Geometry Boost List: [ggl] PostGIS Wiki: UsersWikiCleanPolygons

Subject: [ggl] PostGIS Wiki: UsersWikiCleanPolygons
From: Mateusz Loskot (mateusz)
Date: 2010-02-01 15:57:43

Barend Gehrels wrote:
> Mateusz Loskot wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> This article from PostGIS Wiki may be of interest:
>>
>> http://trac.osgeo.org/postgis/wiki/UsersWikiCleanPolygons
>>   
> Thanks. By chance I'm implementing this for Boost.Geometry at this
> moment...

Can't wait to test it.
In Nov/Dec, I was heavily testing GEOS cutting and buffering features
and, as I've already mentioned you, next I'm looking for testing GGL.

> But called it (or propose to call it) "dissolve". It is a
> necessary phase after buffering a polygon, at least the way I
> implemented it. But it can also be used separately, e.g. to remove
> internal boundaries from mutually bordering polygons in a multi-polygon.
> 
> Any objections to the name dissolve?

Works for me.

Best regards,
-- 
Mateusz Loskot, http://mateusz.loskot.net
Charter Member of OSGeo, http://osgeo.org