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I have Area value in sq-feet and centroid point.Based on these values,I want to draw the polygon.Is there any formula for this.Thanks in advance.
How to get the polygon coordinates based on Area and Centroid
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avadhanula ()
Date: May 13, 2010 11:24PM
I have Area value in sq-feet and centroid point.Based on these values,I want to draw the polygon.Is there any formula for this.Thanks in advance.
Re: How to get the polygon coordinates based on Area and Centroid
Posted by:
pmeems ()
Date: May 17, 2010 02:04AM
You can use the buffer method for it.
Make sure your projection is in sq-feet as well, create a new polygon shapefile, create the buffer around the centroid and add it to the new shapefile.
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Make sure your projection is in sq-feet as well, create a new polygon shapefile, create the buffer around the centroid and add it to the new shapefile.
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Re: How to get the polygon coordinates based on Area and Centroid
Posted by:
avadhanula ()
Date: May 17, 2010 06:39AM
If i want to expand or shrink a polygon to given area,then what is distance value in below method:
MapWinGeoProc.SpatialOperations.BufferPolygon().
I mean that how to calculate the distance in order to get the polygon based on GivenArea.
MapWinGeoProc.SpatialOperations.BufferPolygon().
I mean that how to calculate the distance in order to get the polygon based on GivenArea.
Re: How to get the polygon coordinates based on Area and Centroid
Posted by:
Sergei ()
Date: May 17, 2010 06:57AM
You could use:
Area = pi*Radius^2 for a circle;
Area = Side^2 for a square.
Area = pi*Radius^2 for a circle;
Area = Side^2 for a square.
Re: How to get the polygon coordinates based on Area and Centroid
Posted by:
avadhanula ()
Date: May 17, 2010 11:28PM
If i want to expand or shrink a polygon to given area,then what is distance value in below method:
MapWinGeoProc.SpatialOperations.BufferPolygon(shape,distance,ResultantShape).
I mean that how to calculate the distance in order to get the polygon withGivenArea.
Pls send me answer.Its very urgent.
MapWinGeoProc.SpatialOperations.BufferPolygon(shape,distance,ResultantShape).
I mean that how to calculate the distance in order to get the polygon withGivenArea.
Pls send me answer.Its very urgent.
Re: How to get the polygon coordinates based on Area and Centroid
Posted by:
pmeems ()
Date: May 18, 2010 12:14AM
The distance is in map units. So in meters, feet, degrees, how ever your projection is.
I would suggest using resultingShape = sh.Buffer(distance)
It is faster and more robust.
This summer we will update mwGeoProc.
Thanks,
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I would suggest using resultingShape = sh.Buffer(distance)
It is faster and more robust.
This summer we will update mwGeoProc.
Thanks,
Paul
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Re: How to get the polygon coordinates based on Area and Centroid
Posted by:
avadhanula ()
Date: May 18, 2010 02:48AM
Iam not asking about the distance units.Actually,what my doubt is that,
suppose i have a Polygon with area of 2000 sq-feets.Next,I want to get the output as shrinking same polygon to an area of 900 sq-feets.
for shrinking polygon,I will use BUFFER method with appoximate distance value.But the Resultant shape will not have an area of 900 sq-feets.So,now to get the Resultant shape with an area of 900 sq-feets, how much distance value should i pass to this method sh.Buffer(distance).Is there any relation between Polygon area and distance?
I think u will catch my doubt.
suppose i have a Polygon with area of 2000 sq-feets.Next,I want to get the output as shrinking same polygon to an area of 900 sq-feets.
for shrinking polygon,I will use BUFFER method with appoximate distance value.But the Resultant shape will not have an area of 900 sq-feets.So,now to get the Resultant shape with an area of 900 sq-feets, how much distance value should i pass to this method sh.Buffer(distance).Is there any relation between Polygon area and distance?
I think u will catch my doubt.
Re: How to get the polygon coordinates based on Area and Centroid
Posted by:
pmeems ()
Date: May 19, 2010 12:58AM
I see now. I didn't understand the result was in square feet.
I think you should make a loop, decreasing the buffer until you get a resulting area of 900 sq-feet.
Or if the input shape is a regular shape: circle, ellipse, rectangle, etc. you can use Sergei's calculation.
Hope it helps,
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I think you should make a loop, decreasing the buffer until you get a resulting area of 900 sq-feet.
Or if the input shape is a regular shape: circle, ellipse, rectangle, etc. you can use Sergei's calculation.
Hope it helps,
Paul
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Re: How to get the polygon coordinates based on Area and Centroid
Posted by:
avadhanula ()
Date: May 19, 2010 04:49AM
If i use loop,then for how many iterations,i will get the exact given area of irregular polygon.
I think,this way of logic would be some what critical.Because if i apply this type of logic for all the shapes in shapefile,then it will get so much of time to get the output.Is there any idea or algorithms othen than loop?
I think,this way of logic would be some what critical.Because if i apply this type of logic for all the shapes in shapefile,then it will get so much of time to get the output.Is there any idea or algorithms othen than loop?
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