Visualizing GIS data in JavaFX 2.0 beta using GeoTools

Geographic data mostly comprises of polygon coordinates sets along with attributes, like country or city name, etc. This is quite easy to visualize in JavaFX, which supports rendering for SVG paths. In the article, I show how to read such GIS data from...Geographic data mostly comprises of polygon coordinates sets along with attributes, like country or city name, etc. This is quite easy to visualize in JavaFX, which supports rendering for SVG paths. In the article, I show how to read such GIS data from... Read more

Drawing arrows in JavaFX

Some time in the past, I was wondering what's the easiest solution for drawing arrowconnections between shapes. The problem boils down to computing boundary point for given shape, which intersects with connecting line. The solution is not so difficult ...Some time in the past, I was wondering what's the easiest solution for drawing arrowconnections between shapes. The problem boils down to computing boundary point for given shape, which intersects with connecting line. The solution is not so difficult ... Read more