ee.FeatureCollection.first
Returns the first entry from a given collection.
| Usage | Returns |
|---|
FeatureCollection.first() | Element |
| Argument | Type | Details |
|---|
this: collection | FeatureCollection | The collection from which to select the first entry. |
Examples
// A global power plant FeatureCollection.
var fc = ee.FeatureCollection('WRI/GPPD/power_plants');
print('The first feature (power plant) in the collection', fc.first());
Python setup
See the
Python Environment page for information on the Python API and using
geemap for interactive development.
import ee
import geemap.core as geemap
from pprint import pprint
# A global power plant FeatureCollection.
fc = ee.FeatureCollection('WRI/GPPD/power_plants')
print('The first feature (power plant) in the collection:')
pprint(fc.first().getInfo())
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Last updated 2023-10-06 UTC.
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