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ee.Image.fastDistanceTransform

Returns the distance, as determined by the specified distance metric, to the nearest non-zero valued pixel in the input. The output contains values for all pixels within the given neighborhood size, regardless of the input's mask. Note: the default distance metric returns squared distance.

Usage	Returns
`Image. fastDistanceTransform ( neighborhood , units , metric )`	Image

Argument	Type	Details
this: `image`	Image	The input image.
`neighborhood`	Integer, default: 256	Neighborhood size in pixels.
`units`	String, default: "pixels"	The units of the neighborhood, currently only 'pixels' are supported.
`metric`	String, default: "squared_euclidean"	Distance metric to use: options are `squared_euclidean`, `manhattan` or `chebyshev`.

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Last updated 2024-07-13 UTC.

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