10:36:13.000000000 -0800
-@@ -1296,7 +1296,7 @@
-                 # numpy array (first column is lons, second is lats).
-                 polystring = bdatfile.read(bytecount)
-                 # binary data is little endian.
--                b = np.array(np.fromstring(polystring,dtype='<f4'),'f8')
-+                b = np.array(np.frombuffer(polystring,dtype='<f4'),'f8')
-                 b.shape = (npts,2)
-                 b2 = b.copy()
-                 # merge polygons that cross dateline.
-@@ -5174,7 +5174,7 @@
-     gzip.open(os.path.join(basemap_datadir,'lsmask_%smin_%s.bin' %\
-         (grid,resolution)), 'rb')
-     lsmask =\
--    np.reshape(np.fromstring(lsmaskf.read(),dtype=np.uint8),(nlats,nlons))
-+    np.reshape(np.frombuffer(lsmaskf.read(),dtype=np.uint8),(nlats,nlons))
-     if lakes:
-         lsmask =\
-         np.where(lsmask==2,np.array(0,dtype=np.uint8),lsmask)
diff --git a/recipe/basemap-1.0.8dev-datadir.patch b/recipe/data.patch
similarity index 61%
rename from recipe/basemap-1.0.8dev-datadir.patch
rename to recipe/data.patch
index 1bd6c58..029333a 100644
--- a/recipe/basemap-1.0.8dev-datadir.patch
+++ b/recipe/data.patch
@@ -1,18 +1,35 @@
---- lib/mpl_toolkits/basemap/__init__.py	2016-03-23 10:25:48.150934435 -0300
-+++ lib/mpl_toolkits/basemap/__init__.py	2016-03-23 14:22:02.486302483 -0300
-@@ -45,7 +45,10 @@
-     if not os.path.isdir(basemap_datadir):
-         raise RuntimeError('Path in environment BASEMAPDATA not a directory')
+--- basemap-1.2.1rel.orig/lib/mpl_toolkits/basemap/__init__.py	2019-08-07 22:03:01.000000000 -0300
++++ basemap-1.2.1rel/lib/mpl_toolkits/basemap/__init__.py	2019-08-08 11:15:02.145868394 -0300
+@@ -53,15 +53,10 @@
+ import _geoslib
+ import functools
+ 
+-# basemap data files now installed in lib/matplotlib/toolkits/basemap/data
+-# check to see if environment variable BASEMAPDATA set to a directory,
+-# and if so look for the data there.
+-if 'BASEMAPDATA' in os.environ:
+-    basemap_datadir = os.environ['BASEMAPDATA']
+-    if not os.path.isdir(basemap_datadir):
+-        raise RuntimeError('Path in environment BASEMAPDATA not a directory')
++if os.name == 'nt':
++    basemap_datadir = os.path.join(sys.prefix, 'Library', 'share', 'basemap')
  else:
 -    basemap_datadir = os.sep.join([os.path.dirname(__file__), 'data'])
-+  if os.name == 'nt':
-+    basemap_datadir = os.path.join(sys.prefix, 'Library', 'share', 'basemap')
-+  else:
 +    basemap_datadir = os.path.join(sys.prefix, 'share', 'basemap')
-
- __version__ = '1.0.8'
-
-@@ -1205,11 +1208,12 @@
+ 
+ __version__ = '1.2.1'
+ 
+@@ -154,7 +149,8 @@
+              }
+ 
+ # create dictionary that maps epsg codes to Basemap kwargs.
+-epsgf = open(os.path.join(basemap_datadir, 'epsg'))
++pyproj_datadir = os.environ['PROJ_LIB']
++epsgf = open(os.path.join(pyproj_datadir,'epsg'))
+ epsg_dict={}
+ for line in epsgf:
+     if line.startswith("#"):
+@@ -1222,11 +1218,12 @@
          read boundary data, clip to map projection region.
          """
          msg = dedent("""
@@ -30,11 +47,9 @@
          # only gshhs coastlines can be polygons.
          if name != 'gshhs': as_polygons=False
          try:
-@@ -2004,8 +2008,12 @@
-
-         returns a matplotlib.patches.LineCollection object.
+@@ -1981,6 +1978,11 @@
          """
--        ax = ax or self._check_ax()
+         ax = ax or self._check_ax()
          gis_file = os.path.join(basemap_datadir,'UScounties')
 +        if not os.path.isfile(gis_file + '.shp'):
 +            msg = ('Cannot find {}.shp\nYou can install it with'
diff --git a/recipe/meta.yaml b/recipe/meta.yaml
index 061f853..cdd85bf 100644
--- a/recipe/meta.yaml
+++ b/recipe/meta.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{% set version = "1.2.0" %}
+{% set version = "1.2.1" %}
 
 package:
   name: basemap
@@ -6,13 +6,12 @@ package:
 
 source:
   url: https://github.com/matplotlib/basemap/archive/v{{ version }}rel.tar.gz
-  sha256: bd5bf305918a2eb675939873b735238f9e3dfe6b5c290e37c41e5b082ff3639a
+  sha256: 3fb30424f18cd4ffd505e30fd9c810ae81b999bb92f950c76553e1abc081faa7
   patches:
-    - basemap-1.0.8dev-datadir.patch
-    - use_proj_data.patch
+    - data.patch
 
 build:
-  number: 4
+  number: 0
   skip: True  # [win and py2k]
 
 requirements:
@@ -25,17 +24,19 @@ requirements:
     - cython
     - numpy
     - geos
-    - matplotlib-base >=1.0.0
-    - pyproj >=1.9.3,<2
+    - matplotlib-base >=1.0.0,!=3.0.1
+    - pyproj >=1.9.3
+    - proj4 >=4.9.3,<6
     - pyshp >=1.2.0
     - six
   run:
     - python
     - {{ pin_compatible('numpy') }}
     - geos
-    - matplotlib-base >=1.0.0
-    - pyproj >=1.9.3,<2
+    - matplotlib-base >=1.0.0,!=3.0.1
+    - pyproj >=1.9.3
     - pyshp >=1.2.0
+    - proj4 >=4.9.3,<6
     - six
 
 test:
diff --git a/recipe/remove_is_scalar.patch b/recipe/remove_is_scalar.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index f7a3772..0000000
--- a/recipe/remove_is_scalar.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,30 +0,0 @@
-diff --git a/lib/mpl_toolkits/basemap/__init__.py b/lib/mpl_toolkits/basemap/__init__.py
-index 10fb6d0..d9ec13c 100644
---- a/lib/mpl_toolkits/basemap/__init__.py
-+++ b/lib/mpl_toolkits/basemap/__init__.py
-@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ heavy lifting), and the following functions:
- """
- from distutils.version import LooseVersion
- from matplotlib import __version__ as _matplotlib_version
--from matplotlib.cbook import is_scalar, dedent
-+from matplotlib.cbook import dedent
- # check to make sure matplotlib is not too old.
- _matplotlib_version = LooseVersion(_matplotlib_version)
- _mpl_required_version = LooseVersion('0.98')
-@@ -4980,12 +4980,11 @@ def interp(datain,xin,yin,xout,yout,checkbounds=False,masked=False,order=1):
-         dataout = map_coordinates(datain,coords,order=3,mode='nearest')
-     else:
-         raise ValueError('order keyword must be 0, 1 or 3')
--    if masked and isinstance(masked,bool):
--        dataout = ma.masked_array(dataout)
-+    if masked:
-         newmask = ma.mask_or(ma.getmask(dataout), xymask)
--        dataout = ma.masked_array(dataout,mask=newmask)
--    elif masked and is_scalar(masked):
--        dataout = np.where(xymask,masked,dataout)
-+        dataout = ma.masked_array(dataout, mask=newmask)
-+        if not isinstance(masked, bool):
-+            dataout = dataout.filled(masked)
-     return dataout
- 
- def shiftgrid(lon0,datain,lonsin,start=True,cyclic=360.0):
diff --git a/recipe/use_proj_data.patch b/recipe/use_proj_data.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 13e8a18..0000000
--- a/recipe/use_proj_data.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
---- basemap-1.1.0.orig/lib/mpl_toolkits/basemap/__init__.py	2017-05-04 17:53:42.000000000 -0300
-+++ basemap-1.1.0/lib/mpl_toolkits/basemap/__init__.py	2018-08-31 13:09:10.768728089 -0300
-@@ -140,7 +140,8 @@
-              }
- 
- # create dictionary that maps epsg codes to Basemap kwargs.
--epsgf = open(os.path.join(pyproj.pyproj_datadir,'epsg'))
-+pyproj_datadir = os.environ['PROJ_LIB']
-+epsgf = open(os.path.join(pyproj_datadir,'epsg'))
- epsg_dict={}
- for line in epsgf:
-     if line.startswith("#"):