kmlbo

A Gem for converting kml path data to ruby arrays, and applying douglas peucker path simplification.

Features:

1. Simplify a path using the Douglas Peucker algorithm.
2. Apply Douglas Peucker multiple times on the same path, allowing you to compress a line arbitrarily.
3. Output as KML or a ruby array.
4. KML files are readable by Google Earth.

##Installation gem install kmlbo

##Usage Examples Parse KML file. Simplify with 5 passes of douglas peucker.

./kmlbo sample.kml simple.rb -s 0.000000001 -k -m 5
Simplified path from 6371 to 397 points

Parse KML file and output all coordinates to a ruby array in a file called simple.rb

./kmlbo sample.kml sample.rb

Parse KML file. Simplify the path and output all coordinates to a ruby array in a file called simple.rb

./kmlbo sample.kml simple.rb -s
Simplified path from 6371 to 3796 points

Parse KML file. Simplify the path with a very aggressive epsilon value and output all coordinates to a ruby array in a file called simple.rb

./kmlbo sample.kml simple.rb -s 0.0000001
Simplified path from 6371 to 3134 points

Parse KML file. Simplify the path and output a file called simple.kml

./kmlbo sample.kml simple.kml -k -s
Simplified path from 6371 to 3796 points