Page Summary
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The
distancemethod returns the minimum distance between two geometries. -
The method can be used with different types of geometries, including
MultiLineStringandPoint. -
Optional arguments like
maxError,proj, andsphericalcan be used to control the calculation's precision and coordinate system. -
Examples are provided in both JavaScript and Python demonstrating how to use the method.
| Usage | Returns |
|---|---|
MultiLineString.
distance
(right, maxError
, proj
, spherical
)
|
Float |
| Argument | Type | Details |
|---|---|---|
|
this:
left
|
Geometry | The geometry used as the left operand of the operation. |
right
|
Geometry | The geometry used as the right operand of the operation. |
maxError
|
ErrorMargin, default: null | The maximum amount of error tolerated when performing any necessary reprojection. |
proj
|
Projection, default: null | The projection in which to perform the operation. If not specified, the operation will be performed in a spherical coordinate system, and linear distances will be in meters on the sphere. |
spherical
|
Boolean, default: false | If true, the calculation will be done on the unit sphere. If false, the calculation will be elliptical, taking earth flattening into account. Ignored if proj is specified. Default is false. |
Examples
Code Editor (JavaScript)
// Define a MultiLineString object. var multiLineString = ee . Geometry . MultiLineString ( [[[ - 122.088 , 37.418 ], [ - 122.086 , 37.422 ], [ - 122.082 , 37.418 ]], [[ - 122.087 , 37.416 ], [ - 122.083 , 37.416 ], [ - 122.082 , 37.419 ]]]); // Define other inputs. var inputGeom = ee . Geometry . Point ( - 122.090 , 37.423 ); // Apply the distance method to the MultiLineString object. var multiLineStringDistance = multiLineString . distance ({ 'right' : inputGeom , 'maxError' : 1 }); // Print the result to the console. print ( 'multiLineString.distance(...) =' , multiLineStringDistance ); // Display relevant geometries on the map. Map . setCenter ( - 122.085 , 37.422 , 15 ); Map . addLayer ( multiLineString , { 'color' : 'black' }, 'Geometry [black]: multiLineString' ); Map . addLayer ( inputGeom , { 'color' : 'blue' }, 'Parameter [blue]: inputGeom' );
import ee import geemap.core as geemap
Colab (Python)
# Define a MultiLineString object. multilinestring = ee . Geometry . MultiLineString ([ [[ - 122.088 , 37.418 ], [ - 122.086 , 37.422 ], [ - 122.082 , 37.418 ]], [[ - 122.087 , 37.416 ], [ - 122.083 , 37.416 ], [ - 122.082 , 37.419 ]], ]) # Define other inputs. input_geom = ee . Geometry . Point ( - 122.090 , 37.423 ) # Apply the distance method to the MultiLineString object. multilinestring_distance = multilinestring . distance ( right = input_geom , maxError = 1 ) # Print the result. display ( 'multilinestring.distance(...) =' , multilinestring_distance ) # Display relevant geometries on the map. m = geemap . Map () m . set_center ( - 122.085 , 37.422 , 15 ) m . add_layer ( multilinestring , { 'color' : 'black' }, 'Geometry [black]: multilinestring' ) m . add_layer ( input_geom , { 'color' : 'blue' }, 'Parameter [blue]: input_geom' ) m
