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ee.FeatureCollection.first

  • Returns the initial entry from a collection.

  • The methodFeatureCollection.first() takes a FeatureCollection as input and returns an Element.

 Returns the first entry from a given collection.

UsageReturns
FeatureCollection.first()Element
ArgumentTypeDetails
this:collectionFeatureCollectionThe collection from which to select the first entry.

Examples

Code Editor (JavaScript)

// A global power plant FeatureCollection.varfc=ee.FeatureCollection('WRI/GPPD/power_plants');print('The first feature (power plant) in the collection',fc.first());

Python setup

See the Python Environment page for information on the Python API and usinggeemap for interactive development.

importeeimportgeemap.coreasgeemap

Colab (Python)

# A global power plant FeatureCollection.fc=ee.FeatureCollection('WRI/GPPD/power_plants')display('The first feature (power plant) in the collection:',fc.first())

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Last updated 2023-10-06 UTC.