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ee.Geometry.Point.intersection
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Returns the intersection of the two geometries.
| Usage | Returns | Point.intersection(right, maxError, proj) | Geometry |
| Argument | Type | Details | this: left | Geometry | The geometry used as the left operand of the operation. |
right | Geometry | The geometry used as the right operand of the operation. |
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 Point object.
var point = ee.Geometry.Point(-122.082, 37.42);
// Define other inputs.
var inputGeom = ee.Geometry.BBox(-122.085, 37.415, -122.075, 37.425);
// Apply the intersection method to the Point object.
var pointIntersection = point.intersection({'right': inputGeom, 'maxError': 1});
// Print the result to the console.
print('point.intersection(...) =', pointIntersection);
// Display relevant geometries on the map.
Map.setCenter(-122.085, 37.422, 15);
Map.addLayer(point,
{'color': 'black'},
'Geometry [black]: point');
Map.addLayer(inputGeom,
{'color': 'blue'},
'Parameter [blue]: inputGeom');
Map.addLayer(pointIntersection,
{'color': 'red'},
'Result [red]: point.intersection');
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 Point object.
point = ee.Geometry.Point(-122.082, 37.42)
# Define other inputs.
input_geom = ee.Geometry.BBox(-122.085, 37.415, -122.075, 37.425)
# Apply the intersection method to the Point object.
point_intersection = point.intersection(right=input_geom, maxError=1)
# Print the result.
display('point.intersection(...) =', point_intersection)
# Display relevant geometries on the map.
m = geemap.Map()
m.set_center(-122.085, 37.422, 15)
m.add_layer(point, {'color': 'black'}, 'Geometry [black]: point')
m.add_layer(input_geom, {'color': 'blue'}, 'Parameter [blue]: input_geom')
m.add_layer(
point_intersection, {'color': 'red'}, 'Result [red]: point.intersection'
)
m
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Last updated 2023-10-06 UTC.
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