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