Questions tagged [extents]

An extent is the minimum bounding box/rectangle (xmin, ymin and xmax, ymax) defined by coordinate pairs of a data source. All coordinates for the data source fall within this boundary.

An extent is the minimum bounding box/rectangle (xmin, ymin and xmax, ymax) defined by coordinate pairs of a data source. All coordinates for the data source fall within this boundary.

A map extent is the limit of the geographic area shown on a map, usually defined by a rectangle. In a dynamic map display, the map extent can be changed by zooming and panning.

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Is there a website that will let me see add markers and bounding boxes on top of a street map?

Is there a website out there that will let me markers (lat/lon) and bounding boxes (minimum / maximum lat/lon) and let me see it overlayed on top of Google Maps (or OSM, or Bing, etc)? I'm not really looking to create my own webpage for this... I'm…
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How to check if a rotated rectangle is contained in another rotated rectangle?

I need to check if a rotated rectangle A is inside a rotated rectangle B. That is, if B is completely contained in A. I have the following information stored in a rotated rectangle: the four coordinates and its angle. Is there is an efficient method…
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Better-matching bounding box by using collection

I am looking for a way to approximate a geographic region with a few bounding boxes. I know I can get a single box to cover the whole region, but some of my shapes are quite strange (gerrymandered, in some cases). I'd like to know if there's a way…