AI-generated Key Takeaways
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The
edgesAreGeodesics()method checks if the edges of a geometry are geodesics on a spherical Earth model. -
It returns
trueif edges are geodesics andfalseif they are straight lines in the projection. -
The method is applied to a
MultiLineStringgeometry object and returns a Boolean value.
| Usage | Returns |
|---|---|
MultiLineString.
edgesAreGeodesics
()
|
Boolean |
| Argument | Type | Details |
|---|---|---|
|
this:
geometry
|
Geometry |
Examples
Code Editor (JavaScript)
// Define a MultiLineString object. var multiLineString = ee . Geometry . MultiLineString ( [[[ - 122.088 , 37.418 ], [ - 122.086 , 37.422 ], [ - 122.082 , 37.418 ]], [[ - 122.087 , 37.416 ], [ - 122.083 , 37.416 ], [ - 122.082 , 37.419 ]]]); // Apply the edgesAreGeodesics method to the MultiLineString object. var multiLineStringEdgesAreGeodesics = multiLineString . edgesAreGeodesics (); // Print the result to the console. print ( 'multiLineString.edgesAreGeodesics(...) =' , multiLineStringEdgesAreGeodesics ); // Display relevant geometries on the map. Map . setCenter ( - 122.085 , 37.422 , 15 ); Map . addLayer ( multiLineString , { 'color' : 'black' }, 'Geometry [black]: multiLineString' );
import ee import geemap.core as geemap
Colab (Python)
# Define a MultiLineString object. multilinestring = ee . Geometry . MultiLineString ([ [[ - 122.088 , 37.418 ], [ - 122.086 , 37.422 ], [ - 122.082 , 37.418 ]], [[ - 122.087 , 37.416 ], [ - 122.083 , 37.416 ], [ - 122.082 , 37.419 ]], ]) # Apply the edgesAreGeodesics method to the MultiLineString object. multilinestring_edges_are_geodesics = multilinestring . edgesAreGeodesics () # Print the result. display ( 'multilinestring.edgesAreGeodesics(...) =' , multilinestring_edges_are_geodesics , ) # Display relevant geometries on the map. m = geemap . Map () m . set_center ( - 122.085 , 37.422 , 15 ) m . add_layer ( multilinestring , { 'color' : 'black' }, 'Geometry [black]: multilinestring' ) m
