default geoCircle precision to 2 degrees #281
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Results in 180 control points instead of 60 (⨉3). The error is quadratic with the precision, with the worst case (for a parallel) being at latitude 45°. Under this new setting, the maximum error is now ~484m, vs. 4.365km with precision 6°. https://observablehq.com/@d3/geocircle-error
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following #281 (note that for clipCircle the precision is not modifiable by the user) Manually rechecked each of the tests that are (slightly) modified as a consequence
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for when we merge d3/d3-geo#281
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for when we merge d3/d3-geo#281 Co-authored-by: Mike Bostock <[email protected]>
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* default geoCircle precision to 2 degrees Results in 180 control points instead of 60 (⨉3). The error is quadratic with the precision, with the worst case (for a parallel) being at latitude 45°. Under this new setting, the maximum error is now ~484m, vs. 4.365km with precision 6°. https://observablehq.com/@d3/geocircle-error * document * refine clipCircle precision, from 6 degrees to 2 degrees following #281 (note that for clipCircle the precision is not modifiable by the user) Manually rechecked each of the tests that are (slightly) modified as a consequence --------- Co-authored-by: Mike Bostock <[email protected]>
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Results in 180 control points instead of 60 (⨉3). The error is quadratic with the precision, with the worst case (for a parallel) being at latitude 45°. Under this new setting, the maximum error is now ~484m, vs. 4.365km with precision 6°.
https://observablehq.com/@d3/geocircle-error