Buffer geometry "on the fly" in a report AQS data source

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I can use a workflow computation to update an Item, taking it’s point geometry then buffering this into a circle based on a radius and editing the Item to insert this large circle into another attribute. This attribute then get’s passed into a report as a Data Source and used as a parameter in an AQS query.

Is there a way to shorten this whole process so that the AQS Data Source does the buffering, thereby negating the need for a holding attribute?

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Hey Chris,

The above sounds like we could try and do something a little nicer here for the experience. A suggestion would be we look to extend AQS functionality with a new “Buffer” node that would allow you to “buffer” a geometry by a number of metres defined at query time. e.g.

{
  "type": "Query",
  "properties": {
    "collectionCode": "Live",
    "dodiCode": "designInterfaces_assets"
  },
  "children": [
    {
      "type": "GeomWithin",
      "children": [
        {
          "type": "Attribute",
          "properties": {
            "attributeCode": "attributes_itemsGeometry"
          }
        },
        {
          "type": "BufferGeometry",
          "properties": {
            "distance": 50 // 50m
          },
          "children": [
            {
              "type": "Geometry",
              "properties": {
                "value": {
                  "type": "Point",
                  "coordinates": [-1.528451, 52.291276]
                }
              }
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}

This way you could use an AQS parameter (the existing point geometry) without having to compute and store the “Buffered Geometry”.

If this sounds useful then I suggest opening an idea for it so our product team can track it. Great stuff though :+1: