AI-generated Key Takeaways
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The
MultiPolygon.geodesic()method returns a Boolean value. -
If the return is true, edges are curved to follow the shortest path on the surface of the Earth, and if false, edges are straight in the projection.
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The method takes a
geometryargument of type Geometry.
| Usage | Returns |
|---|---|
MultiPolygon.
geodesic
()
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Boolean |
| Argument | Type | Details |
|---|---|---|
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this:
geometry
|
Geometry |
Examples
Code Editor (JavaScript)
// Define a MultiPolygon object. var multiPolygon = ee . Geometry . MultiPolygon ( [[[[ - 122.092 , 37.424 ], [ - 122.086 , 37.418 ], [ - 122.079 , 37.425 ], [ - 122.085 , 37.423 ]]], [[[ - 122.081 , 37.417 ], [ - 122.086 , 37.421 ], [ - 122.089 , 37.416 ]]]]); // Apply the geodesic method to the MultiPolygon object. var multiPolygonGeodesic = multiPolygon . geodesic (); // Print the result to the console. print ( 'multiPolygon.geodesic(...) =' , multiPolygonGeodesic ); // Display relevant geometries on the map. Map . setCenter ( - 122.085 , 37.422 , 15 ); Map . addLayer ( multiPolygon , { 'color' : 'black' }, 'Geometry [black]: multiPolygon' );
import ee import geemap.core as geemap
Colab (Python)
# Define a MultiPolygon object. multipolygon = ee . Geometry . MultiPolygon ([ [[ [ - 122.092 , 37.424 ], [ - 122.086 , 37.418 ], [ - 122.079 , 37.425 ], [ - 122.085 , 37.423 ], ]], [[[ - 122.081 , 37.417 ], [ - 122.086 , 37.421 ], [ - 122.089 , 37.416 ]]], ]) # Apply the geodesic method to the MultiPolygon object. multipolygon_geodesic = multipolygon . geodesic () # Print the result. display ( 'multipolygon.geodesic(...) =' , multipolygon_geodesic ) # Display relevant geometries on the map. m = geemap . Map () m . set_center ( - 122.085 , 37.422 , 15 ) m . add_layer ( multipolygon , { 'color' : 'black' }, 'Geometry [black]: multipolygon' ) m
