AI-generated Key Takeaways
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The
type()
method is used to retrieve the GeoJSON type of a geometry object in Earth Engine, and it returns a string representing the geometry type. -
This method can be applied to a
BBox
(bounding box) object in Earth Engine to determine its type, which will generally be 'Polygon' as bounding boxes are internally represented as polygons. -
Examples are provided to illustrate usage of the
type()
method with aBBox
object in both JavaScript and Python within the Earth Engine environment.
Usage | Returns |
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BBox.type() | String |
Argument | Type | Details |
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this: geometry | Geometry |
Examples
Code Editor (JavaScript)
// Define a BBox object. var bBox = ee.Geometry.BBox(-122.09, 37.42, -122.08, 37.43); // Apply the type method to the BBox object. var bBoxType = bBox.type(); // Print the result to the console. print('bBox.type(...) =', bBoxType); // Display relevant geometries on the map. Map.setCenter(-122.085, 37.422, 15); Map.addLayer(bBox, {'color': 'black'}, 'Geometry [black]: bBox');
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 type method to the BBox object. bbox_type = bbox.type() # Print the result. display('bbox.type(...) =', bbox_type) # 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