Class TopologyPreservingSimplifier

java.lang.Object
org.locationtech.jts.simplify.TopologyPreservingSimplifier

public class TopologyPreservingSimplifier extends Object
Simplifies a geometry and ensures that the result is a valid geometry having the same dimension and number of components as the input, and with the components having the same topological relationship.

If the input is a polygonal geometry ( Polygon or MultiPolygon ):

  • The result has the same number of shells and holes as the input, with the same topological structure
  • The result rings touch at no more than the number of touching points in the input (although they may touch at fewer points). The key implication of this statement is that if the input is topologically valid, so is the simplified output.
For linear geometries, if the input does not contain any intersecting line segments, this property will be preserved in the output.

For polygonal geometries and LinearRings the ring endpoint will be simplified. For LineStrings the endpoints will be unchanged.

For all geometry types, the result will contain enough vertices to ensure validity. For polygons and closed linear geometries, the result will have at least 4 vertices; for open linestrings the result will have at least 2 vertices.

All geometry types are handled. Empty and point geometries are returned unchanged. Empty geometry components are deleted.

The simplification uses a maximum-distance difference algorithm similar to the Douglas-Peucker algorithm.

Author:
Martin Davis
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  • Constructor Details

    • TopologyPreservingSimplifier

      public TopologyPreservingSimplifier(Geometry inputGeom)
  • Method Details

    • simplify

      public static Geometry simplify(Geometry geom, double distanceTolerance)
    • 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. A tolerance value of zero is effectively a no-op.
      Parameters:
      distanceTolerance - the approximation tolerance to use
    • getResultGeometry

      public Geometry getResultGeometry()