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ee.Image.focalMode

Applies a morphological reducer() filter to each band of an image using a named or custom kernel.

Usage	Returns
`Image. focalMode ( radius , kernelType , units , iterations , kernel )`	Image

Argument	Type	Details
this: `image`	Image	The image to which to apply the operations.
`radius`	Float, default: 1.5	The radius of the kernel to use.
`kernelType`	String, default: "circle"	The type of kernel to use. Options include: 'circle', 'square', 'cross', 'plus', 'octagon', and 'diamond'.
`units`	String, default: "pixels"	If a kernel is not specified, this determines whether the kernel is in meters or pixels.
`iterations`	Integer, default: 1	The number of times to apply the given kernel.
`kernel`	Kernel, default: null	A custom kernel. If used, kernelType and radius are ignored.

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Last updated 2024-07-13 UTC.

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