locationtech / locationtech/spatial4j
JTS polygons that pole wrap
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enhancement
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- Dominant language
- Java
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Description
It should be possible to take polygons that wrap a pole and process the points so that JTS is happy with it and that it covers the same area. We've got dateline support coordinate pre-processing already.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reviewing the existing dateline coordinate pre-processing and how JTS handles polygon coordinates. Define the expected behavior for polygons that wrap a pole, including preserving their covered area, then verify that JTS accepts the processed points.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- java
- Domain
- backend
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100