@turf/dissolve

What is @turf/dissolve?

@turf/dissolve is a module in the Turf.js library that allows you to merge adjacent or overlapping polygons into a single polygon. This is particularly useful in geographic information systems (GIS) for simplifying complex polygonal data.

What are @turf/dissolve's main functionalities?

Dissolve Polygons

This feature allows you to merge multiple polygons into a single polygon. The code sample demonstrates how to create a collection of polygons and then dissolve them into one polygon using the @turf/dissolve module.

const turf = require('@turf/turf');

const polygons = turf.featureCollection([
  turf.polygon([[
    [-70.603637, -33.399918],
    [-70.614624, -33.395332],
    [-70.639343, -33.392466],
    [-70.659942, -33.394759],
    [-70.683975, -33.404504],
    [-70.697021, -33.419406],
    [-70.701141, -33.434306],
    [-70.700454, -33.446339],
    [-70.694274, -33.458369],
    [-70.682601, -33.465816],
    [-70.668869, -33.472117],
    [-70.646209, -33.473835],
    [-70.624923, -33.472117],
    [-70.609817, -33.468107],
    [-70.595397, -33.458369],
    [-70.587158, -33.442901],
    [-70.587158, -33.426283],
    [-70.590591, -33.414248],
    [-70.594711, -33.406224],
    [-70.603637, -33.399918]
  ]]),
  turf.polygon([[
    [-70.604705, -33.396344],
    [-70.629425, -33.392466],
    [-70.641098, -33.396344],
    [-70.652771, -33.401084],
    [-70.661697, -33.410803],
    [-70.666504, -33.421617],
    [-70.666504, -33.432428],
    [-70.661697, -33.443237],
    [-70.652771, -33.453045],
    [-70.641098, -33.457784],
    [-70.629425, -33.457784],
    [-70.617752, -33.453045],
    [-70.607452, -33.443237],
    [-70.604705, -33.432428],
    [-70.604705, -33.421617],
    [-70.604705, -33.410803],
    [-70.604705, -33.396344]
  ]])
]);

const dissolved = turf.dissolve(polygons);
console.log(JSON.stringify(dissolved));

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README

turf-dissolve

Dissolves a featurecollection of polygons based on an attribute

	var aggregated = turfDissolve(polys, 'combine');