ee.Geometry.LineString.geodesic

If false, edges are straight in the projection. If true, edges are curved to follow the shortest path on the surface of the Earth.

Usage	Returns
LineString.geodesic()	Boolean

Argument	Type	Details
this: geometry	Geometry

Examples

Code Editor (JavaScript)Colab (Python)

// Define a LineString object.
var lineString = ee.Geometry.LineString([[-122.09, 37.42], [-122.08, 37.43]]);

// Apply the geodesic method to the LineString object.
var lineStringGeodesic = lineString.geodesic();

// Print the result to the console.
print('lineString.geodesic(...) =', lineStringGeodesic);

// Display relevant geometries on the map.
Map.setCenter(-122.085, 37.422, 15);
Map.addLayer(lineString,
             {'color': 'black'},
             'Geometry [black]: lineString');

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 LineString object.
linestring = ee.Geometry.LineString([[-122.09, 37.42], [-122.08, 37.43]])

# Apply the geodesic method to the LineString object.
linestring_geodesic = linestring.geodesic()

# Print the result.
display('linestring.geodesic(...) =', linestring_geodesic)

# Display relevant geometries on the map.
m = geemap.Map()
m.set_center(-122.085, 37.422, 15)
m.add_layer(linestring, {'color': 'black'}, 'Geometry [black]: linestring')
m