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The geometry used as the left operand of the operation.
right
Geometry
The geometry used as the right operand of the operation.
distance
Float
The distance threshold. If a projection is specified, the distance is in units of that projected coordinate system, otherwise it is in meters.
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.
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