SVG-to-WKT.js

SVG-to-WKT converts SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics) into WKT (Well-Known Text), a markup language for representing vector geometry on maps implemented by spatially-enabled databases like PostGIS and MySQL.

• SVG-to-WKT supports all SVG elements that directly encode geometric data: <circle>, <ellipse>, <line>, <path>, <polygon>, <polyline>, and <rect>. SVG styles are ignored, since WKT has no notion of presentation, only shape.

• SVG paths are converted to frozen WKT polygons using the browser's getPointAtLength method on <path> elements. Curves are interpolated at a customizable density level and written as a series of fixed points.

• Point coordinates are reflected over the Y-axis so that geometries created in standard documents (where the Y-axis increases "down") keep the same orientation when rendered against the spatial grid (where the Y-axis increases "up").

Quick Example

SVGtoWKT.convert('<svg><polygon points="1,2 3,4 5,6" /><line x1="7" y1="8" x2="9" y2="10" /></svg>');
>>> "GEOMETRYCOLLECTION(POLYGON((1 -2,3 -4,5 -6,1 -2)),LINESTRING(7 -8,9 -10))"

In the Browser

SVG-to-WKT uses jQuery (for XML parsing) and lodash (for sanity).

<script type="text/javascript" src="path/to/jquery.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="path/to/lodash.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="path/to/svg-to-wkt.js"></script>

Documentation

Methods

• convert
• line
• polyline
• polygon
• rect
• circle
• ellipse
• path

Settings

• PRECISION
• DENSITY

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### SVGtoWKT.convert(svg)

Converts an SVG document into a WKT string.

Arguments

• {String} svg - A valid SVG document.

Returns

• {String} wkt - A WKT GEOMETRYCOLLECTION.

Example

SVGtoWKT.convert('<svg><polygon points="1,2 3,4 5,6" /><line x1="7" y1="8" x2="9" y2="10" /></svg>');
>>> "GEOMETRYCOLLECTION(POLYGON((1 -2,3 -4,5 -6,1 -2)),LINESTRING(7 -8,9 -10))"

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### SVGtoWKT.line(x1, y1, x2, y2)

Constructs a WKT LINESTRING element from two points.

Arguments

• {Number} x1 - The X coordinate of the start point.
• {Number} y1 - The Y coordinate of the start point.
• {Number} x2 - The X coordinate of the end point.
• {Number} y2 - The Y coordinate of the end point.

Returns

• {String} wkt - A WKT LINESTRING.

Example

SVGtoWKT.line(1, 2, 3, 4);
>>> "LINESTRING(1 -2,3 -4)"

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### SVGtoWKT.polyline(points)

Constructs a WKT LINESTRING element from the value of the points attribute on a SVG polyline element.

Arguments

• {String} points - The value of the points attribute on a SVG polyline element.

Returns

• {String} wkt - A WKT LINESTRING.

Example

SVGtoWKT.polyline('1,2 3,4');
>>> "LINESTRING(1 -2,3 -4)"

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### SVGtoWKT.polygon(points)

Constructs a WKT POLYGON element from the value of the points attribute on a SVG polygon element.

Arguments

• {String} points - The value of the points attribute on a SVG polygon element.

Returns

• {String} wkt - A WKT POLYGON.

Example

SVGtoWKT.polygon('1,2 3,4');
>>> "POLYGON((1 -2,3 -4,1 -2))"

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### SVGtoWKT.rect(x, y, width, height, rx, ry)

Constructs a WKT POLYGON element from the coordinates of the top-left corner of a rectangle and the height/width.

Arguments

• {Number} x - The X coordinate of the top-left corner.
• {Number} y - The Y coordinate of the top-left corner.
• {Number} width - The width of the rectangle.
• {Number} height - The height of the rectangle.
• {Number} rx (UNIMPLEMENTED) - The horizontal border radius.
• {Number} ry (UNIMPLEMENTED) - The vertical border radius.

Returns

• {String} wkt - A WKT POLYGON.

Example

SVGtoWKT.rect(1, 2, 3, 4);
>>> "POLYGON((1 -2,4 -2,4 -6,1 -6,1 -2))"

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### SVGtoWKT.circle(cx, cy, r, density)

Constructs a WKT POLYGON element from a circle center point and radius.

Arguments

• {Number} cx - The center X coordinate.
• {Number} cy - The center Y coordinate.
• {Number} r - The radius.
• {Number} density (optional, defaults to 1) - The number of POLYGON points that should be rendered per unit of linear pixel length. Higher density results in more points, higher resolution.

Returns

• {String} wkt - A WKT POLYGON.

Example

SVGtoWKT.circle(0, 0, 10);
>>> "POLYGON((10 0,9.95 -0.996,9.802 -1.981,9.556 -2.948,9.215 -3.884,8.782 -4.783,8.262 -5.633,7.66 -6.428,6.982 -7.159,6.235 -7.818,5.425 -8.4,4.562 -8.899,3.653 -9.309,2.708 -9.626,1.736 -9.848,0.747 -9.972,-0.249 -9.997,-1.243 -9.922,-2.225 -9.749,-3.185 -9.479,-4.113 -9.115,-5 -8.66,-5.837 -8.119,-6.617 -7.498,-7.331 -6.802,-7.971 -6.038,-8.533 -5.214,-9.01 -4.339,-9.397 -3.42,-9.691 -2.468,-9.888 -1.49,-9.988 -0.498,-9.988 0.498,-9.888 1.49,-9.691 2.468,-9.397 3.42,-9.01 4.339,-8.533 5.214,-7.971 6.038,-7.331 6.802,-6.617 7.498,-5.837 8.119,-5 8.66,-4.113 9.115,-3.185 9.479,-2.225 9.749,-1.243 9.922,-0.249 9.997,0.747 9.972,1.736 9.848,2.708 9.626,3.653 9.309,4.562 8.899,5.425 8.4,6.235 7.818,6.982 7.159,7.66 6.428,8.262 5.633,8.782 4.783,9.215 3.884,9.556 2.948,9.802 1.981,9.95 0.996,10 0))"

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### SVGtoWKT.ellipse(cx, cy, rx, ry, density)

Constructs a WKT POLYGON element from a ellipse center point, horizontal radius, and vertical radius.

Arguments

• {Number} cx - The center X coordinate.
• {Number} cy - The center Y coordinate.
• {Number} rx - The horizontal radius.
• {Number} ry - The vertical radius.
• {Number} density (optional, defaults to 1) - The number of POLYGON points that should be rendered per unit of linear pixel length. Higher density results in more points, higher resolution.

Returns

• {String} wkt - A WKT POLYGON.

Example

SVGtoWKT.ellipse(0, 0, 10, 20);
>>> "POLYGON((10 0,9.98 -1.268,9.92 -2.532,9.819 -3.785,9.679 -5.023,9.501 -6.241,9.284 -7.433,9.029 -8.596,8.738 -9.724,8.413 -10.813,8.053 -11.858,7.66 -12.856,7.237 -13.802,6.785 -14.692,6.306 -15.523,5.801 -16.292,5.272 -16.995,4.723 -17.629,4.154 -18.193,3.569 -18.683,2.969 -19.098,2.358 -19.436,1.736 -19.696,1.108 -19.877,0.476 -19.977,-0.159 -19.997,-0.792 -19.937,-1.423 -19.796,-2.048 -19.576,-2.665 -19.277,-3.271 -18.9,-3.863 -18.447,-4.441 -17.92,-5 -17.321,-5.539 -16.651,-6.056 -15.915,-6.549 -15.115,-7.015 -14.254,-7.453 -13.335,-7.861 -12.363,-8.237 -11.341,-8.58 -10.274,-8.888 -9.165,-9.161 -8.019,-9.397 -6.84,-9.595 -5.635,-9.754 -4.406,-9.874 -3.16,-9.955 -1.901,-9.995 -0.635,-9.995 0.635,-9.955 1.901,-9.874 3.16,-9.754 4.406,-9.595 5.635,-9.397 6.84,-9.161 8.019,-8.888 9.165,-8.58 10.274,-8.237 11.341,-7.861 12.363,-7.453 13.335,-7.015 14.254,-6.549 15.115,-6.056 15.915,-5.539 16.651,-5 17.321,-4.441 17.92,-3.863 18.447,-3.271 18.9,-2.665 19.277,-2.048 19.576,-1.423 19.796,-0.792 19.937,-0.159 19.997,0.476 19.977,1.108 19.877,1.736 19.696,2.358 19.436,2.969 19.098,3.569 18.683,4.154 18.193,4.723 17.629,5.272 16.995,5.801 16.292,6.306 15.523,6.785 14.692,7.237 13.802,7.66 12.856,8.053 11.858,8.413 10.813,8.738 9.724,9.029 8.596,9.284 7.433,9.501 6.241,9.679 5.023,9.819 3.785,9.92 2.532,9.98 1.268,10 0))"

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### SVGtoWKT.path(d, density)

Constructs a WKT POLYGON element from a SVG path string. If the path has "holes" - closed paths inside of closed paths (eg, letters) - they are translated to the WKT subtracted-polygon syntax (POLYGON((outerX1 outerY1,...),(innerX1 innerY1,...))).

Arguments

• {Number} d - A SVG path string, usually from the d attribute on a <path> element.
• {Number} density (optional, defaults to 1) - The number of POLYGON points that should be rendered per unit of linear pixel length. Higher density results in more points, higher resolution.

Returns

• {String} wkt - A WKT POLYGON.

Example

SVGtoWKT.path('M10 10 C 20 20, 40 20, 50 10Z');
>>> "POLYGON((10 -10,10.722 -10.689,11.474 -11.344,12.255 -11.964,13.062 -12.551,13.894 -13.102,14.747 -13.62,15.62 -14.103,16.51 -14.552,17.417 -14.968,18.339 -15.35,19.273 -15.7,20.219 -16.018,21.175 -16.304,22.139 -16.558,23.112 -16.782,24.09 -16.974,25.075 -17.137,26.064 -17.269,27.056 -17.371,28.051 -17.443,29.048 -17.486,30.045 -17.5,31.043 -17.484,32.04 -17.438,33.035 -17.363,34.027 -17.258,35.015 -17.123,35.999 -16.958,36.977 -16.763,37.949 -16.536,38.913 -16.279,39.868 -15.99,40.813 -15.67,41.746 -15.317,42.666 -14.931,43.571 -14.512,44.461 -14.06,45.332 -13.574,46.183 -13.053,47.012 -12.498,47.817 -11.909,48.595 -11.285,49.345 -10.627,49.909 -10,48.911 -10,47.914 -10,46.916 -10,45.918 -10,44.92 -10,43.923 -10,42.925 -10,41.927 -10,40.929 -10,39.932 -10,38.934 -10,37.936 -10,36.939 -10,35.941 -10,34.943 -10,33.945 -10,32.948 -10,31.95 -10,30.952 -10,29.954 -10,28.957 -10,27.959 -10,26.961 -10,25.964 -10,24.966 -10,23.968 -10,22.97 -10,21.973 -10,20.975 -10,19.977 -10,18.98 -10,17.982 -10,16.984 -10,15.986 -10,14.989 -10,13.991 -10,12.993 -10,11.995 -10,10.998 -10,10 -10))"

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### SVGtoWKT.PRECISION

The value used to determine the number of decimal places computed during point interpolation while converting <circle>, <ellipse>, and <path> elements. The default value is 3.

Example

// With 2 decimal places:
SVGtoWKT.PRECISION = 2;
SVGtoWKT.circle(0, 0, 1);
>>> "POLYGON((1 0,0.5 -0.87,-0.5 -0.87,-1 0,-0.5 0.87,0.5 0.87,1 0))"

// With 5 decimal places:
SVGtoWKT.PRECISION = 5;
SVGtoWKT.circle(0, 0, 1);
>>> "POLYGON((1 0,0.5 -0.86603,-0.5 -0.86603,-1 0,-0.5 0.86603,0.5 0.86603,1 0))"

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### SVGtoWKT.DENSITY

The value used to determine the number of points to interpolate per linear pixel of path distance while converting <circle>, <ellipse>, and <path> elements. The default value is 1.

Arguments

• {Number} density - The number of points per linear pixel of distance.

Example

// 1 point per pixel.
SVGtoWKT.DENSITY = 1;
SVGtoWKT.circle(0, 0, 1);
>>> "POLYGON((1 0,0.5 -0.86603,-0.5 -0.86603,-1 0,-0.5 0.86603,0.5 0.86603,1 0))"

// 2 points per pixel (more points).
SVGtoWKT.DENSITY = 2;
SVGtoWKT.circle(0, 0, 1);
>>> "POLYGON((1 0,0.88546 -0.46472,0.56806 -0.82298,0.12054 -0.99271,-0.3546 -0.93502,-0.74851 -0.66312,-0.97094 -0.23932,-0.97094 0.23932,-0.74851 0.66312,-0.3546 0.93502,0.12054 0.99271,0.56806 0.82298,0.88546 0.46472,1 0))"

// 0.5 points per pixel (fewer points).
SVGtoWKT.DENSITY = 0.5;
SVGtoWKT.circle(0, 0, 1);
>>> "POLYGON((1 0,-0.5 -0.86603,-0.5 0.86603,1 0))"

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Credits

The path method follows the approach described by Guilherme Mussi on his blog: "Converting SVG paths to polygons." This document follows the layout used by Caolan McMahon (caolan) in projects like async.