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Eric Fischer 2014-09-26 15:27:20 -07:00
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Geometric simplifications Geometric simplifications
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At every zoom level, line and polygon features are subjected to Douglas-Peucker
simplification to the resolution of the tile.
For point features, it drops 1/2.5 of the dots for each zoom level above the base. For point features, it drops 1/2.5 of the dots for each zoom level above the base.
I don't know why 2.5 is the appropriate number, but the densities of many different I don't know why 2.5 is the appropriate number, but the densities of many different
data sets fall off at about this same rate. data sets fall off at about this same rate.