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Map Simplification with Visvalingam's Algorithm
An interesting challenge in cartography is getting data of the appropriate resolution. As Lewis Fry Richardson observed , the more precisely you measure the length of a coastline, the longer it appears; geographic shapes have infinite complexity. Digital displays, in contrast, are limited by pixels. Choosing too high…
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Databases & DataMath & Algorithms2012
On Hacker News
| Submitted | Title on HN | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 1, 2012 | Map Simplification with Visvalingam's Algorithm by jashkenas | 118 | 30 |
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