[Numpy-discussion] OT: A Way to Approximate and Compress a 3DSurface

[Andrew Straw]

Christopher Barker wrote:
>> For data interpolation: 2D-Delaunay triangulation based method (I think you can find one in the scipy cookbook).
> 
> yup -- but  then you need the decimation to remove the "unneeded" 
> points. I don't think Scipy has that.

The sandbox does, thanks to Robert Kern. (And I should really submit a
patch to move this into the main scipy.)
http://www.scipy.org/Cookbook/Matplotlib/Gridding_irregularly_spaced_data