Announcement: All noncommercial projects registered to use Earth Engine before
April 15, 2025 must
verify noncommercial eligibility to maintain Earth Engine access.
ee.Geometry.MultiPoint.edgesAreGeodesics
Stay organized with collections
Save and categorize content based on your preferences.
Returns true if the geometry edges, if any, are geodesics along a spherical model of the earth; if false, any edges are straight lines in the projection.
| Usage | Returns | MultiPoint.edgesAreGeodesics() | Boolean |
| Argument | Type | Details | this: geometry | Geometry | |
Examples
Code Editor (JavaScript)
// Define a MultiPoint object.
var multiPoint = ee.Geometry.MultiPoint([[-122.082, 37.420], [-122.081, 37.426]]);
// Apply the edgesAreGeodesics method to the MultiPoint object.
var multiPointEdgesAreGeodesics = multiPoint.edgesAreGeodesics();
// Print the result to the console.
print('multiPoint.edgesAreGeodesics(...) =', multiPointEdgesAreGeodesics);
// Display relevant geometries on the map.
Map.setCenter(-122.085, 37.422, 15);
Map.addLayer(multiPoint,
{'color': 'black'},
'Geometry [black]: multiPoint');
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 MultiPoint object.
multipoint = ee.Geometry.MultiPoint([[-122.082, 37.420], [-122.081, 37.426]])
# Apply the edgesAreGeodesics method to the MultiPoint object.
multipoint_edges_are_geodesics = multipoint.edgesAreGeodesics()
# Print the result.
display('multipoint.edgesAreGeodesics(...) =', multipoint_edges_are_geodesics)
# Display relevant geometries on the map.
m = geemap.Map()
m.set_center(-122.085, 37.422, 15)
m.add_layer(multipoint, {'color': 'black'}, 'Geometry [black]: multipoint')
m
Except as otherwise noted, the content of this page is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License, and code samples are licensed under the Apache 2.0 License. For details, see the Google Developers Site Policies. Java is a registered trademark of Oracle and/or its affiliates.
Last updated 2023-10-06 UTC.
[null,null,["Last updated 2023-10-06 UTC."],[[["\u003cp\u003e\u003ccode\u003eedgesAreGeodesics()\u003c/code\u003e is a method used on MultiPoint geometries to determine the nature of its edges.\u003c/p\u003e\n"],["\u003cp\u003eIt returns \u003ccode\u003etrue\u003c/code\u003e if the edges of the MultiPoint are treated as geodesics (curved lines along the Earth's surface), and \u003ccode\u003efalse\u003c/code\u003e if they are treated as straight lines in the projection.\u003c/p\u003e\n"],["\u003cp\u003eThe method takes no arguments besides the geometry itself and returns a Boolean value.\u003c/p\u003e\n"],["\u003cp\u003eThis function is useful for understanding how Earth Engine interprets the edges of a MultiPoint when performing calculations or visualizations.\u003c/p\u003e\n"]]],[],null,["# ee.Geometry.MultiPoint.edgesAreGeodesics\n\nReturns true if the geometry edges, if any, are geodesics along a spherical model of the earth; if false, any edges are straight lines in the projection.\n\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\n| Usage | Returns |\n|----------------------------------|---------|\n| MultiPoint.edgesAreGeodesics`()` | Boolean |\n\n| Argument | Type | Details |\n|------------------|----------|---------|\n| this: `geometry` | Geometry | |\n\nExamples\n--------\n\n### Code Editor (JavaScript)\n\n```javascript\n// Define a MultiPoint object.\nvar multiPoint = ee.Geometry.MultiPoint([[-122.082, 37.420], [-122.081, 37.426]]);\n\n// Apply the edgesAreGeodesics method to the MultiPoint object.\nvar multiPointEdgesAreGeodesics = multiPoint.edgesAreGeodesics();\n\n// Print the result to the console.\nprint('multiPoint.edgesAreGeodesics(...) =', multiPointEdgesAreGeodesics);\n\n// Display relevant geometries on the map.\nMap.setCenter(-122.085, 37.422, 15);\nMap.addLayer(multiPoint,\n {'color': 'black'},\n 'Geometry [black]: multiPoint');\n```\nPython setup\n\nSee the [Python Environment](/earth-engine/guides/python_install) page for information on the Python API and using\n`geemap` for interactive development. \n\n```python\nimport ee\nimport geemap.core as geemap\n```\n\n### Colab (Python)\n\n```python\n# Define a MultiPoint object.\nmultipoint = ee.Geometry.MultiPoint([[-122.082, 37.420], [-122.081, 37.426]])\n\n# Apply the edgesAreGeodesics method to the MultiPoint object.\nmultipoint_edges_are_geodesics = multipoint.edgesAreGeodesics()\n\n# Print the result.\ndisplay('multipoint.edgesAreGeodesics(...) =', multipoint_edges_are_geodesics)\n\n# Display relevant geometries on the map.\nm = geemap.Map()\nm.set_center(-122.085, 37.422, 15)\nm.add_layer(multipoint, {'color': 'black'}, 'Geometry [black]: multipoint')\nm\n```"]]