ee.Geometry.Point.serialize

  • The serialize() method returns a serialized (string) representation of a Geometry object, like a Point.

  • An optional legacy Boolean argument can be passed to enable legacy formatting.

  • Examples demonstrate the usage of serialize() in both JavaScript and Python within the Google Earth Engine context.

  • The examples also show how to create and display a Point on a map using the respective APIs.

Returns the serialized representation of this object.

UsageReturns
Point.serialize(legacy)String
ArgumentTypeDetails
this: geometryGeometryThe Geometry instance.
legacyBoolean, optionalEnables legacy format.

Examples

Code Editor (JavaScript)

// Define a Point object.
var point = ee.Geometry.Point(-122.082, 37.42);

// Apply the serialize method to the Point object.
var pointSerialize = point.serialize();

// Print the result to the console.
print('point.serialize(...) =', pointSerialize);

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

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 Point object.
point = ee.Geometry.Point(-122.082, 37.42)

# Apply the serialize method to the Point object.
point_serialize = point.serialize()

# Print the result.
display('point.serialize(...) =', point_serialize)

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