Boost polygon functions

There are many polygon operators available in the GeoDMS. You might have seen some already. However, they can also be combined following a certain grammar. There are six base operators:

These can then be combined with the following suffices, twice!

‘no suffix’
_filtered = filter results on area. filter parameter, e.g., 3[meter] keeps all polygons with an area larger than 3[meter].
_inflated = inflate with parameter value, e.g., 3[meter] which place an edge 3[meter] perpendicular to the original. This could result in very thin, pointy corners. To counteract this, use the iXy or dXy variants.
_deflated
_i4HV = inflate with a 4-point square-shape
_i4D = inflate with a 4-point diamond-shape
_i8D
_i16D
_iXHV
_iXD
_d4HV
_d4D
_d8D
_d16D
_dXHV
_dXD

Suffix meaning: _[a][X][y]

a = i (inflate) or d (deflate)
X = degree of rounding = 4, 8, 16, X (x-shaped)
y = kernel shape = D (diagonal, diamond-shaped) or HV (horizontal and vertical, square-shaped)

There are different ways of inflating polygons related to how angles are treated, i.e., differences in how the angles are rounded off. X represents a user-defined degree of roundness, which can be 4, 8, 16 or X. The suffix ‘d’ or ‘hv’ is used for the diagonal (diamond-shaped) or horizontal-vertical (square-shaped) kernel. For these inflations, the Minkowski sum method is used.

implement in script

if there is only a ‘union’ in the operator, the result is parameter. If it contains split, it will create a new unit. If it contains a ‘partitioned’ it is an attribute within an existing domain.

parameter<rdc_mm> union (poly) := union_polygon(Wegdeel/geometry[rdc_mm]);

unit<uint32> split_union := split_union_polygon(Wegdeel/top10nl_wegdeel_vlak/geometry[rdc_mm]);

This first performs a union based on province_rel, and then splits them into multipolygons.

unit<uint32> split_partitioned_union := split_partitioned_union_polygon(Wegdeel/geometry[rdc_mm], Wegdeel/province_rel);

example

partitioned_union_polygon_d16D_i16D