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- [/============================================================================
- Boost.Geometry (aka GGL, Generic Geometry Library)
- Copyright (c) 2009-2012 Barend Gehrels, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
- Copyright (c) 2009-2012 Mateusz Loskot, London, UK.
- Copyright (c) 2009-2012 Bruno Lalande, Paris, France.
- Use, modification and distribution is subject to the Boost Software License,
- Version 1.0. (See accompanying file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at
- http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)
- =============================================================================/]
- [section Introduction]
- __boost_geometry__ (aka Generic Geometry Library, GGL), part of collection of
- the Boost C++ Libraries, defines concepts, primitives and algorithms for solving
- geometry problems.
- __boost_geometry__ contains a dimension-agnostic, coordinate-system-agnostic
- and scalable kernel, based on concepts, meta-functions and tag dispatching.
- On top of that kernel, algorithms are built: area, length, perimeter, centroid,
- convex hull, intersection (clipping), within (point in polygon), distance,
- envelope (bounding box), simplify, transform, and much more.
- The library supports high precision arithmetic numbers, such as __ttmath__.
- __boost_geometry__ contains instantiable geometry classes, but library users can
- also use their own. Using registration macros or traits classes their geometries
- can be adapted to fulfil __boost_geometry__ concepts.
- __boost_geometry__ might be used in all domains where geometry plays a role:
- mapping and GIS, game development, computer graphics and widgets, robotics,
- astronomy and more. The core is designed to be as generic as possible and support
- those domains. For now, the development has been mostly GIS-oriented.
- The library follows existing conventions:
- * conventions from boost
- * conventions from the std library
- * conventions and names from one of the __ogc__ standards on geometry and, more
- specificly, from the __ogc_sf__
- The library was first released with Boost 1.47.0 and from that point on it is
- officially part of the Boost C++ Libraries.
- Latest stable version of the source code is included in the
- [@http://www.boost.org/users/download/ Boost packaged releases].
- It can also be downloaded from the [@http://github.com/boostorg/boost Boost GitHub repository] (master branch).
- The library development upstream is available from the
- [@https://github.com/boostorg/geometry/tree/develop Boost.Geometry (develop branch)].
- Note that the library [*extensions] are not distributed in the official Boost
- releases, but only available
- in the [@https://github.com/boostorg/geometry/tree/develop Boost.Geometry (develop branch)]
- and that they are subject to change.
- __boost_geometry__ was accepted by Boost at November 28, 2009
- ([@http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.comp.lib.boost.announce/246 review report]).
- There is a __boost_geometry__ [@http://lists.boost.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/geometry
- mailing list]. The mailing list and its messages are also accessible from
- [@http://boost-geometry.203548.n3.nabble.com/ Nabble] as Boost Geometry. Also on
- the [@http://lists.boost.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/boost
- Boost Developers list] and on the [@http://lists.boost.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/boost-users
- Boost Users list] __boost_geometry__ is discussed.
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