Merges all geometries in a given collection into one and returns a collection containing a single feature with only an ID of 'union_result' and a geometry.
Usage
Returns
FeatureCollection.union(maxError)
FeatureCollection
Argument
Type
Details
this: collection
FeatureCollection
The collection being merged.
maxError
ErrorMargin, default: null
The maximum error allowed when performing any necessary reprojections. If not specified, defaults to the error margin requested from the output.
Examples
Code Editor (JavaScript)
// FeatureCollection of power plants in Belgium.
var fc = ee.FeatureCollection('WRI/GPPD/power_plants')
.filter('country_lg == "Belgium"');
print('Original FeatureCollection', fc);
// Merge all geometries into one. A FeatureCollection with a single feature
// with no properties is returned.
print('All geometries merged into one', fc.union(1));