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ee.Geometry.LineString.convexHull
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Returns the convex hull of the given geometry. The convex hull of a single point is the point itself, the convex hull of collinear points is a line, and the convex hull of everything else is a polygon. Note that a degenerate polygon with all vertices on the same line will result in a line segment.
| Usage | Returns | LineString.convexHull(maxError, proj) | Geometry |
| Argument | Type | Details | this: geometry | Geometry | Calculates the convex hull of this geometry. |
maxError | ErrorMargin, default: null | The maximum amount of error tolerated when performing any necessary reprojection. |
proj | Projection, default: null | The projection in which to perform the operation. If not specified, the operation will be performed in a spherical coordinate system, and linear distances will be in meters on the sphere. |
Examples
Code Editor (JavaScript)
// Define a LineString object.
var lineString = ee.Geometry.LineString([[-122.09, 37.42], [-122.08, 37.43]]);
// Apply the convexHull method to the LineString object.
var lineStringConvexHull = lineString.convexHull({'maxError': 1});
// Print the result to the console.
print('lineString.convexHull(...) =', lineStringConvexHull);
// Display relevant geometries on the map.
Map.setCenter(-122.085, 37.422, 15);
Map.addLayer(lineString,
{'color': 'black'},
'Geometry [black]: lineString');
Map.addLayer(lineStringConvexHull,
{'color': 'red'},
'Result [red]: lineString.convexHull');
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 LineString object.
linestring = ee.Geometry.LineString([[-122.09, 37.42], [-122.08, 37.43]])
# Apply the convexHull method to the LineString object.
linestring_convex_hull = linestring.convexHull(maxError=1)
# Print the result.
display('linestring.convexHull(...) =', linestring_convex_hull)
# 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.add_layer(
linestring_convex_hull,
{'color': 'red'},
'Result [red]: linestring.convexHull',
)
m
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Last updated 2024-07-13 UTC.
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