Re: [Geometry] Proposing a project idea for GSOC 2021

From: Siddharth Kumar (sid021099kumar_at_[hidden])
Date: 2021-03-11 09:54:32

Sure, I will do that.

On Thu, Mar 11, 2021 at 1:00 PM Vissarion Fisikopoulos <fisikop_at_[hidden]>
wrote:

> Hi Siddharth,
>
> On Wed, 10 Mar 2021 at 10:14, Siddharth Kumar via Boost <
> boost_at_[hidden]> wrote:
>
>> Hey, This is Siddharth Kumar. I have been working on the Boost.Geometry
>> library for the past 2-3 months. I would like to propose a project idea
>> about adding features for 3d-geometries, especially polyhedral surfaces
>> which includes:-
>>
>>    1.
>>
>>    Defining a geometry for the polyhedral surfaces.
>>    2.
>>
>>    Read and write features for the polyhedral surfaces.
>>    3.
>>
>>    Defining functions for the properties of polyhedral surfaces like
>>    volume, surface area, etc.
>>
>>
>> This implementation will help in the direct use of the geometry in such
>> algorithms, which are not yet implemented for the 3d-geometries or don’t
>> provide compatible results when working with 3d-shapes, as they give
>> points
>> as an output rather than taking a geometry. For example- The convex hull
>> <https://github.com/boostorg/geometry/issues/683> doesn’t handle 3d
>> geometries correctly, because there is no 3d geometry defined that can
>> handle the result of the algorithm.
>>
>> I have already submitted a PR
>> <https://github.com/boostorg/geometry/pull/789> (yet to be merged), which
>> defines the geometry for polyhedral surfaces, and also includes wkt read
>> and write features, I am willing to work on other properties of the
>> polyhedral surfaces as a project for GSOC 2021. I am looking for a mentor
>> who is willing to guide me in this project.
>>
>> Thanks for reaching out. Your idea seems good to me. Could you please
> start drafting a proposal along this line and share it to get some
> feedback. Google docs could be a choice of sharing your draft.
>
> You can find proposals from previous years useful.
>
> Also you could have a look at PostGIS 3D functions
> https://postgis.net/docs/manual-3.1/PostGIS_Special_Functions_Index.html#PostGIS_3D_Functions
>
> Best,
> Vissarion
> ps. note that boost.geometry has its own list so you could alternatively
> post there
>
>
>
>> Thanks
>>
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