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 on a
Geometryobject and returns a Boolean value. -
The provided examples demonstrate how to use
edgesAreGeodesics()with aPolygonobject in both JavaScript and Python. -
The code examples show defining a polygon, applying the method, printing the result, and displaying the geometry on a map.
| Usage | Returns |
|---|---|
Polygon.
edgesAreGeodesics
()
|
Boolean |
| Argument | Type | Details |
|---|---|---|
|
this:
geometry
|
Geometry |
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 edgesAreGeodesics method to the Polygon object. var polygonEdgesAreGeodesics = polygon . edgesAreGeodesics (); // Print the result to the console. print ( 'polygon.edgesAreGeodesics(...) =' , polygonEdgesAreGeodesics ); // Display relevant geometries on the map. Map . setCenter ( - 122.085 , 37.422 , 15 ); Map . addLayer ( polygon , { 'color' : 'black' }, 'Geometry [black]: polygon' );
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 edgesAreGeodesics method to the Polygon object. polygon_edges_are_geodesics = polygon . edgesAreGeodesics () # Print the result. display ( 'polygon.edgesAreGeodesics(...) =' , polygon_edges_are_geodesics ) # 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
