ee.FeatureCollection.first

  • first() operates on a FeatureCollection and returns the first element within that collection.

  • This method is useful for quickly accessing and examining a representative entry from a FeatureCollection.

  • Examples demonstrate usage in both JavaScript and Python environments, including Colab with geemap.

 Returns the first entry from a given collection.

UsageReturns
FeatureCollection.first()Element
ArgumentTypeDetails
this: collectionFeatureCollectionThe collection from which to select the first entry.

Examples

Code Editor (JavaScript)

// A global power plant FeatureCollection.
var fc = ee.FeatureCollection('WRI/GPPD/power_plants');

print('The first feature (power plant) in the collection', fc.first());

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

# A global power plant FeatureCollection.
fc = ee.FeatureCollection('WRI/GPPD/power_plants')

print('The first feature (power plant) in the collection:')
pprint(fc.first().getInfo())