From a06c884cb19c09a0d0942b0eda3c4c32daade163 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: =?UTF-8?q?Motiejus=20Jak=C5=A1tys?= Date: Wed, 27 May 2020 09:27:52 +0300 Subject: [PATCH] booker's wording --- II/Referatas/mj-referatas.tex | 20 +++++++++----------- 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-) diff --git a/II/Referatas/mj-referatas.tex b/II/Referatas/mj-referatas.tex index 0bca3d0..f6fd3b2 100644 --- a/II/Referatas/mj-referatas.tex +++ b/II/Referatas/mj-referatas.tex @@ -125,17 +125,15 @@ During research for the mentioned articles, prototype code has been written for most of the algorithms. However, none of them seem to be available for use except for the two "classical" ones -- {\DP} and {\VW}. -\cite{wang1998line} is available in a commercial product, which seems the only -algorithm specifically created for cartographic generalization and available -for general use. This poses a significant problem for map creation: without a -good simplification algorithm, every down-scaled map, of which creator did not -acquire a license for the said product will be of sub-par quality. The more -barriers there are for creating maps in open-source software, the less -open-source will fit the needs of the public, leading to even smaller -open-source applicability and community. We believe that availability of -high-quality open-source tools benefits the society as a whole, as opposed to a -single company producing the said tools, therefore we think it's worth -investing the effort into creating open algorithm implementations. +\cite{wang1998line} is an algorithm specifically created for cartographic +generalization and available for general use, though it is only currently +available in a commercial product. This poses a problem for map creation in +open source software: there is not a similar high-quality simplification +algorithm to create down-scaled maps, so any cartographic work, which uses line +generalization as part of its processing, will be of sub-par quality. +We believe that availability of high-quality open-source tools is an important +foundation for future cartographic experimentation and development, thus it +it benefits the cartographic society as a whole. This paper will be reviewing and comparing two widely available algorithms that are often used for line generalization: