Page Summary
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If false, edges are straight in the projection, but if true, edges are curved to follow the shortest path on the surface of the Earth.
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The
Geometry.geodesic()method returns a Boolean value indicating whether geometry edges are geodesic. -
The
geodesic()method can be applied to a Geometry object and its output can be printed or displayed on a map as demonstrated in JavaScript and Python examples.
| Usage | Returns |
|---|---|
Geometry.
geodesic
()
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Boolean |
| Argument | Type | Details |
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this:
geometry
|
Geometry |
Examples
Code Editor (JavaScript)
// Define a Geometry object. var geometry = ee . Geometry ({ 'type' : 'Polygon' , 'coordinates' : [[[ - 122.081 , 37.417 ], [ - 122.086 , 37.421 ], [ - 122.084 , 37.418 ], [ - 122.089 , 37.416 ]]] }); // Apply the geodesic method to the Geometry object. var geometryGeodesic = geometry . geodesic (); // Print the result to the console. print ( 'geometry.geodesic(...) =' , geometryGeodesic ); // Display relevant geometries on the map. Map . setCenter ( - 122.085 , 37.422 , 15 ); Map . addLayer ( geometry , { 'color' : 'black' }, 'Geometry [black]: geometry' );
import ee import geemap.core as geemap
Colab (Python)
# Define a Geometry object. geometry = ee . Geometry ({ 'type' : 'Polygon' , 'coordinates' : [[ [ - 122.081 , 37.417 ], [ - 122.086 , 37.421 ], [ - 122.084 , 37.418 ], [ - 122.089 , 37.416 ], ]], }) # Apply the geodesic method to the Geometry object. geometry_geodesic = geometry . geodesic () # Print the result. display ( 'geometry.geodesic(...) =' , geometry_geodesic ) # Display relevant geometries on the map. m = geemap . Map () m . set_center ( - 122.085 , 37.422 , 15 ) m . add_layer ( geometry , { 'color' : 'black' }, 'Geometry [black]: geometry' ) m
