simplify                 package:aRT                 R Documentation

_s_i_m_p_l_i_f_y

_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n:

     Simplifies a set of polygons or lines. The objects may lose some
     of their geometric relations with other objects, such as touches,
     although the algorithm is deterministic. See D. Douglas and T. K.
     Peucker. Algorithms for the reduction of the number of points
     required to represent a line or its caricature. The Canadian
     Cartographer. v. 10, n. 2, pp. 112-122, 1973.

_U_s_a_g_e:

     ## S4 method for signature 'aRTgeometry':
     simplify(object, snap, maxdist)

_A_r_g_u_m_e_n_t_s:

  object: Object of 'aRTgeometry' class.

    snap: Simplification threshold.

 maxdist: The maximum distance between intermediary segments.

_A_u_t_h_o_r(_s):

     Pedro Ribeiro de Andrade

