Our client need a tool like ArcToolbox Buffer which has functionality of Left/Right/Full buffer, and i believe negative distances could not be applied to polyline geometry.
Thanks. >Am I missing something? Isn't this the functionality that negative >buffer distances gives today? > >Martin Davis, Senior Technical Architect >Vivid Solutions Inc. www.vividsolutions.com >Suite #1A-2328 Government Street Victoria, B.C. V8T 5G5 >Phone: (250) 385 6040 - Local 308 Fax: (250) 385 6046 > > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of >> Stephen Woodbridge >> Sent: May 17, 2006 10:06 AM >> To: GEOS Development List >> Subject: Re: [geos-devel] left and right buffer >> >> >> Hi Martin, >> >> I think a useful variant of this for polygons it to be able >> to specify >> inside or outside, so you could effectively grow and shrink >> the polygon. >> >> The "grow" option is great for finding abutters, and I think >> the buffer >> command today already does this. >> >> The "shrink" option is great for defining/showing boundary offsets >> within a lot that might be needed to insure zoning rules. >> >> -Steve >> >> Martin Davis wrote: >> > I'm curious what your use case is for this functionality. Can you >> > post some sample data that you want L/R buffers for, and perhaps an >> > image of what you expect the results to look like? >> > >> > Martin Davis, Senior Technical Architect >> > Vivid Solutions Inc. www.vividsolutions.com >> > Suite #1A-2328 Government Street Victoria, B.C. V8T 5G5 >> > Phone: (250) 385 6040 - Local 308 Fax: (250) 385 6046 >> > >> > >> > >> >>-----Original Message----- >> >>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >>[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of >> >>zhangjing >> >>Sent: May 17, 2006 12:10 AM >> >>To: geos-devel@geos.refractions.net >> >>Subject: [geos-devel] left and right buffer >> >> >> >> >> >>hi, >> >> >> >>Is there any way in GEOS to calculate geometry's left or >> >>right buffer ? >> >> >> >>TIA >> >>Jing Zhang >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>_______________________________________________ >> >>geos-devel mailing list >> >>geos-devel@geos.refractions.net >> >>http://geos.refractions.net/mailman/listinfo/g> eos-devel >> >> >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > geos-devel mailing list >> > geos-devel@geos.refractions.net >> > http://geos.refractions.net/mailman/listinfo/geos-devel >> > >> >> _______________________________________________ >> geos-devel mailing list >> geos-devel@geos.refractions.net >> http://geos.refractions.net/mailman/listinfo/geos-devel >> >_______________________________________________ >geos-devel mailing list >geos-devel@geos.refractions.net >http://geos.refractions.net/mailman/listinfo/geos-devel _______________________________________________ geos-devel mailing list geos-devel@geos.refractions.net http://geos.refractions.net/mailman/listinfo/geos-devel