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I have some Table of {x,y,z} values (energy as a function of radial and azimuthal frequencies in a galaxy if you care to know):

dat = Import["https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/659996/odd-data.m"];

If I plot the position of the {x,y}

pl1 = Most /@ Flatten[dat, 1] // ListPlot

I get this

Note that there is nothing pathological in the distribution of points as seen from this 3D view

Map[{Hue[#[[3]]], Point[#]} &, Flatten[dat, 1]] // Graphics3D

If I now plot contours of z[x,y], I get that:

pl2 = ListContourPlot[Flatten[dat, 1], PlotLegends -> Automatic,PlotRange -> All]

PROBLEM

Now the puzzling fact is that it seems mathematica gives me contours at values of {x,y} which I have not sampled. This is best seen in the superposition:

Show[pl2, pl1]

e.g. for values of x=0.3 y=0.175.

QUESTION

Is this a bug?

or am I missing something obvious?

UPDATE

I guess mathematica cannot guess any obvious boundary to my sets of x,y coordinates other than the Convex Hull has mentioned by @belisarius so the Bug is in my head.

I have some Table of {x,y,z} values (energy as a function of radial and azimuthal frequencies in a galaxy if you care to know):

dat = Import["https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/659996/odd-data.m"];

If I plot the position of the {x,y}

pl1 = Most /@ Flatten[dat, 1] // ListPlot

I get this

Note that there is nothing pathological in the distribution of points as seen from this 3D view

Map[{Hue[#[[3]]], Point[#]} &, Flatten[dat, 1]] // Graphics3D

If I now plot contours of z[x,y], I get that:

pl2 = ListContourPlot[Flatten[dat, 1], PlotLegends -> Automatic,PlotRange -> All]

PROBLEM

Now the puzzling fact is that it seems Mathematica gives me contours at values of {x,y} which I have not sampled. This is best seen in the superposition:

Show[pl2, pl1]

e.g. for values of x=0.3 y=0.175.

QUESTION

Is this a bug?

or am I missing something obvious?

UPDATE

I guess Mathematica cannot guess any obvious boundary to my sets of x,y coordinates other than the Convex Hull has mentioned by @belisarius so the Bug is in my head.

I have some Table of {x,y,z} values (energy as a function of radial and azimuthal frequencies in a galaxy if you care to know):

dat = Import["https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/659996/odd-data.m"];

If I plot the position of the {x,y}

pl1 = Most /@ Flatten[dat, 1] // ListPlot

I get this

Note that there is nothing pathological in the distribution of points as seen from this 3D view

Map[{Hue[#[[3]]], Point[#]} &, Flatten[dat, 1]] // Graphics3D

If I now plot contours of z[x,y], I get that:

pl2 = ListContourPlot[Flatten[dat, 1], PlotLegends -> Automatic,PlotRange -> All]

PROBLEM

Now the puzzling fact is that it seems mathematica gives me contours at values of {x,y} which I have not sampled. This is best seen in the superposition:

Show[pl2, pl1]

e.g. for values of x=0.3 y=0.175.

QUESTION

Is this a bug?

or am I missing something obvious?

I have some Table of {x,y,z} values (energy as a function of radial and azimuthal frequencies in a galaxy if you care to know):

dat = Import["https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/659996/odd-data.m"];

If I plot the position of the {x,y}

pl1 = Most /@ Flatten[dat, 1] // ListPlot

I get this

Note that there is nothing pathological in the distribution of points as seen from this 3D view

Map[{Hue[#[[3]]], Point[#]} &, Flatten[dat, 1]] // Graphics3D

If I now plot contours of z[x,y], I get that:

pl2 = ListContourPlot[Flatten[dat, 1], PlotLegends -> Automatic,PlotRange -> All]

PROBLEM

Now the puzzling fact is that it seems mathematica gives me contours at values of {x,y} which I have not sampled. This is best seen in the superposition:

Show[pl2, pl1]

e.g. for values of x=0.3 y=0.175.

QUESTION

Is this a bug?

or am I missing something obvious?

UPDATE

I guess mathematica cannot guess any obvious boundary to my sets of x,y coordinates other than the Convex Hull has mentioned by @belisarius so the Bug is in my head.

I have some Table of {x,y,z} values (energy as a function of radial and azimuthal frequencies in a galaxy if you care to know):

dat = Import["https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/659996/odd-data.m"];

If I plot the position of the {x,y}

pl1 = Most /@ Flatten[dat, 1] // ListPlot

I get this

If I now plot contours of z[x,y], I get that:

pl2 = ListContourPlot[Flatten[dat, 1], PlotLegends -> Automatic,PlotRange -> All]

Now the puzzling fact is that it seems mathematica gives me contours at values of {x,y} which I have not sampled. This is best seen in the superposition:

Show[pl2, pl1]

e.g. for values of x=0.3 y=0.175.

QUESTION

Is this a bug?

or am I missing something obvious?

I have some Table of {x,y,z} values (energy as a function of radial and azimuthal frequencies in a galaxy if you care to know):

dat = Import["https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/659996/odd-data.m"];

If I plot the position of the {x,y}

pl1 = Most /@ Flatten[dat, 1] // ListPlot

I get this

Note that there is nothing pathological in the distribution of points as seen from this 3D view

Map[{Hue[#[[3]]], Point[#]} &, Flatten[dat, 1]] // Graphics3D

If I now plot contours of z[x,y], I get that:

pl2 = ListContourPlot[Flatten[dat, 1], PlotLegends -> Automatic,PlotRange -> All]

PROBLEM

Now the puzzling fact is that it seems mathematica gives me contours at values of {x,y} which I have not sampled. This is best seen in the superposition:

Show[pl2, pl1]

e.g. for values of x=0.3 y=0.175.

QUESTION

Is this a bug?

or am I missing something obvious?