Larry's probably got it - but post the WKT if you want confirmation.
Larry Becker wrote:
Hi,
The case you describe often occurs when the closest point is not on
a polygon point, but falls on the line between two polygon points. In
this case, the likelihood that the computed point will fall exactly on
the boundary of the polygon is not good. Because of the inaccuracy of
floating point calculations, it it much more likely that the point
will be slightly outside or inside the polygon.
regards,
Larry Becker
On Fri, Nov 7, 2008 at 5:14 AM, Öge Bozyigit <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> wrote:
Hi,
I had a question regarding the Closest Point function in jts 1.8...I
performed the function on a circular polygon with a large number of
points and a simple polygon with 4-6 points. The point that is
returned for the circular polygon however is not located on the
polygon. So when an intersection query is performed between the point
and the circular polygon it comes back false.
This only happens occasionally though I haven't figured out the
pattern yet. Has anyone else come across this? I can send the WKT of
both polygons if anyone is
interested.
--oge
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