@turf/unkink-polygon

What is @turf/unkink-polygon?

@turf/unkink-polygon is a module in the Turf.js library that is used to convert polygons with self-intersections (kinks) into simple polygons without self-intersections. This is useful for ensuring that polygon geometries are valid and can be used in various geospatial analyses.

What are @turf/unkink-polygon's main functionalities?

Unkink Polygon

This feature takes a polygon with self-intersections and returns a FeatureCollection of polygons without self-intersections. The code sample demonstrates how to use the `unkinkPolygon` function to process a polygon and output the resulting simple polygons.

const turf = require('@turf/turf');
const unkinkPolygon = require('@turf/unkink-polygon');

const polygon = turf.polygon([[
  [-12.034835, 8.901183],
  [-12.060413, 8.899826],
  [-12.03638, 8.873199],
  [-12.059383, 8.871418],
  [-12.034835, 8.901183]
]]);

const result = unkinkPolygon(polygon);
console.log(result);

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README

@turf/unkink-polygon

unkinkPolygon

Takes a kinked polygon and returns a feature collection of polygons that have no kinks.

Uses simplepolygon internally.

Parameters

• geojson (FeatureCollection<(Polygon | MultiPolygon)> | Feature<(Polygon | MultiPolygon)> | Polygon | MultiPolygon) polygons to unkink

Examples

const poly = turf.polygon([[[0, 0], [2, 0], [0, 2], [2, 2], [0, 0]]]);

const result = turf.unkinkPolygon(poly);

//addToMap
const addToMap = [poly, result]

Returns FeatureCollection<Polygon> Unkinked polygons

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This module is part of the Turfjs project, an open source module collection dedicated to geographic algorithms. It is maintained in the Turfjs/turf repository, where you can create PRs and issues.

Installation

Install this single module individually:

$ npm install @turf/unkink-polygon

Or install the all-encompassing @turf/turf module that includes all modules as functions:

$ npm install @turf/turf