ee.Geometry.MultiPolygon.difference

Returns the result of subtracting the 'right' geometry from the 'left' geometry.

UsageReturns
MultiPolygon.difference(right, maxError, proj)Geometry
ArgumentTypeDetails
this: leftGeometryThe geometry used as the left operand of the operation.
rightGeometryThe geometry used as the right operand of the operation.
maxErrorErrorMargin, default: nullThe maximum amount of error tolerated when performing any necessary reprojection.
projProjection, default: nullThe 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 MultiPolygon object.
var multiPolygon = ee.Geometry.MultiPolygon(
    [[[[-122.092, 37.424],
       [-122.086, 37.418],
       [-122.079, 37.425],
       [-122.085, 37.423]]],
     [[[-122.081, 37.417],
       [-122.086, 37.421],
       [-122.089, 37.416]]]]);

// Define other inputs.
var inputGeom = ee.Geometry.BBox(-122.085, 37.415, -122.075, 37.425);

// Apply the difference method to the MultiPolygon object.
var multiPolygonDifference = multiPolygon.difference({'right': inputGeom, 'maxError': 1});

// Print the result to the console.
print('multiPolygon.difference(...) =', multiPolygonDifference);

// Display relevant geometries on the map.
Map.setCenter(-122.085, 37.422, 15);
Map.addLayer(multiPolygon,
             {'color': 'black'},
             'Geometry [black]: multiPolygon');
Map.addLayer(inputGeom,
             {'color': 'blue'},
             'Parameter [blue]: inputGeom');
Map.addLayer(multiPolygonDifference,
             {'color': 'red'},
             'Result [red]: multiPolygon.difference');

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 MultiPolygon object.
multipolygon = ee.Geometry.MultiPolygon([
    [[
        [-122.092, 37.424],
        [-122.086, 37.418],
        [-122.079, 37.425],
        [-122.085, 37.423],
    ]],
    [[[-122.081, 37.417], [-122.086, 37.421], [-122.089, 37.416]]],
])

# Define other inputs.
input_geom = ee.Geometry.BBox(-122.085, 37.415, -122.075, 37.425)

# Apply the difference method to the MultiPolygon object.
multipolygon_difference = multipolygon.difference(right=input_geom, maxError=1)

# Print the result.
display('multipolygon.difference(...) =', multipolygon_difference)

# Display relevant geometries on the map.
m = geemap.Map()
m.set_center(-122.085, 37.422, 15)
m.add_layer(
    multipolygon, {'color': 'black'}, 'Geometry [black]: multipolygon'
)
m.add_layer(input_geom, {'color': 'blue'}, 'Parameter [blue]: input_geom')
m.add_layer(
    multipolygon_difference,
    {'color': 'red'},
    'Result [red]: multipolygon.difference',
)
m