ee.Geometry.LinearRing.length

  • The length() method returns the length of the linear parts of a geometry, ignoring polygonal parts.

  • For multi geometries, the length is the sum of the lengths of their components.

  • Optional arguments include maxError for error tolerance during reprojection and proj to specify the output coordinate system units.

  • The method can be applied to a LinearRing object, as demonstrated in the provided JavaScript and Python examples.

 Returns the length of the linear parts of the geometry. Polygonal parts are ignored. The length of multi geometries is the sum of the lengths of their components.

UsageReturns
LinearRing.length(maxError, proj)Float
ArgumentTypeDetails
this: geometryGeometryThe input geometry.
maxErrorErrorMargin, default: nullThe maximum amount of error tolerated when performing any necessary reprojection.
projProjection, default: nullIf specified, the result will be in the units of the coordinate system of this projection. Otherwise it will be in meters.

Examples

Code Editor (JavaScript)

// Define a LinearRing object.
var linearRing = ee.Geometry.LinearRing(
    [[-122.091, 37.420],
     [-122.085, 37.422],
     [-122.080, 37.430]]);

// Apply the length method to the LinearRing object.
var linearRingLength = linearRing.length();

// Print the result to the console.
print('linearRing.length(...) =', linearRingLength);

// 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

Colab (Python)

# Define a LinearRing object.
linearring = ee.Geometry.LinearRing(
    [[-122.091, 37.420], [-122.085, 37.422], [-122.080, 37.430]]
)

# Apply the length method to the LinearRing object.
linearring_length = linearring.length()

# Print the result.
display('linearring.length(...) =', linearring_length)

# 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