Geometry - Circle - Incorrect Shape
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Hi,
I'm attempting to draw a circular polygon of a 50meters radius using the geo point created from the latitude and longitude columns.
However, the output shape looks weird and edgy instead of a circle. May I know what are the possible issues here?
Thanks!
Answers
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ClemenceB Dataiker, Dataiku DSS Core Designer, Dataiku DSS ML Practitioner, Product Ideas Manager Posts: 18 Dataiker
Hi @nkianhow
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Thanks for sharing. The polygon we build with the "Create area around a geopoint" processor is made of 120 edges, to be as close as possible to a circle. However the geometry is simplified in our visualisation tool for memory purpose, and that's where the issue comes from: the geometry you observe on the map is an over simplified version of your real geometry. I'll add it to our backlog.
I hope it was helpful.
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nkianhow Dataiku DSS Core Designer, Dataiku DSS ML Practitioner, Dataiku DSS Adv Designer, Registered Posts: 3 ✭✭✭
Hi @ClemenceB
,Thank you for the explanation. Will keep that in mind when utilizing the visualization tool.
I tried viewing it in Tableau and the polygons appears to be the same. It seem that the output polygons are not a full circle. What's the limitation when using the "Create area around a geopoint" processor in terms of the radius? I'm attempting to create circles with the range of 40 - 60m.
Kian How