Boost.Geometry is a C++ library defining concepts, primitives and algorithms for solving geometry problems. It contains a dimension-agnostic, coordinate-system-agnostic and scalable kernel, on top of which algorithms are built: area, distance, convex hull, intersection, within, simplify, transform etc.

The library contains instantiable geometry classes, but library users can also use their own legacy geometry types. It also contains spatial index allowing to perform spatial and knn queries on a collection of geometries.

In this talk we will introduce Boost.Geometry focusing on mapping and GIS. Boost.Geometry is the engine behind MySQL’s spatial query capabilities. The presentation will highlight recent developments in the library and conclude with a roadmap of the future work in Boost.Geometry.