ee.Geometry.Point.area
Returns the area of the geometry. Area of points and line strings is 0 and the area of multi geometries is the sum of the areas of their components (intersecting areas are counted multiple times).
Usage | Returns |
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Point.area(maxError, proj) | Float |
Argument | Type | Details |
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this: geometry | Geometry | The geometry input. |
maxError | ErrorMargin, default: null | The maximum amount of error tolerated when performing any necessary reprojection. |
proj | Projection, default: null | If specified, the result will be in the units of the coordinate system of this projection. Otherwise it will be in square meters. |
Examples
// Define a Point object.
var point = ee.Geometry.Point(-122.082, 37.42);
// Apply the area method to the Point object.
var pointArea = point.area({'maxError': 1});
// Print the result to the console.
print('point.area(...) =', pointArea);
// Display relevant geometries on the map.
Map.setCenter(-122.085, 37.422, 15);
Map.addLayer(point,
{'color': 'black'},
'Geometry [black]: point');
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 Point object.
point = ee.Geometry.Point(-122.082, 37.42)
# Apply the area method to the Point object.
point_area = point.area(maxError=1)
# Print the result.
display('point.area(...) =', point_area)
# Display relevant geometries on the map.
m = geemap.Map()
m.set_center(-122.085, 37.422, 15)
m.add_layer(point, {'color': 'black'}, 'Geometry [black]: point')
m
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Last updated 2024-09-19 UTC.
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