def union(rasters):
    """
    Union of rasters

    Usage:
        union(rasters)
    where:
        rasters is a list of GeoRaster objects
    """
    if sum([rasters[0].x_cell_size == i.x_cell_size for i in rasters]) == len(rasters) \
       and sum([rasters[0].y_cell_size == i.y_cell_size for i in rasters]) == len(rasters)\
       and sum([rasters[0].projection.ExportToProj4() == i.projection.ExportToProj4() for i in rasters]) == len(rasters):
        if sum([rasters[0].nodata_value == i.nodata_value for i in rasters]) == len(rasters):
            ndv = rasters[0].nodata_value
        else:
            ndv = np.nan
        if ndv == None:
            ndv = np.nan
        if sum([rasters[0].datatype == i.datatype for i in rasters]) == len(rasters):
            datatype = rasters[0].datatype
        else:
            datatype = None
        projection = rasters[0].projection
        lonmin = min([i.xmin for i in rasters])
        lonmax = max([i.xmax for i in rasters])
        latmin = min([i.ymin for i in rasters])
        latmax = max([i.ymax for i in rasters])
        shape = (np.abs(np.floor((latmax-latmin)/rasters[0].y_cell_size)).astype(int), np.floor((lonmax-lonmin)/rasters[0].x_cell_size).astype(int))
        out = ndv*np.ones(shape)
        outmask = np.ones(shape).astype(bool)
        for i in rasters:
            (row, col) = map_pixel(i.xmin, i.ymax, rasters[0].x_cell_size, rasters[0].y_cell_size, lonmin, latmax)
            out[row:row+i.shape[0], col:col+i.shape[1]] = np.where(i.raster.data != i.nodata_value, i.raster.data,\
                                                         out[row:row+i.shape[0], col:col+i.shape[1]])
            outmask[row:row+i.shape[0], col:col+i.shape[1]] = np.where(i.raster.mask == False, False,\
                                                         outmask[row:row+i.shape[0], col:col+i.shape[1]])
        out = np.ma.masked_array(out, mask=outmask, fill_value=ndv)
        return GeoRaster(out, (lonmin, rasters[0].x_cell_size, 0.0, latmax, 0.0, rasters[0].y_cell_size), nodata_value=ndv, projection=projection, datatype=datatype)
    else:
        raise RasterGeoError('Rasters need to have same pixel sizes. Use the aggregate or dissolve functions to generate correct GeoRasters')
Union of rasters

    Usage:
        union(rasters)
    where:
        rasters is a list of GeoRaster objects