Add gdal vector collect, gdal vector dissolve #13330
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Adds
gdal vector collect, an opposite operation toexplode-collections. The--group-byoption is used to control which features get combined.Also adds
gdal vector dissolve, which performsUnaryUnionon individual features. I think the name "Union" can be confusing (easily mistaken for https://pro.arcgis.com/en/pro-app/latest/tool-reference/analysis/union.htm)On the other hand, while "dissolve" captures the behavior for polygon and maybe point inputs, I don't think it's a good description of how lines are handled. (They're noded, but not combined.) I don't know if "dissolve" should apply
GEOSLineMerge(https://postgis.net/docs/ST_LineMerge.html) to the outputs ofUnaryUnion(thus "dissolving" the linestrings), or if I should just rename the operation togdal vector unary-unionorgdal vector union.