ee.Projection

Returns a Projection with the given base coordinate system and the given transform between projected coordinates and the base. If no transform is specified, the identity transform is assumed.

UsageReturns
ee.Projection(crs, transform, transformWkt)Projection
ArgumentTypeDetails
crsObjectThe base coordinate reference system of this Projection, given as a well-known authority code (e.g., 'EPSG:4326') or a WKT string.
transformList, default: nullThe transform between projected coordinates and the base coordinate system, specified as a 2x3 affine transform matrix in row-major order: [xScale, xShearing, xTranslation, yShearing, yScale, yTranslation]. May not specify both this and 'transformWkt'.
transformWktString, default: nullThe transform between projected coordinates and the base coordinate system, specified as a WKT string. May not specify both this and 'transform'.

Examples

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// Construct projections.
// Printing the projection will show the EPSG code if it is a direct match.
//
// e.g. You will see this for the string 'EPSG:3857'
//   type: Projection
//   crs: EPSG:3857
//   transform: [1,0,0,0,1,0]

print(ee.Projection('EPSG:3857'));  // https://epsg.io/3857
print(ee.Projection('EPSG:4326'));  // https://epsg.io/4326

// WKT projection description for https://epsg.io/27572
var proj = ee.Projection(
    'PROJCS["NTF (Paris) / Lambert zone II", ' +
    '  GEOGCS["NTF (Paris)", ' +
    '    DATUM["Nouvelle Triangulation Francaise (Paris)", ' +
    '      SPHEROID["Clarke 1880 (IGN)", 6378249.2, 293.4660212936269,'+
    '               AUTHORITY["EPSG","7011"]], ' +
    '      AUTHORITY["EPSG","6807"]], ' +
    '    PRIMEM["Paris", 2.5969213, AUTHORITY["EPSG","8903"]], ' +
    '    UNIT["grade", 0.015707963267948967], ' +
    '    AXIS["Geodetic longitude", EAST], ' +
    '    AXIS["Geodetic latitude", NORTH], ' +
    '    AUTHORITY["EPSG","4807"]], ' +
    '  PROJECTION["Lambert_Conformal_Conic_1SP", AUTHORITY["EPSG","9801"]], ' +
    '  PARAMETER["central_meridian", 0.0], ' +
    '  PARAMETER["latitude_of_origin", 52.0], ' +
    '  PARAMETER["scale_factor", 0.99987742], ' +
    '  PARAMETER["false_easting", 600000.0], ' +
    '  PARAMETER["false_northing", 2200000.0], ' +
    '  UNIT["m", 1.0], ' +
    '  AXIS["Easting", EAST], ' +
    '  AXIS["Northing", NORTH], ' +
    '  AUTHORITY["EPSG","27572"]]');
print(proj);  // crs: EPSG:27572

See the Python Environment page for information on the Python API and using geemap for interactive development.

import ee
import geemap.core as geemap
 
# Construct projections.
# Printing the projection will show the EPSG code if it is a direct match.
#
# e.g. You will see this for the string 'EPSG:3857'
#   type: Projection
#   crs: EPSG:3857
#   transform: [1,0,0,0,1,0]

print(ee.Projection('EPSG:3857').getInfo())  # https://epsg.io/3857
print(ee.Projection('EPSG:4326').getInfo())  # https://epsg.io/4326

# WKT projection description for https://epsg.io/27572
proj = ee.Projection(
    'PROJCS["NTF (Paris) / Lambert zone II", ' +
    '  GEOGCS["NTF (Paris)", ' +
    '    DATUM["Nouvelle Triangulation Francaise (Paris)", ' +
    '      SPHEROID["Clarke 1880 (IGN)", 6378249.2, 293.4660212936269,'+
    '               AUTHORITY["EPSG","7011"]], ' +
    '      AUTHORITY["EPSG","6807"]], ' +
    '    PRIMEM["Paris", 2.5969213, AUTHORITY["EPSG","8903"]], ' +
    '    UNIT["grade", 0.015707963267948967], ' +
    '    AXIS["Geodetic longitude", EAST], ' +
    '    AXIS["Geodetic latitude", NORTH], ' +
    '    AUTHORITY["EPSG","4807"]], ' +
    '  PROJECTION["Lambert_Conformal_Conic_1SP", AUTHORITY["EPSG","9801"]], ' +
    '  PARAMETER["central_meridian", 0.0], ' +
    '  PARAMETER["latitude_of_origin", 52.0], ' +
    '  PARAMETER["scale_factor", 0.99987742], ' +
    '  PARAMETER["false_easting", 600000.0], ' +
    '  PARAMETER["false_northing", 2200000.0], ' +
    '  UNIT["m", 1.0], ' +
    '  AXIS["Easting", EAST], ' +
    '  AXIS["Northing", NORTH], ' +
    '  AUTHORITY["EPSG","27572"]]')
print(proj.getInfo())  # crs: EPSG:27572