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# simplify_preserve_topology

##### Function: simplify_preserve_topology
  Returns a simplified version of the Line, Polygon, MultiLine, or MultiPolygon using
the Visvalingam-Whyatt algorithm.

Takes the Geometry and a number as arguments, where the number is the number of vertices to simplify to.

The maximum number of vertices allowed is 500000

Note that this function is much slower than the regular "simplify" function. If you're running into performance
issues, consider using the other one.

Refer to https://bost.ocks.org/mike/simplify/

Examples:

simplify_preserve_topology(to_polygon('POLYGON ((0.0 0.0, 5.0 4.0, 11.0 5.5, 17.3 3.2, 27.8 0.1, 0.0 0.0))'), 6)
-- Result: {"type":"Polygon","coordinates":[[[0.0,0.0],[5.0,4.0],[11.0,5.5],[17.3,3.2],[27.8,0.1],[0.0,0.0]]]}

simplify_preserve_topology(to_polygon('POLYGON ((0.0 0.0, 5.0 4.0, 11.0 5.5, 17.3 3.2, 27.8 0.1, 0.0 0.0))'), 4)
-- Result: {"type":"Polygon","coordinates":[[[0.0,0.0],[11.0,5.5],[27.8,0.1],[0.0,0.0]]]}


###### Signatures
p, number -> p