Document handling of empty geometries. #404

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 - `rename_labels`: Clarified that the `LabelsNotEnumerated` exception is thrown if `source` is empty instead of if `target` is empty. [#321](https://github.com/Open-EO/openeo-processes/issues/321)
 - `round`: Clarify that the rounding for ties applies not only for integers. [#326](https://github.com/Open-EO/openeo-processes/issues/326)
 - `save_result`: Clarified that the process always returns `true` (and otherwise throws). [#334](https://github.com/Open-EO/openeo-processes/issues/334)
+- Handling of empty geometries is clarified throughout the processes. [#404](https://github.com/Open-EO/openeo-processes/issues/404)
 
 ## [1.2.0] - 2021-12-13
 

aggregate_spatial.json

@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
         },
         {
             "name": "geometries",
-            "description": "Geometries for which the aggregation will be computed. Feature properties are preserved for vector data cubes and all GeoJSON Features.\n\nOne value will be computed per label in the dimension of type `geometries`, GeoJSON `Feature` or `Geometry`. For a `FeatureCollection` multiple values will be computed, one value per contained `Feature`. For example, a single value will be computed for a `MultiPolygon`, but two values will be computed for a `FeatureCollection` containing two polygons.\n\n- For **polygons**, the process considers all pixels for which the point at the pixel center intersects with the corresponding polygon (as defined in the Simple Features standard by the OGC).\n- For **points**, the process considers the closest pixel center.\n- For **lines** (line strings), the process considers all the pixels whose centers are closest to at least one point on the line.\n\nThus, pixels may be part of multiple geometries and be part of multiple aggregations. No operation is applied to geometries that are outside of the bounds of the data.",
+            "description": "Geometries for which the aggregation will be computed. Feature properties are preserved for vector data cubes and all GeoJSON Features.\n\nOne value will be computed per label in the dimension of type `geometries`, GeoJSON `Feature` or `Geometry`. For a `FeatureCollection` multiple values will be computed, one value per contained `Feature`. No values will be computed for empty geometries. For example, a single value will be computed for a `MultiPolygon`, but two values will be computed for a `FeatureCollection` containing two polygons.\n\n- For **polygons**, the process considers all pixels for which the point at the pixel center intersects with the corresponding polygon (as defined in the Simple Features standard by the OGC).\n- For **points**, the process considers the closest pixel center.\n- For **lines** (line strings), the process considers all the pixels whose centers are closest to at least one point on the line.\n\nThus, pixels may be part of multiple geometries and be part of multiple aggregations. No operation is applied to geometries that are outside of the bounds of the data.",
             "schema": [
                 {
                     "type": "object",
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@
         }
     ],
     "returns": {
-        "description": "A vector data cube with the computed results and restricted to the bounds of the geometries. The spatial dimensions is replaced by a geometries dimension and if `target_dimension` is not `null`, a new dimension is added.",
+        "description": "A vector data cube with the computed results. Empty geometries still exist but without any aggregated values (i.e. no-data). The spatial dimensions are replaced by a dimension of type 'geometries' and if `target_dimension` is not `null`, a new dimension is added.",
         "schema": {
             "type": "object",
             "subtype": "datacube",

filter_bbox.json

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
     "id": "filter_bbox",
     "summary": "Spatial filter using a bounding box",
-    "description": "Limits the data cube to the specified bounding box.\n\n* For raster data cubes, the filter retains a pixel in the data cube if the point at the pixel center intersects with the bounding box (as defined in the Simple Features standard by the OGC). Alternatively, ``filter_spatial()`` can be used to filter by geometry.\n* For vector data cubes, the filter retains the geometry in the data cube if the geometry is fully within the bounding box (as defined in the Simple Features standard by the OGC). Alternatively, ``filter_vector()`` can be used to filter by geometry.",
+    "description": "Limits the data cube to the specified bounding box.\n\n* For raster data cubes, the filter retains a pixel in the data cube if the point at the pixel center intersects with the bounding box (as defined in the Simple Features standard by the OGC). Alternatively, ``filter_spatial()`` can be used to filter by geometry.\n* For vector data cubes, the filter retains the geometry in the data cube if the geometry is fully within the bounding box (as defined in the Simple Features standard by the OGC). All geometries that were empty or get empty will be removed from the data cube. Alternatively, ``filter_vector()`` can be used to filter by geometry.",
     "categories": [
         "cubes",
         "filter"

filter_spatial.json

@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
         },
         {
             "name": "geometries",
-            "description": "One or more geometries used for filtering, given as GeoJSON or vector data cube. If multiple geometries are provided, the union of them is used.\n\nLimits the data cube to the bounding box of the given geometries. No implicit masking gets applied. To mask the pixels of the data cube use ``mask_polygon()``.",
+            "description": "One or more geometries used for filtering, given as GeoJSON or vector data cube. If multiple geometries are provided, the union of them is used. Empty geometries are ignored.\n\nLimits the data cube to the bounding box of the given geometries. No implicit masking gets applied. To mask the pixels of the data cube use ``mask_polygon()``.",
             "schema": [
                 {
                     "type": "object",

load_collection.json

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
         },
         {
             "name": "spatial_extent",
-            "description": "Limits the data to load from the collection to the specified bounding box or polygons.\n\n* For raster data, the process loads the pixel into the data cube if the point at the pixel center intersects with the bounding box or any of the polygons (as defined in the Simple Features standard by the OGC).\n* For vector data, the process loads the geometry into the data cube if the geometry is fully *within* the bounding box or any of the polygons (as defined in the Simple Features standard by the OGC).\n\nThe GeoJSON can be one of the following feature types:\n\n* A `Polygon` or `MultiPolygon` geometry,\n* a `Feature` with a `Polygon` or `MultiPolygon` geometry, or\n* a `FeatureCollection` containing at least one `Feature` with `Polygon` or `MultiPolygon` geometries.\n\nSet this parameter to `null` to set no limit for the spatial extent. Be careful with this when loading large datasets! It is recommended to use this parameter instead of using ``filter_bbox()`` or ``filter_spatial()`` directly after loading unbounded data.",
+            "description": "Limits the data to load from the collection to the specified bounding box or polygons.\n\n* For raster data, the process loads the pixel into the data cube if the point at the pixel center intersects with the bounding box or any of the polygons (as defined in the Simple Features standard by the OGC).\n* For vector data, the process loads the geometry into the data cube if the geometry is fully *within* the bounding box or any of the polygons (as defined in the Simple Features standard by the OGC). Empty geometries may only be in the data cube if no spatial extent has been provided.\n\nThe GeoJSON can be one of the following feature types:\n\n* A `Polygon` or `MultiPolygon` geometry,\n* a `Feature` with a `Polygon` or `MultiPolygon` geometry, or\n* a `FeatureCollection` containing at least one `Feature` with `Polygon` or `MultiPolygon` geometries.\n* Empty geometries are ignored.\n\nSet this parameter to `null` to set no limit for the spatial extent. Be careful with this when loading large datasets! It is recommended to use this parameter instead of using ``filter_bbox()`` or ``filter_spatial()`` directly after loading unbounded data.",
             "schema": [
                 {
                     "title": "Bounding Box",
@@ -87,13 +87,13 @@
                 },
                 {
                     "title": "GeoJSON",
-                    "description": "Limits the data cube to the bounding box of the given geometries. For raster data, all pixels inside the bounding box that do not intersect with any of the polygons will be set to no data (`null`).\n\nThe GeoJSON type `GeometryCollection` is not supported.",
+                    "description": "Limits the data cube to the bounding box of the given geometries. For raster data, all pixels inside the bounding box that do not intersect with any of the polygons will be set to no data (`null`).\n\nThe GeoJSON type `GeometryCollection` is not supported. Empty geometries are ignored.",
                     "type": "object",
                     "subtype": "geojson"
                 },
                 {
                     "title": "Vector data cube",
-                    "description": "Limits the data cube to the bounding box of the given geometries in the vector data cube. For raster data, all pixels inside the bounding box that do not intersect with any of the polygons will be set to no data (`null`).",
+                    "description": "Limits the data cube to the bounding box of the given geometries in the vector data cube. For raster data, all pixels inside the bounding box that do not intersect with any of the polygons will be set to no data (`null`). Empty geometries are ignored.",
                     "type": "object",
                     "subtype": "datacube",
                     "dimensions": [

mask_polygon.json

@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
         },
         {
             "name": "mask",
-            "description": "A GeoJSON object or a vector data cube containing at least one polygon. The provided vector data can be one of the following:\n\n* A `Polygon` or `MultiPolygon` geometry,\n* a `Feature` with a `Polygon` or `MultiPolygon` geometry, or\n* a `FeatureCollection` containing at least one `Feature` with `Polygon` or `MultiPolygon` geometries.",
+            "description": "A GeoJSON object or a vector data cube containing at least one polygon. The provided vector data can be one of the following:\n\n* A `Polygon` or `MultiPolygon` geometry,\n* a `Feature` with a `Polygon` or `MultiPolygon` geometry, or\n* a `FeatureCollection` containing at least one `Feature` with `Polygon` or `MultiPolygon` geometries.\n* Empty geometries are ignored.",
             "schema": [
                 {
                     "type": "object",

proposals/apply_polygon.json

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
         },
         {
             "name": "polygons",
-            "description": "A GeoJSON object or a vector data cube containing at least one polygon. The provided vector data can be one of the following:\n\n* A `Polygon` or `MultiPolygon` geometry,\n* a `Feature` with a `Polygon` or `MultiPolygon` geometry, or\n* a `FeatureCollection` containing at least one `Feature` with `Polygon` or `MultiPolygon` geometries.",
+            "description": "A GeoJSON object or a vector data cube containing at least one polygon. The provided vector data can be one of the following:\n\n* A `Polygon` or `MultiPolygon` geometry,\n* a `Feature` with a `Polygon` or `MultiPolygon` geometry, or\n* a `FeatureCollection` containing at least one `Feature` with `Polygon` or `MultiPolygon` geometries.\n* Empty geometries are ignored.",
             "schema": [
                 {
                     "type": "object",

proposals/filter_vector.json

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
     "id": "filter_vector",
     "summary": "Spatial vector filter using geometries",
-    "description": "Limits the vector data cube to the specified geometries. The process works on geometries as defined in the Simple Features standard by the OGC. Alternatively, use ``filter_bbox()`` to filter by bounding box.",
+    "description": "Limits the vector data cube to the specified geometries. The process works on geometries as defined in the Simple Features standard by the OGC. All geometries that were empty or get empty will be removed from the data cube. Alternatively, use ``filter_bbox()`` to filter by bounding box.",
     "categories": [
         "cubes",
         "filter",
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
         },
         {
             "name": "geometries",
-            "description": "One or more base geometries used for filtering, given as GeoJSON or vector data cube. If multiple base geometries are provided, the union of them is used.",
+            "description": "One or more base geometries used for filtering, given as GeoJSON or vector data cube. If multiple base geometries are provided, the union of them is used. Empty geometries are ignored.",
             "schema": [
                 {
                     "type": "object",

proposals/load_result.json

@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
         },
         {
             "name": "spatial_extent",
-            "description": "Limits the data to load from the batch job result to the specified bounding box or polygons.\n\n* For raster data, the process loads the pixel into the data cube if the point at the pixel center intersects with the bounding box or any of the polygons (as defined in the Simple Features standard by the OGC).\n* For vector data, the process loads the geometry into the data cube of the geometry is fully within the bounding box or any of the polygons (as defined in the Simple Features standard by the OGC).\n\nThe GeoJSON can be one of the following feature types:\n\n* A `Polygon` or `MultiPolygon` geometry,\n* a `Feature` with a `Polygon` or `MultiPolygon` geometry, or\n* a `FeatureCollection` containing at least one `Feature` with `Polygon` or `MultiPolygon` geometries.\n\nSet this parameter to `null` to set no limit for the spatial extent. Be careful with this when loading large datasets! It is recommended to use this parameter instead of using ``filter_bbox()`` or ``filter_spatial()`` directly after loading unbounded data.",
+            "description": "Limits the data to load from the batch job result to the specified bounding box or polygons.\n\n* For raster data, the process loads the pixel into the data cube if the point at the pixel center intersects with the bounding box or any of the polygons (as defined in the Simple Features standard by the OGC).\n* For vector data, the process loads the geometry into the data cube of the geometry is fully within the bounding box or any of the polygons (as defined in the Simple Features standard by the OGC). Empty geometries may only be in the data cube if no spatial extent has been provided.\n\nThe GeoJSON can be one of the following feature types:\n\n* A `Polygon` or `MultiPolygon` geometry,\n* a `Feature` with a `Polygon` or `MultiPolygon` geometry, or\n* a `FeatureCollection` containing at least one `Feature` with `Polygon` or `MultiPolygon` geometries.\n\nSet this parameter to `null` to set no limit for the spatial extent. Be careful with this when loading large datasets! It is recommended to use this parameter instead of using ``filter_bbox()`` or ``filter_spatial()`` directly after loading unbounded data.",
             "schema": [
                 {
                     "title": "Bounding Box",
@@ -98,13 +98,13 @@
                 },
                 {
                     "title": "GeoJSON",
-                    "description": "Limits the data cube to the bounding box of the given geometries. For raster data, all pixels inside the bounding box that do not intersect with any of the polygons will be set to no data (`null`).\n\nThe GeoJSON type `GeometryCollection` is not supported.",
+                    "description": "Limits the data cube to the bounding box of the given geometries. For raster data, all pixels inside the bounding box that do not intersect with any of the polygons will be set to no data (`null`).\n\nThe GeoJSON type `GeometryCollection` is not supported. Empty geometries are ignored.",
                     "type": "object",
                     "subtype": "geojson"
                 },
                 {
                     "title": "Vector data cube",
-                    "description": "Limits the data cube to the bounding box of the given geometries in the vector data cube. All pixels inside the bounding box that do not intersect with any of the polygons will be set to no data (`null`).",
+                    "description": "Limits the data cube to the bounding box of the given geometries in the vector data cube. All pixels inside the bounding box that do not intersect with any of the polygons will be set to no data (`null`). Empty geometries are ignored.",
                     "type": "object",
                     "subtype": "datacube",
                     "dimensions": [

proposals/vector_buffer.json

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
     "id": "vector_buffer",
     "summary": "Buffer geometries by distance",
-    "description": "Buffers each input geometry by a given distance, which can either expand (dilate) or a shrink (erode) the geometry. Buffers can be applied to points, lines and polygons, but the results are always polygons. Multi-part types (e.g. `MultiPoint`) are also allowed.",
+    "description": "Buffers each input geometry by a given distance, which can either expand (dilate) or a shrink (erode) the geometry. Buffers can be applied to points, lines and polygons, but the results are always polygons. Empty geometries are passed through and negative buffers may result in empty geometries. Multi-part types (e.g. `MultiPoint`) are also allowed.",
     "categories": [
         "vector"
     ],
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
         }
     ],
     "returns": {
-        "description": "Returns a vector data cube with the computed new geometries.",
+        "description": "Returns a vector data cube with the computed new geometries of which some may be empty.",
         "schema": {
             "type": "object",
             "subtype": "datacube",

proposals/vector_to_random_points.json

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
     "id": "vector_to_random_points",
     "summary": "Sample random points from geometries",
-    "description": "Generate a vector data cube of points by sampling random points from input geometries. At least one point is sampled per input geometry. Feature properties are preserved.\n\nIf `geometry_count` and `total_count` are both unrestricted (i.e. set to `null`, which is the default), one sample per geometry is used.",
+    "description": "Generate a vector data cube of points by sampling random points from input geometries. At least one point is sampled per input geometry.  Empty geometries are passed through without any points assigned. Feature properties are preserved.\n\nIf `geometry_count` and `total_count` are both unrestricted (i.e. set to `null`, which is the default), one sample per geometry is used.",
     "categories": [
         "cubes",
         "vector"

proposals/vector_to_regular_points.json

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
     "id": "vector_to_regular_points",
     "summary": "Sample regular points from geometries",
-    "description": "Generate a vector data cube of points by sampling regularly-spaced points from input geometries. Feature properties are preserved.",
+    "description": "Generate a vector data cube of points by sampling regularly-spaced points from input geometries. Empty geometries are passed through without any points assigned. Feature properties are preserved.",
     "categories": [
         "cubes",
         "vector"