AI-generated Key Takeaways
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The
edgesAreGeodesics()method returns true if the geometry edges are geodesics along a spherical Earth model and false if they are straight lines in the projection. -
This method is used with a Geometry object and returns a Boolean value.
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The provided examples demonstrate how to use the
edgesAreGeodesics()method in both JavaScript and Python.
| Usage | Returns |
|---|---|
BBox.
edgesAreGeodesics
()
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Boolean |
| Argument | Type | Details |
|---|---|---|
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this:
geometry
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Geometry |
Examples
Code Editor (JavaScript)
// Define a BBox object. var bBox = ee . Geometry . BBox ( - 122.09 , 37.42 , - 122.08 , 37.43 ); // Apply the edgesAreGeodesics method to the BBox object. var bBoxEdgesAreGeodesics = bBox . edgesAreGeodesics (); // Print the result to the console. print ( 'bBox.edgesAreGeodesics(...) =' , bBoxEdgesAreGeodesics ); // Display relevant geometries on the map. Map . setCenter ( - 122.085 , 37.422 , 15 ); Map . addLayer ( bBox , { 'color' : 'black' }, 'Geometry [black]: bBox' );
import ee import geemap.core as geemap
Colab (Python)
# Define a BBox object. bbox = ee . Geometry . BBox ( - 122.09 , 37.42 , - 122.08 , 37.43 ) # Apply the edgesAreGeodesics method to the BBox object. bbox_edges_are_geodesics = bbox . edgesAreGeodesics () # Print the result. display ( 'bbox.edgesAreGeodesics(...) =' , bbox_edges_are_geodesics ) # Display relevant geometries on the map. m = geemap . Map () m . set_center ( - 122.085 , 37.422 , 15 ) m . add_layer ( bbox , { 'color' : 'black' }, 'Geometry [black]: bbox' ) m
