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ee.Geometry.closestPoint

Returns the point on the right input that is nearest to the left input. If either input is empty, null is returned. If both inputs are unbounded, an arbitrary point is returned. If one input is unbounded, an arbitrary point in the bounded input is returned.

Usage	Returns
`Geometry.closestPoint(right, maxError, proj)`	Object

Argument	Type	Details
this: `left`	Geometry	The geometry used as the left operand of the operation.
`right`	Geometry	The geometry used as the right operand of the operation.
`maxError`	ErrorMargin, default: null	The maximum amount of error tolerated when performing any necessary reprojection.
`proj`	Projection, default: null	The projection in which to perform the operation. If not specified, the operation will be performed in a spherical coordinate system, and linear distances will be in meters on the sphere.

Examples

Code Editor (JavaScript)

// Define a Geometry object.
var geometry = ee.Geometry({
  'type': 'Polygon',
  'coordinates':
    [[[-122.081, 37.417],
      [-122.086, 37.421],
      [-122.084, 37.418],
      [-122.089, 37.416]]]
});

// Define other inputs.
var inputGeom = ee.Geometry.Polygon(
        [[[-122.068, 37.418],
          [-122.068, 37.416],
          [-122.064, 37.416],
          [-122.064, 37.418]]]);

// Apply the closestPoints method to the Geometry objects.
var closestPoints = ee.Dictionary(geometry.closestPoints({'right': inputGeom, 'maxError': 1}));

// Print the result to the console.
print('geometry.closestPoints(...) =', closestPoints);

// There is also a one-sided API for convenience.
var closestPointOnInputGeom = geometry.closestPoint({'right': inputGeom, 'maxError': 1});
print('geometry.closestPoint(...) =', closestPointOnInputGeom);

// Display relevant geometries on the map.
Map.setCenter(-122.085, 37.422, 15);
Map.addLayer(geometry,
             {'color': 'black'},
             'Geometry [black]: geometry');
Map.addLayer(inputGeom,
             {'color': 'blue'},
             'Parameter [blue]: inputGeom');
Map.addLayer(closestPoints.getGeometry('left'),
             {'color': 'red'},
             'Result [red]: closestPointOnLeft');
Map.addLayer(closestPoints.getGeometry('right'),
             {'color': 'red'},
             'Result [red]: closestPointOnRight');