The Voronoi-Quadtree: construction and visualization

We define a quadtree-based planar Voronoi diagram codification, the Voronoi-Quadtree, valid for generalized sites (points, line-segments, curve-arc segments, ...) and for different distance functions (Euclidean metrics, convex distance functions, ...).We present an algorithm for constructing, at a p...

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Bibliographic Details
Authors: Coll i Arnau, Narcís, Boada, Imma, Sellarès i Chiva, Joan Antoni
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2002
Country:España
Institution:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
Repository:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya
OAI Identifier:oai:recercat.cat:10256/24783
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10256/24783
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Infografia
Computer graphics
Voronoi, Polígons de
Voronoi, Polygons
Algorismes computacionals
Computer algorithms
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Summary:We define a quadtree-based planar Voronoi diagram codification, the Voronoi-Quadtree, valid for generalized sites (points, line-segments, curve-arc segments, ...) and for different distance functions (Euclidean metrics, convex distance functions, ...).We present an algorithm for constructing, at a prefixed level of detail, the Voronoi-Quadtree associated to a Voronoi diagram determined by a set of sites and a given distance function. A second algorithm that, taking as input a Voronoi-Quadtree, visualizes a polygonal approximation of the boundary of the Voronoi diagram is also described