ee.Geometry.LinearRing.edgesAreGeodesics
Returns true if the geometry edges, if any, are geodesics along a spherical model of the earth; if false, any edges are straight lines in the projection.
Usage | Returns |
---|
LinearRing.edgesAreGeodesics() | Boolean |
Argument | Type | Details |
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this: geometry | Geometry | |
Examples
// Define a LinearRing object.
var linearRing = ee.Geometry.LinearRing(
[[-122.091, 37.420],
[-122.085, 37.422],
[-122.080, 37.430]]);
// Apply the edgesAreGeodesics method to the LinearRing object.
var linearRingEdgesAreGeodesics = linearRing.edgesAreGeodesics();
// Print the result to the console.
print('linearRing.edgesAreGeodesics(...) =', linearRingEdgesAreGeodesics);
// Display relevant geometries on the map.
Map.setCenter(-122.085, 37.422, 15);
Map.addLayer(linearRing,
{'color': 'black'},
'Geometry [black]: linearRing');
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
# Define a LinearRing object.
linearring = ee.Geometry.LinearRing(
[[-122.091, 37.420], [-122.085, 37.422], [-122.080, 37.430]]
)
# Apply the edgesAreGeodesics method to the LinearRing object.
linearring_edges_are_geodesics = linearring.edgesAreGeodesics()
# Print the result.
display('linearring.edgesAreGeodesics(...) =', linearring_edges_are_geodesics)
# Display relevant geometries on the map.
m = geemap.Map()
m.set_center(-122.085, 37.422, 15)
m.add_layer(linearring, {'color': 'black'}, 'Geometry [black]: linearring')
m
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Last updated 2023-10-06 UTC.
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