Generates a Gaussian kernel from a sampled continuous Gaussian.
| Usage | Returns | ee.Kernel.gaussian(radius, sigma, units, normalize, magnitude) | Kernel |
| Argument | Type | Details | radius | Float | The radius of the kernel to generate. |
sigma | Float, default: 1 | Standard deviation of the Gaussian function (same units as radius). |
units | String, default: "pixels" | The system of measurement for the kernel ('pixels' or 'meters'). If the kernel is specified in meters, it will resize when the zoom-level is changed. |
normalize | Boolean, default: true | Normalize the kernel values to sum to 1. |
magnitude | Float, default: 1 | Scale each value by this amount. |
Examples
Code Editor (JavaScript)
print('A Gaussian kernel', ee.Kernel.gaussian({radius: 3}));
/**
* Output weights matrix (up to 1/1000 precision for brevity)
*
* [0.002, 0.013, 0.021, 0.013, 0.002]
* [0.013, 0.059, 0.098, 0.059, 0.013]
* [0.021, 0.098, 0.162, 0.098, 0.021]
* [0.013, 0.059, 0.098, 0.059, 0.013]
* [0.002, 0.013, 0.021, 0.013, 0.002]
*/
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)
from pprint import pprint
print('A Gaussian kernel:')
pprint(ee.Kernel.gaussian(**{'radius': 3}).getInfo())
# Output weights matrix (up to 1/1000 precision for brevity)
# [0.002, 0.013, 0.021, 0.013, 0.002]
# [0.013, 0.059, 0.098, 0.059, 0.013]
# [0.021, 0.098, 0.162, 0.098, 0.021]
# [0.013, 0.059, 0.098, 0.059, 0.013]
# [0.002, 0.013, 0.021, 0.013, 0.002]