boost geometry circle segment intersection

Question

I have two GPS coordinates (p, q) that are endpoints of a segment. I have a third point c which is the center of a circle with radius r . My objective is to find the set of intersection points X between these two geometries.

There can be at least 0 and at most 2 intersections. I didn't find any ellipse or circle like geometry in boost-geometry. Is there any intersection strategy that yields intersection point x which is r distance away from c ?

Answer 1

Boost Geometry doesn't have the concept of a circle.

The common way to approximate a circle is by generating a regular n-gon where n is high.

You could use a k-nearest search for the endpoints of the line segment instead: boost::geometry: nearest neighbors using a circle - this would answer a subset of the questions answerable with your question description.