Geometry Boost List: [ggl] namespace renaming

Subject: [ggl] namespace renaming
From: Mateusz Loskot (mateusz)
Date: 2009-12-03 07:41:03

Barend Gehrels wrote:
> [...]
> The namespace geometry is then a little unfortunate because we already 
> use that namespace. boost::geometry::geometry would be too much and 
> confusing.
> 
> However, geometries are in fact "geometric shapes", this definition is 
> more precise  because geometry is "the part of mathematics ..." 
> (wikipedia).
> 
> So I propose namespace shape for the neutrally-named collection of shapes.

>> http://trac.osgeo.org/ggl/wiki/Names
>   
> Yes, such a page would be very good!

OK, I'll start it.
So, OGC names Wiki are specific to OGC names and its comparison.
Names is for GGL library-wide explanation and comparison.

By the way, PostGIS crafted nice matrix, perhaps we could think of 
similar thing:

http://mateusz.loskot.net/2009/12/03/postgis-function-support-matrix/

Best regards,
-- 
Mateusz Loskot, http://mateusz.loskot.net