[gdal-dev] outline point cloud

[Frank Warmerdam]

Gennady Khokhorin wrote:
> Hello.
> I want create outline 2d polygon around points cloud.
> Is there any tools in GDAL to approach this task?

Gok,

I think if you turn the points into a MULTIPOINT OGRGeometry
you can call ConvexHull() on the collection to get a minimum
bounding convex polygon.  Note that you need to use a build with
GEOS support as GEOS is used to implement this method.

Best regards,
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