AI-generated Key Takeaways
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Edges in the projection are straight if
geodesic()returns false and curved to follow the shortest path on the Earth's surface if it returns true. -
The
LinearRing.geodesic()method returns a Boolean value. -
The
geodesic()method can be applied to a LinearRing geometry object in both JavaScript and Python.
| Usage | Returns |
|---|---|
LinearRing.
geodesic
()
|
Boolean |
| Argument | Type | Details |
|---|---|---|
|
this:
geometry
|
Geometry |
Examples
Code Editor (JavaScript)
// Define a LinearRing object. var linearRing = ee . Geometry . LinearRing ( [[ - 122.091 , 37.420 ], [ - 122.085 , 37.422 ], [ - 122.080 , 37.430 ]]); // Apply the geodesic method to the LinearRing object. var linearRingGeodesic = linearRing . geodesic (); // Print the result to the console. print ( 'linearRing.geodesic(...) =' , linearRingGeodesic ); // Display relevant geometries on the map. Map . setCenter ( - 122.085 , 37.422 , 15 ); Map . addLayer ( linearRing , { 'color' : 'black' }, 'Geometry [black]: linearRing' );
import ee import geemap.core as geemap
Colab (Python)
# Define a LinearRing object. linearring = ee . Geometry . LinearRing ( [[ - 122.091 , 37.420 ], [ - 122.085 , 37.422 ], [ - 122.080 , 37.430 ]] ) # Apply the geodesic method to the LinearRing object. linearring_geodesic = linearring . geodesic () # Print the result. display ( 'linearring.geodesic(...) =' , linearring_geodesic ) # Display relevant geometries on the map. m = geemap . Map () m . set_center ( - 122.085 , 37.422 , 15 ) m . add_layer ( linearring , { 'color' : 'black' }, 'Geometry [black]: linearring' ) m
