Tool NameSeparate points by direction
Tool ID9
Library IDshapes_points
Version1.0
Author(s)O. Conrad (c) 2008

Description

Separates points by direction. Direction is determined as average direction of three consecutive points A, B, C. If the angle between the directions of A-B and B-C is higher than given tolerance angle the point is dropped. This tool has been designed to separate GPS tracks recorded by tractors while preparing a field.

Parameters

NameTypeIdentifierDescriptionConstraints
Input
Pointsshapes, inputPOINTS
Output
Outputshapes list, outputOUTPUT
Options
Number of Directionsinteger numberDIRECTIONSMinimum: 2
Default: 4
Tolerance (Degree)floating point numberTOLERANCEMinimum: 0.000000
Default: 5.000000