ee.Geometry.BBox.perimeter

  • Returns the total length of all sides (perimeter) for the polygonal parts of a geometry.

  • Calculation includes the perimeter of all components in multi-geometries by summing their individual perimeters.

  • The perimeter can be calculated in meters or in the units of a specified projection.

  • An optional maxError parameter controls the tolerance for reprojection errors.

 Returns the length of the perimeter of the polygonal parts of the geometry. The perimeter of multi geometries is the sum of the perimeters of their components.

UsageReturns
BBox.perimeter(maxError, proj)Float
ArgumentTypeDetails
this: geometryGeometryThe input geometry.
maxErrorErrorMargin, default: nullThe maximum amount of error tolerated when performing any necessary reprojection.
projProjection, default: nullIf specified, the result will be in the units of the coordinate system of this projection. Otherwise it will be in meters.

Examples

Code Editor (JavaScript)

// Define a BBox object.
var bBox = ee.Geometry.BBox(-122.09, 37.42, -122.08, 37.43);

// Apply the perimeter method to the BBox object.
var bBoxPerimeter = bBox.perimeter({'maxError': 1});

// Print the result to the console.
print('bBox.perimeter(...) =', bBoxPerimeter);

// Display relevant geometries on the map.
Map.setCenter(-122.085, 37.422, 15);
Map.addLayer(bBox,
             {'color': 'black'},
             'Geometry [black]: bBox');

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 BBox object.
bbox = ee.Geometry.BBox(-122.09, 37.42, -122.08, 37.43)

# Apply the perimeter method to the BBox object.
bbox_perimeter = bbox.perimeter(maxError=1)

# Print the result.
display('bbox.perimeter(...) =', bbox_perimeter)

# Display relevant geometries on the map.
m = geemap.Map()
m.set_center(-122.085, 37.422, 15)
m.add_layer(bbox, {'color': 'black'}, 'Geometry [black]: bbox')
m