ee.Array.max

  • Array.max() is an element-wise function that returns an array containing the maximum values between two input arrays.

  • The function compares corresponding elements in the 'left' (this) and 'right' input arrays.

  • If both input arrays are empty, an empty array is returned.

  • The resulting array has the same dimensions as the input arrays, with each element representing the maximum between corresponding elements of the inputs.

 On an element-wise basis, selects the maximum of the first and second values.

UsageReturns
Array.max(right)Array
ArgumentTypeDetails
this: leftArrayThe left-hand value.
rightArrayThe right-hand value.

Examples

Code Editor (JavaScript)

var empty = ee.Array([], ee.PixelType.int8());
print(empty.max(empty));  // []

var array1 = ee.Array([0, -3, 5, 3]);
var array2 = ee.Array([0, -1, 2, 4]);
print(array1.max(array2));  // [0,-1,5,4]

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)

empty = ee.Array([], ee.PixelType.int8())
display(empty.max(empty))  # []

array1 = ee.Array([0, -3, 5, 3])
array2 = ee.Array([0, -1, 2, 4])
display(array1.max(array2))  # [0, -1, 5, 4]