GeodesicBuffer(Geometry,Double,LinearUnit) Method

Creates a buffer polygon at the specified geodesic distance around the given geometry.

Syntax

C#
Visual Basic (Declaration)

public Geometry GeodesicBuffer( 
   Geometry geometry,
   double distance,
   LinearUnit distanceUnit
)

Public Overloads Function GeodesicBuffer( _
   ByVal geometry As Geometry, _
   ByVal distance As Double, _
   ByVal distanceUnit As LinearUnit _
) As Geometry

Parameters

geometry: The input geometry.
distance: The distance to buffer the geometry.
distanceUnit: The unit of the buffer distance. If null, then the buffer distance is in meters.

Return Value

A geometry representing the buffered area.

Exceptions

Exception	Description
System.ArgumentNullException	Geometry is null or empty.
System.NotImplementedException	The method is not implemented for GeometryBag.
System.ArgumentException	Geometry has no spatial reference.
System.ArgumentException	The buffer distance must be a valid floating point number.
System.NotImplementedException	Spatial reference of geometryis an image coordinate system.

Remarks

Geodesic distance is the shortest distance between two points on the surface of the Earth.

If the buffer distance is zero and the input geometry is a polygon or an envelope, then a polygon created from the input geometry is returned.

If the distance is less than or equal to zero and the input geometry is not a polygon or an envelope, then an empty polygon is returned.

Example

// buffer a point
MapPoint pt = MapPointBuilder.CreateMapPoint(1.0, 1.0, SpatialReferences.WGS84);
Polygon outPolygon = GeometryEngine.Instance.GeodesicBuffer(pt, 5) as Polygon;

double delta = SpatialReferences.WGS84.XYTolerance * 2 * Math.Sqrt(2);
ReadOnlyPointCollection points = outPolygon.Points;
foreach (MapPoint p in points)
{
  double d = GeometryEngine.Instance.GeodesicDistance(pt, p);
  // d = 5 (+- delta)
}

// specify a unit for the distance
outPolygon = GeometryEngine.Instance.GeodesicBuffer(pt, 5000, LinearUnit.Millimeters) as Polygon;

// buffer of 0 distance produces an empty geometry
Geometry g = GeometryEngine.Instance.GeodesicBuffer(pt, 0);
// g.IsEmpty = true

// buffer many points
List<MapPoint> list = new List<MapPoint>();
list.Add(MapPointBuilder.CreateMapPoint(1.0, 1.0, SpatialReferences.WGS84));
list.Add(MapPointBuilder.CreateMapPoint(10.0, 20.0));
list.Add(MapPointBuilder.CreateMapPoint(40.0, 40.0));
list.Add(MapPointBuilder.CreateMapPoint(60.0, 60.0));

outPolygon = GeometryEngine.Instance.GeodesicBuffer(list, 10000) as Polygon;
// outPolygon.PartCount = 4

// buffer different geometry types
List<Coordinate2D> coords = new List<Coordinate2D>()
{
  new Coordinate2D(1, 2), new Coordinate2D(10, 20), new Coordinate2D(20, 30),
  new Coordinate2D(50, 60), new Coordinate2D(70, 80), new Coordinate2D(80, 40),
  new Coordinate2D(90, 10), new Coordinate2D(110, 15), new Coordinate2D(120, 30),
  new Coordinate2D(10, 40), new Coordinate2D(-10, 40), new Coordinate2D(-10, 50)
};

List<Geometry> manyGeometries = new List<Geometry>
{
  MapPointBuilder.CreateMapPoint(1.0, 1.0, SpatialReferences.WGS84),
  PolylineBuilder.CreatePolyline(new List<Coordinate2D>(){coords[0], coords[1], coords[2]}, SpatialReferences.WGS84),
  PolylineBuilder.CreatePolyline(new List<Coordinate2D>(){coords[3], coords[4], coords[5]}),
  PolygonBuilder.CreatePolygon(new List<Coordinate2D>(){coords[9], coords[10], coords[11]})
};

outPolygon = GeometryEngine.Instance.GeodesicBuffer(manyGeometries, 20000) as Polygon;

// specify unit types
outPolygon = GeometryEngine.Instance.GeodesicBuffer(manyGeometries, 20, LinearUnit.Miles) as Polygon;

Requirements

Target Platforms: Windows 11, Windows 10, Windows 8.1

Reference

GeometryEngine Class
GeometryEngine Members
Overload List