# Reducing points in polygon

**URL:** <https://discourse.processing.org/t/reducing-points-in-polygon/13590>\
**Category:** Coding Questions\
**Created:** [August 25, 2019, 3:03pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/reducing-points-in-polygon/13590 "2019-08-25T15:03:24Z")\
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**Author:** ![GoToLoop](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.processing.org/gotoloop/32/86_2.png) [@GoToLoop](https://discourse.processing.org/u/GoToLoop)\
**Post date:** [August 28, 2019, 10:48pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/reducing-points-in-polygon/13590/6 "2019-08-28T22:48:35Z")

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For completeness’ sake, I’ve ended up making a p5js version too: 🤪

> **[Ramer–Douglas–Peucker Algorithm](https://bl.ocks.org/GoSubRoutine/da4939559d8b786df13f5694ea2edd30)**
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> GoSubRoutine’s Block da4939559d8b786df13f5694ea2edd30

  

> <https://gist.github.com/GoSubRoutine/da4939559d8b786df13f5694ea2edd30>
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> There are more than three files. show original

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