.. _sphx_glr_api_gallery_geometry_simplification:

Line simplification
-------------------

Reducing the number of vertices of a polyline within a tolerance.


.. raw:: html

  <div id='sg-tag-list' class='sphx-glr-tag-list'></div>


.. raw:: html

    <div class="sphx-glr-thumbnails">

.. thumbnail-parent-div-open

.. raw:: html

    <div class="sphx-glr-thumbcontainer" tooltip="Simplifies a wiggly coastline-like curve at several tolerances. Larger tolerances keep fewer vertices, and every discarded vertex stays within the tolerance of the simplified line.">

.. only:: html

  .. image:: /api/gallery/geometry/simplification/images/thumb/sphx_glr_plot_01_douglas_peucker_thumb.png
    :alt:

  :doc:`/api/gallery/geometry/simplification/plot_01_douglas_peucker`

.. raw:: html

      <div class="sphx-glr-thumbnail-title">Douglas-Peucker line simplification</div>
    </div>


.. thumbnail-parent-div-close

.. raw:: html

    </div>


.. toctree::
   :hidden:

   /api/gallery/geometry/simplification/plot_01_douglas_peucker