DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.10617645
title: Maps GeneratorV0

description: The Python code provided generates polygonal maps resembling geographical landscapes, where certain areas may represent features like lakes or inaccessible regions. These maps are generated with specified characteristics such as regularity, gap density, and gap scale.

Features:





Polygon Generation:



The code utilizes the Shapely library to generate polygonal shapes within specified bounding boxes. These polygons serve as the primary representation of the map.





Gap Generation:



Within the generated polygons, the code introduces gaps to simulate features like lakes or inaccessible areas. These gaps are represented as holes within the central polygon.





Parameterized Generation:



The generation process is parameterized, allowing control over features such as regularity (shape uniformity), gap density (homogeneity of gaps), and gap scale (size of gaps relative to the polygon).





Visualization and Saving:



The code provides functions to visualize the generated maps using Matplotlib. It plots the maps on a grid of subplots, with each subplot representing a different combination of parameters.

Additionally, the code allows for saving individual map plots as image files in a specified folder.




Components:





PolygonGenerator Class:



Responsible for generating the outer polygon shape and introducing gaps to simulate features.

Offers methods to generate individual polygons with specified characteristics.





Plotting Functions:



Includes functions to plot single and multiple polygons on a grid of subplots.

The plots showcase the generated maps with labeled parameters for straightforward interpretation.





Parameter Ranges and Experimentation:



The code includes predefined ranges for regularity, gap density, vertex number, and bounding box range.

It conducts experiments by generating maps with different parameter combinations, offering insights into how these parameters affect the map's appearance.




Usage:





Map Generation:



Users can instantiate the PolygonGenerator class to generate individual polygons representing maps with specific features.

Parameters such as regularity, gap density, and gap scale can be adjusted to customize the map generation process.





Visualization and Saving:



Users can visualize the generated maps using the provided plotting functions.

The code facilitates the saving of individual map plots as image files for further analysis or presentation purposes.





Experimentation:



Users can experiment with different parameter combinations to observe the effects on map generation.

This allows for exploration and understanding of how different parameters influence the characteristics of generated maps.




Potential Applications:



The code can be used in various applications requiring the generation of simulated landscapes, such as in gaming, geographical analysis, or educational tools.

It provides a flexible and customizable framework for creating maps with specific features, allowing users to tailor the generated maps to their requirements.

Can be applied to generate maps for drone scanning operations, facilitating optimized area division and efficient data collection.