WKBWriter

Writer for the Well-known binary format for representation of geometry.

Loader	Characteristic
File Extension	.wkb,
File Type	Binary
File Format	Well Known Binary
Data Format	Geometry
Supported APIs	encode, encodeSync
Encoder Type	Synchronous
Worker Thread Support	Yes

Installation

npm install @loaders.gl/wkt
npm install @loaders.gl/core

Usage

import {WKBWriter} from '@loaders.gl/wkt';
import {encodeSync} from '@loaders.gl/core';

const geometry = {
  type: 'Polygon',
  coordinates: [
    [
      [1, 2],
      [3, 4],
      [5, 6],
      [1, 2]
    ]
  ]
};
const arrayBuffer = encodeSync(geometry, WKBWriter, {wkt: {hasZ: false, hasM: false}});

Options

• hasZ: Should be true if the GeoJSON input has Z values. These values are expected to be the third coordinate position.
• hasM: Should be true if the GeoJSON input has M values. Thes are expected to be the third coordinate position if Z values do not exist, or fourth if Z values do exist.

Format Summary

Well-known binary (WKB) is a binary geometry encoding to store geometries (it doesn't store attributes). It's used in databases such as PostGIS and as the internal storage format of Shapefiles. It's also being discussed as the internal storage format for a "GeoArrow" specification. WKB is defined starting on page 62 of the OGC Simple Features specification.

It's essentially a binary representation of WKT. For common geospatial types including (Multi) Point, Line, and Polygon, there's a 1:1 correspondence between WKT/WKB and GeoJSON. WKT and WKB also support extended geometry types, such as Curve, Surface, and TIN, which don't have a correspondence to GeoJSON.

• Coordinates can be 2-4 dimensions and are interleaved.
• Positions stored as double precision