mapbox / mapbox/vtquery

union geometries

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Description

In order to more effectively solve deduping and cross-tile querying, it'd be great to union intersecting geometries (such as those split by a tile boundary).

This will require some work with boost and spatial-algorithms in order to move forward.

cc @artemp @flippmoke

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Research direction

Start by examining how vtquery represents and queries geometries across vector tiles, then investigate the referenced Boost and spatial-algorithms work. Done should mean intersecting geometries can be unioned reliably for deduping and cross-tile queries, with tests demonstrating the expected result.

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Assessment

Tech stack
javascript
Domain
data
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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