--- a/flys-artifacts/src/main/java/de/intevation/flys/utils/GeometryUtils.java	Mon Sep 26 13:37:30 2011 +0000
+++ b/flys-artifacts/src/main/java/de/intevation/flys/utils/GeometryUtils.java	Mon Sep 26 15:35:46 2011 +0000
@@ -76,6 +76,35 @@
     }
 
 
+    public static String createOLBounds(Geometry a, Geometry b) {
+        Coordinate[] ca = a.getCoordinates();
+        Coordinate[] cb = b.getCoordinates();
+
+        double lowerX = Double.MAX_VALUE;
+        double lowerY = Double.MAX_VALUE;
+        double upperX = -Double.MAX_VALUE;
+        double upperY = -Double.MAX_VALUE;
+
+        for (Coordinate c: ca) {
+            lowerX = lowerX < c.x ? lowerX : c.x;
+            lowerY = lowerY < c.y ? lowerY : c.y;
+
+            upperX = upperX > c.x ? upperX : c.x;
+            upperY = upperY > c.y ? upperY : c.y;
+        }
+
+        for (Coordinate c: cb) {
+            lowerX = lowerX < c.x ? lowerX : c.x;
+            lowerY = lowerY < c.y ? lowerY : c.y;
+
+            upperX = upperX > c.x ? upperX : c.x;
+            upperY = upperY > c.y ? upperY : c.y;
+        }
+
+        return "" + lowerX + " " + lowerY + " " + upperX + " " + upperY;
+    }
+
+
     public static SimpleFeatureType buildFeatureType(
         String name, String srs, Class geometryType)
     {