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Douglas-Peucker line simplification algorithm implementation by Jack Snoeyink


DPsimp is a Douglas-Peucker line simplification alogorithm implementation by John Hershberger and Jack Snoeyink. They analyze the line simplification algorithm reported by Douglas and Peucker and show that its worst case is quadratic in n, the number of input points. The algorithm is based on path hulls, that uses the geometric structure of the problem to attain a worst-case running time proportional to nlog_2(n), which is the best case of the Douglas algorithm. Complete C code is given and the two algorithms are compared theoretically, by operation counts, and practically, by machine timings.


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