AI-generated Key Takeaways
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The
Polygon.bounds()method returns the bounding rectangle of a geometry. -
It can take optional arguments for
maxErrorandproj. -
The result of
Polygon.bounds()is a Geometry object. -
Examples are provided in both JavaScript and Python to demonstrate usage.
| Usage | Returns |
|---|---|
Polygon.
bounds
( maxError
, proj
)
|
Geometry |
| Argument | Type | Details |
|---|---|---|
|
this:
geometry
|
Geometry | Return the bounding box 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. |
Examples
Code Editor (JavaScript)
// Define a Polygon object. var polygon = ee . Geometry . Polygon ( [[[ - 122.092 , 37.424 ], [ - 122.086 , 37.418 ], [ - 122.079 , 37.425 ], [ - 122.085 , 37.423 ]]]); // Apply the bounds method to the Polygon object. var polygonBounds = polygon . bounds (); // Print the result to the console. print ( 'polygon.bounds(...) =' , polygonBounds ); // Display relevant geometries on the map. Map . setCenter ( - 122.085 , 37.422 , 15 ); Map . addLayer ( polygon , { 'color' : 'black' }, 'Geometry [black]: polygon' ); Map . addLayer ( polygonBounds , { 'color' : 'red' }, 'Result [red]: polygon.bounds' );
import ee import geemap.core as geemap
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 bounds method to the Polygon object. polygon_bounds = polygon . bounds () # Print the result. display ( 'polygon.bounds(...) =' , polygon_bounds ) # 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 . add_layer ( polygon_bounds , { 'color' : 'red' }, 'Result [red]: polygon.bounds' ) m
