fractal_coastline

fractal_coastline, a Python code which uses perturbed Bezier interpolation to create a fractal coastline from a crude outline of a state, country, island, or even any general closed polygonal curve.

Licensing:

The information on this web page is distributed under the MIT license.

Languages:

fractal_coastline is available in a MATLAB version and an Octave version and a Python version.

Related Data and Programs:

python_plots, a Python code which uses plotting to illustrate a mathematical structure, such as an iterative map, a fractal, a curve or surface.

Reference:

1. David Kahaner, Cleve Moler, Steven Nash,
   Numerical Methods and Software,
   Prentice Hall, 1989,
   ISBN: 0-13-627258-4,
   LC: TA345.K34.

Source Code:

• fractal_coastline.py, the source code.
• fractal_coastline.sh, runs all the tests.
• fractal_coastline.txt, the output file.

• australia_13.txt
• australia_13.png
• australia_26.txt
• australia_26.png
• australia_52.txt
• australia_52.png

• bustralia_26.txt
• bustralia_26.png
• bustralia_52.txt
• bustralia_52.png

• florida_16.txt
• florida_16.png
• florida_32.txt
• florida_32.png
• florida_64.txt
• florida_64.png