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Returns a point at the center of the highest-dimension components of the geometry. Lower-dimensional components are ignored, so the centroid of a geometry containing two polygons, three lines and a point is equivalent to the centroid of a geometry containing just the two polygons.
Usage
Returns
Point.centroid(maxError,proj)
Geometry
Argument
Type
Details
this:geometry
Geometry
Calculates the centroid of this geometry.
maxError
ErrorMargin, default: null
The maximum amount of error tolerated when performing any necessary reprojection.
proj
Projection, default: null
If specified, the result will be in this projection. Otherwise it will be in EPSG:4326.
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