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ee.Geometry.length

  • TheGeometry.length() method returns the length of the linear parts of a geometry, ignoring polygonal parts.

  • The length of multi-geometries is calculated as the sum of the lengths of their components.

  • The result is a floating-point number representing the length.

  • Optional arguments includemaxError for reprojection error tolerance andproj to specify the output coordinate system units.

 Returns the length of the linear parts of the geometry. Polygonal parts are ignored. The length of multi geometries is the sum of the lengths of their components.

UsageReturns
Geometry.length(maxError,proj)Float
ArgumentTypeDetails
this:geometryGeometryThe input geometry.
maxErrorErrorMargin, default: nullThe maximum amount of error tolerated when performing any necessary reprojection.
projProjection, default: nullIf specified, the result will be in the units of the coordinate system of this projection. Otherwise it will be in meters.

Examples

Code Editor (JavaScript)

// Define a Geometry object.vargeometry=ee.Geometry({'type':'Polygon','coordinates':[[[-122.081,37.417],[-122.086,37.421],[-122.084,37.418],[-122.089,37.416]]]});// Apply the length method to the Geometry object.vargeometryLength=geometry.length();// Print the result to the console.print('geometry.length(...) =',geometryLength);// Display relevant geometries on the map.Map.setCenter(-122.085,37.422,15);Map.addLayer(geometry,{'color':'black'},'Geometry [black]: geometry');

Python setup

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

importeeimportgeemap.coreasgeemap

Colab (Python)

# Define a Geometry object.geometry=ee.Geometry({'type':'Polygon','coordinates':[[[-122.081,37.417],[-122.086,37.421],[-122.084,37.418],[-122.089,37.416],]],})# Apply the length method to the Geometry object.geometry_length=geometry.length()# Print the result.display('geometry.length(...) =',geometry_length)# Display relevant geometries on the map.m=geemap.Map()m.set_center(-122.085,37.422,15)m.add_layer(geometry,{'color':'black'},'Geometry [black]: geometry')m

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Last updated 2023-10-06 UTC.