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ee.Geometry.Polygon.geodesic

  • ThePolygon.geodesic() method returns a Boolean value.

  • If true, edges are curved to follow the shortest path on the surface of the Earth.

  • If false, edges are straight in the projection.

 If false, edges are straight in the projection. If true, edges are curved to follow the shortest path on the surface of the Earth.

UsageReturns
Polygon.geodesic()Boolean
ArgumentTypeDetails
this:geometryGeometry

Examples

Code Editor (JavaScript)

// Define a Polygon object.varpolygon=ee.Geometry.Polygon([[[-122.092,37.424],[-122.086,37.418],[-122.079,37.425],[-122.085,37.423]]]);// Apply the geodesic method to the Polygon object.varpolygonGeodesic=polygon.geodesic();// Print the result to the console.print('polygon.geodesic(...) =',polygonGeodesic);// Display relevant geometries on the map.Map.setCenter(-122.085,37.422,15);Map.addLayer(polygon,{'color':'black'},'Geometry [black]: polygon');

Python setup

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

importeeimportgeemap.coreasgeemap

Colab (Python)

# Define a Polygon object.polygon=ee.Geometry.Polygon([[[-122.092,37.424],[-122.086,37.418],[-122.079,37.425],[-122.085,37.423],]])# Apply the geodesic method to the Polygon object.polygon_geodesic=polygon.geodesic()# Print the result.display('polygon.geodesic(...) =',polygon_geodesic)# Display relevant geometries on the map.m=geemap.Map()m.set_center(-122.085,37.422,15)m.add_layer(polygon,{'color':'black'},'Geometry [black]: polygon')m

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Last updated 2023-10-06 UTC.