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I've enjoyed working on an enterprise, GIS-focused application over the past few years (with no prior, formal geographic background) and one of the take-aways I
by TheSpiciestDev 6y ago
I've enjoyed working on an enterprise, GIS-focused application over the past few years (with no prior, formal geographic background) and one of the take-aways I always enjoy sharing with family and friends is the "point in polygon" question [0] and it's simplicity. I'm fun at parties. I have certainly learned how much more intuitive data is for users to explore when you offer (if you can) spatially.
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Point_in_polygon#Ray_casting_algorithm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Point_in_polygon#Ray_casting_a...
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- CyberDildonics 6y agoAre you really doing the test in the wikipedia article over and over? Why not convert a complex polygon to triangles? Things like this were established in computer graphics in the 70s.