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simplify

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Simplifies the geometries in a GeoJSON object. Uses the 2d version of simplify-js.

Last verified 2026-11-03 · Turf.js 7.x · Cite this page
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Description​

Simplifies the geometries in a GeoJSON object. Uses the 2d version of simplify-js.

Parameters​

NameTypeDescription
geojsonGeoJSONGeoJSON object to be simplified
options?ObjectOptional parameters (default {})
options.tolerance?numberSimplification tolerance (default 1)
options.highQuality?booleanProduce a higher-quality simplification using a slower algorithm (default false)
options.mutate?booleanAllow GeoJSON input to be mutated (significant performance improvement if true) (default false)

Returns​

GeoJSON Simplified GeoJSON

Examples​

const geojson = turf.polygon([
[
[-70.603637, -33.399918],
[-70.614624, -33.395332],
[-70.639343, -33.392466],
[-70.659942, -33.394759],
[-70.683975, -33.404504],
[-70.697021, -33.419406],
[-70.701141, -33.434306],
[-70.700454, -33.446339],
[-70.694274, -33.458369],
[-70.682601, -33.465816],
[-70.668869, -33.472117],
[-70.646209, -33.473835],
[-70.624923, -33.472117],
[-70.609817, -33.468107],
[-70.595397, -33.458369],
[-70.587158, -33.442901],
[-70.587158, -33.426283],
[-70.590591, -33.414248],
[-70.594711, -33.406224],
[-70.603637, -33.399918],
],
]);
const result0_01 = turf.simplify(geojson, { tolerance: 0.01 });
const result0_005 = turf.simplify(geojson, { tolerance: 0.005 });

Installation​

$ npm install @turf/simplify

import { simplify } from "@turf/simplify";
const result = simplify(...);
$ npm install @turf/turf

import * as turf from "@turf/turf";
const result = turf.simplify(...);
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English reference text adapted from the official Turf.js documentation, © Turf.js contributors, licensed under MIT.
Original page: https://turfjs.org/docs/api/simplify · Chinese note: /turf/api/simplify.html
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Atlaslog (2026). simplify. https://www.jingweizhi.com/en/turf/api/simplify.html (accessed 2026-11-03).