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ee.Geometry.Point.withinDistance

  • ThewithinDistance method returns true if two geometries are within a specified distance of each other.

  • This method can be applied to aPoint geometry and takes the other geometry, the distance threshold, optional maximum error, and optional projection as arguments.

  • The distance is in meters if no projection is specified, otherwise it is in the units of the specified projection.

  • Examples are provided for both JavaScript and Python to demonstrate the usage of the method.

 Returns true if and only if the geometries are within a specified distance.

UsageReturns
Point.withinDistance(right, distance,maxError,proj)Boolean
ArgumentTypeDetails
this:leftGeometryThe geometry used as the left operand of the operation.
rightGeometryThe geometry used as the right operand of the operation.
distanceFloatThe distance threshold. If a projection is specified, the distance is in units of that projected coordinate system, otherwise it is in meters.
maxErrorErrorMargin, default: nullThe maximum amount of error tolerated when performing any necessary reprojection.
projProjection, default: nullThe projection in which to perform the operation. If not specified, the operation will be performed in a spherical coordinate system, and linear distances will be in meters on the sphere.

Examples

Code Editor (JavaScript)

// Define a Point object.varpoint=ee.Geometry.Point(-122.082,37.42);// Define other inputs.varinputGeom=ee.Geometry.Point(-122.090,37.423);// Apply the withinDistance method to the Point object.varpointWithinDistance=point.withinDistance({'right':inputGeom,'distance':500,'maxError':1});// Print the result to the console.print('point.withinDistance(...) =',pointWithinDistance);// Display relevant geometries on the map.Map.setCenter(-122.085,37.422,15);Map.addLayer(point,{'color':'black'},'Geometry [black]: point');Map.addLayer(inputGeom,{'color':'blue'},'Parameter [blue]: inputGeom');

Python setup

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

importeeimportgeemap.coreasgeemap

Colab (Python)

# Define a Point object.point=ee.Geometry.Point(-122.082,37.42)# Define other inputs.input_geom=ee.Geometry.Point(-122.090,37.423)# Apply the withinDistance method to the Point object.point_within_distance=point.withinDistance(right=input_geom,distance=500,maxError=1)# Print the result.display('point.withinDistance(...) =',point_within_distance)# Display relevant geometries on the map.m=geemap.Map()m.set_center(-122.085,37.422,15)m.add_layer(point,{'color':'black'},'Geometry [black]: point')m.add_layer(input_geom,{'color':'blue'},'Parameter [blue]: input_geom')m

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Last updated 2023-12-06 UTC.