AI-generated Key Takeaways
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The
serialize()
method returns a serialized (string) representation of a MultiPolygon Geometry object. -
You can optionally enable a legacy format when serializing using the
legacy
argument. -
This method is available in both JavaScript and Python (using the Earth Engine API).
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Examples demonstrate how to use
serialize()
with a defined MultiPolygon and display it on a map.
Usage | Returns |
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MultiPolygon.serialize(legacy) | String |
Argument | Type | Details |
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this: geometry | Geometry | The Geometry instance. |
legacy | Boolean, optional | Enables legacy format. |
Examples
Code Editor (JavaScript)
// Define a MultiPolygon object. var multiPolygon = ee.Geometry.MultiPolygon( [[[[-122.092, 37.424], [-122.086, 37.418], [-122.079, 37.425], [-122.085, 37.423]]], [[[-122.081, 37.417], [-122.086, 37.421], [-122.089, 37.416]]]]); // Apply the serialize method to the MultiPolygon object. var multiPolygonSerialize = multiPolygon.serialize(); // Print the result to the console. print('multiPolygon.serialize(...) =', multiPolygonSerialize); // Display relevant geometries on the map. Map.setCenter(-122.085, 37.422, 15); Map.addLayer(multiPolygon, {'color': 'black'}, 'Geometry [black]: multiPolygon');
import ee import geemap.core as geemap
Colab (Python)
# Define a MultiPolygon object. multipolygon = ee.Geometry.MultiPolygon([ [[ [-122.092, 37.424], [-122.086, 37.418], [-122.079, 37.425], [-122.085, 37.423], ]], [[[-122.081, 37.417], [-122.086, 37.421], [-122.089, 37.416]]], ]) # Apply the serialize method to the MultiPolygon object. multipolygon_serialize = multipolygon.serialize() # Print the result. display('multipolygon.serialize(...) =', multipolygon_serialize) # Display relevant geometries on the map. m = geemap.Map() m.set_center(-122.085, 37.422, 15) m.add_layer( multipolygon, {'color': 'black'}, 'Geometry [black]: multipolygon' ) m