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Class DouglasPeuckerSimplifier


  • public class DouglasPeuckerSimplifier
extends Object
    Simplifies a Geometry using the Douglas-Peucker algorithm. Ensures that any polygonal geometries returned are valid. Simple lines are not guaranteed to remain simple after simplification. All geometry types are handled. Empty and point geometries are returned unchanged. Empty geometry components are deleted.

    Note that in general D-P does not preserve topology - e.g. polygons can be split, collapse to lines or disappear holes can be created or disappear, and lines can cross. To simplify geometry while preserving topology use TopologyPreservingSimplifier. (However, using D-P is significantly faster).

    KNOWN BUGS

    • In some cases the approach used to clean invalid simplified polygons can distort the output geometry severely.
    See Also:
    TopologyPreservingSimplifier

    • Constructor Detail

      • DouglasPeuckerSimplifier

        public DouglasPeuckerSimplifier(Geometry inputGeom)
        Creates a simplifier for a given geometry.
        Parameters:
        inputGeom - the geometry to simplify

    • Method Detail

      • simplify

        public static Geometry simplify(Geometry geom,
                                double distanceTolerance)
        Simplifies a geometry using a given tolerance.
        Parameters:
        geom - geometry to simplify
        distanceTolerance - the tolerance to use
        Returns:
        a simplified version of the geometry

      • setDistanceTolerance

        public void setDistanceTolerance(double distanceTolerance)
        Sets the distance tolerance for the simplification. All vertices in the simplified geometry will be within this distance of the original geometry. The tolerance value must be non-negative.
        Parameters:
        distanceTolerance - the approximation tolerance to use

      • setEnsureValid

        public void setEnsureValid(boolean isEnsureValidTopology)
        Controls whether simplified polygons will be "fixed" to have valid topology. The caller may choose to disable this because:
        • valid topology is not required
        • fixing topology is a relative expensive operation
        • in some pathological cases the topology fixing operation may either fail or run for too long
        The default is to fix polygon topology.
        Parameters:
        isEnsureValidTopology -

      • getResultGeometry

        public Geometry getResultGeometry()
        Gets the simplified geometry.
        Returns:
        the simplified geometry